Can art make us smarter after 50?
Can viewing, making or appreciating visual art make an older person smarter?
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How technology allows lifelong friendships to thrive
Handwritten letters have given way to technology: social media, e-mails and texts, and this helps preserve lifelong friendships up into mature age.
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Forgetting a word doesn´t make you senile
We all forget words here and there. It happens at every age, but we become more aware of it as we age.
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What to expect if you’re invited to a Latino celebration over the holidays
I love love being Hispanic, I love that I’m bicultural! But sometimes I wish it were a bit easier to leave a Latino party when I’ve had enough!
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Why we should keep alive the art of penmanship
Penmanship should be taught in schools forever. It is a dying art that we must keep alive at all costs. Our handwriting says a lot about our character.
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How our vocabulary gives away our age whether we like it or not
Our vocabulary is a fast way to give away our age. If we listen to our interlocutors´s choice of words we´ll also have a good idea of how old they are!
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Isidra Mencos on writing and publishing a memoir in her 60s
After a lifetime of writing in the shadows, Isidra Mencos took a leap of faith and quit her plum job to write and publish her memoir.
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7 Tips to honor Black History Month year-round
We feel it’s way past time to start moving beyond just a surface-level recognition of Black historic figures one month out of the year.
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New Year’s resolutions: are they a lie?
Every year we perhaps set out to lie to ourselves as we make New Year’s resolutions. Here I offer you an alternative to these lies.
