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☆ Opinion | Coming Out Late — and Finding a New Life in Midlife
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Charles M. Blow | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Born, bred, toasted, buttered, jelly-jammed and honeyed in Harlem.”That’s how Audrey Smaltz, a former model and fashion industry veteran who turned 86 this month, introduced herself to me years ago at a Midtown Manhattan reception. She was the grande dame of the room, floating through it, incandescent, fun and unabashedly flirty. “I had fabulous men in my life,” she told me recently, but in 1999, the Olympic basketball star Gail Marquis, 17 years Smaltz’s junior, asked her out to dinner. Smaltz didn’t think of it as a date and said she had no interest in women at the time. But when Marquis kissed her good night, Smaltz recalled, “it was like kissing a man.” She said, “I couldn’t believe myself,” then laughed, punctuating the thought: “Whoa!”They married in 2011.

Persons: “, ”, Audrey Smaltz, Gail Marquis, Smaltz didn’t, Marquis, Smaltz, Gallup Organizations: Olympic, Pew Research Center Locations: Harlem, Manhattan

☆ Dr. Sanjay Gupta: It’s time to rethink what we call ‘old age’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Dr. Sanjay Gupta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Editor’s Note: In the new season of “Chasing Life,” CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores how to make the most of whatever age you’re at. Tune in to hear Dr. Sanjay Gupta interview his parents, and learn how changing our mindset around aging can influence our health and longevity. Another topic that we explore in the podcast is the idea of a midlife crisis. But Sin also told me that the whole concept of “midlife crisis” has shifted since millennials, in particular, have started hitting middle age. So what does midlife, and the midlife crisis, look like for them?

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, – I’ve, I’m, Archie Bunker, Diana Nyad, Jack LaLanne, ” We’ll, Justine Bateman, Paul Holbrook, spry, Holbrook, haven’t, Nancy Sin, Sin, ”, Dr, Becca Levy, CNN’s Andrea Kane Organizations: CNN, Pew, US Centers for Disease Control, University of British, CNN Health, Yale University Locations: University of British Columbia

☆ The author of 'Eat, Pray, Love’ set her latest novel in Russia. Now she’s asking her own publisher to withdraw it after Ukrainian readers expressed their disappointment.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Lauren Steussy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elizabeth Gilbert set her latest novel, "The Snow Forest" in Soviet Russia. "It is not the time for this book to be published," she said in a Twitter video Monday. Elizabeth Gilbert told her fans Monday on Twitter that now "is not the time" for her book, "The Snow Forest," to be published. Gilbert's best-selling memoir "Eat, Pray, Love," about finding love and wanderlust in midlife, was made into a 2010 blockbuster starring Julia Roberts. Readers also took to social media to reach Gilbert and urge her to reconsider publishing the book.

Persons: Elizabeth Gilbert, —, Gilbert's, Julia Roberts, Gilbert, Readers, hasn't Organizations: Twitter, Penguin Random, Riverhead Books, Riverhead, New York Times, PEN America, Wall Street Locations: Soviet Russia, Russia, Ukraine, midlife, Siberia, Soviet, russia

☆ Meet the average American millennial, who's a parent and homeowner with a net worth of $128,000 and hoping for student-debt relief
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The average American millennial is better off financially than they were five years ago. But getting older has already come with some growing pains. This trifecta hit older millennials the hardest and continues to have lingering effects. Despite these obstacles, the average millennial is faring better financially than they have in the past. From saving to spending and financial behaviors in between, here's what life is like for the average American millennial.

☆ Sleep apnea, lack of deep sleep linked to damage in brain, study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

If the sleep apnea is severe and untreated, people have three times the risk of dying from any cause. People with severe sleep apnea who spent less time in deep, also known as slow-wave sleep, had more damage to the white matter of the brain than people who had more slow-wave sleep, according to the study. “The association with sleep apnea was only unveiled when we isolated severe cases, suggesting that mild to moderate sleep apnea may not be significantly associated with white matter changes,” he said. About 34% of the participants had mild sleep apnea, 32% had moderate and 34% had severe sleep apnea. People with sleep apnea, however, can have dozens of micro-awakenings during the night as they snore, snort or gasp for breath.

☆ Weight Loss Really Is Harder for Women in Midlife
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Sumathi Reddy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Illustration: Jessie LinWhen women in midlife struggling with their weight come to see Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie in her Silver Spring, Md., doctor’s office she tells them the truth: “It’s not all in your head.”The good news, which is kind of bad news, for midlife women trying to manage their weight is that the challenges are real.

☆ How Did ‘Beau Is Afraid’ Land a Mariah Carey Song? Indies Have Their Ways.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Leah Greenblatt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Beau, the addled midlife wreck played by Joaquin Phoenix in “Beau Is Afraid,” isn’t just afraid, he is terrorized: harassed, beaten, stabbed and even kidnapped in a surreal black comedy that often feels less like a conventional film than a three-hour panic attack. (In the hands of high-anxiety auteur Ari Aster, of “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” fame, consider that a compliment.) Thanks to his monstrous mother, he has become a man resigned to life without love or companionship. For Aster, it turns out, there was never a second choice. There was a feeling like, ‘Look, we’ll try, but we likely won’t be able to afford it.’”

☆ Why I signed up to live on a cruise ship for three years
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —When Sharon Lane heard about a cruise company offering a three-year-long voyage around the world, she immediately started fantasizing about life on board. While it’s long been Lane’s dream to live on a cruise ship full time, the steep cost has always been a barrier. I don’t know, the sky’s the limit.”Preparing for a new lifeSharon Lane will spend three years living on the MV Gemini cruise ship, pictured here. The 130-square-feet cabin has no window, but guests have been promised a screen that will broadcast live footage from outside the ship. Lane won’t disembark the ship in certain destinations, like Antarctica, where the cold air might aggravate her lungs.

☆ For Women, Midlife Brain Fog Is Real. Here’s Why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-20 | by ( Sumathi Reddy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Blanking on someone’s name. Forgetting why you entered a room. Struggling to concentrate on a task. Women in their 40s and early 50s often notice declines in their memory, focus and ability to learn new things—symptoms sometimes called “brain fog.”

☆ This Isn't What Millennial Middle Age Was Supposed to Look Like - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +25 min

Things have been difficult for her family, she says, but one thing she isn’t worried about: a midlife crisis, looming just over the horizon. One of our questions was about whether they had experienced a midlife crisis and how they would define the term. Many people said they felt they couldn’t be having a midlife crisis, because there was no bourgeois numbness to rebel against. “Who has midlife crisis money?”The traditional midlife crisis, as presented in popular culture, at least, unfolds amid suburban ennui. We just increase our Lexapro.”Was the midlife crisis ever even real?

☆ ‘Linoleum’ Review: Jim Gaffigan’s Cosmic Midlife Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Midlife disappointment becomes a problem in much the same way as bankruptcy overtook Mike Campbell in “The Sun Also Rises”—gradually, then suddenly. Jim Gaffigan is an inspired choice to play its flabby, saggy embodiment in the quirky dramedy “Linoleum,” in which he plays a frustrated, 50-something children’s television-show host who is beginning to agree with everyone around him that his existence hasn’t added up to much. Mr. Gaffigan is a sneakily brilliant stand-up who deserves more opportunities to shine on the big screen. I wouldn’t cast him as Batman or Thor, but in the small subset of movies that remain centered on characters much like ourselves, he is underutilized. With his body-by-Pillsbury shape and his aura of being woefully familiar with defeat, he makes for a much more convincing option as an aggrieved Everyman than, say, George Clooney .

☆ Millions of millennials could soon enter a midlife crisis. But they're going to spend and divorce less — and value experiences more — than prior generations.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Millions of millennials could experience a midlife crisis over the next decade. But even if the midlife crisis persists among millennials, they're unlikely to respond to it the same way as prior generations. That said, there's some evidence that millennials' spending habits are actually a bit different than those of Gen X and boomers. So when the midlife crisis comes, millennials may respond by taking a big vacation rather than buying a sports car. The lower marriage rate among millennials is among the reasons they've also had fewer children than prior generations.

☆ For $60,000, These Colleges Help Older Workers Plot Encore Careers
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Anne Tergesen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Colleges are creating new programs for older adults who are contemplating what to do next as they near the end of their careers. The programs are designed for midlife professionals who typically have at least two decades of experience. About eight exist so far, many at elite institutions such as Harvard University and Stanford University, with more schools developing their own offerings. One-year programs often range from $50,000 to $60,000 or more, depending on the institution, with discounts available to some.

☆ Natural Light is tapping into nostalgia with its new can design
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Natural Light’s new cans will soon look a lot like their old ones. Drinkers will soon notice a retro-inspired makeover that mirrors the budget beer brand’s 1979 design, featuring a throwback logo, crest and colors. Left is the old design and the right is the "new" design hitting shelves in February. Natural Light sales have held “steady,” Stowe said, but noted “we definitely have room to grow.”For Natural Light to do that, the Anheuser-Busch (BUD)-owned brand is “widening its aperture,” Stowe said. “Natural Light’s decision could be in efforts to go the opposite way, and reach the less competitive audience of older adults,” she said.

☆ Instagram is the new 'business card' for creators. Here's why industry experts say this could be Meta's secret weapon.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Instagram has become a "business card" or "Rolodex" for creators and business owners. Here's why creator industry insiders and experts say messaging is a big opportunity for Instagram. "I could not do my business without Instagram DMs," said Eric Wei, a former Instagram staffer who left to found creator economy fintech startup Karat. Meta's making moves to monetize messagingCracking how to monetize messaging isn't so straightforward. This year, Meta hosted "Conversations" in May, a developer event focused on business messaging, after canceling its annual and broader developer event, F8.

☆ See insider the creepy nuclear bunker that has been sold at auction as a unique off-grid vacation home
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-10 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Cold-War era nuclear bunker built in 1959 has sold at auction in Lincolnshire, England. The bunker was built as part of a civil defense group's nuclear plan and is accessible via a 14-foot ladder. The bunker went on sale with SDL Property Auctions and sold for £31,000, or about $38,092, according to the auctioneers' website. SCL AuctionsThe bunker also comes with a caravan that can be used for an above-ground holiday home, but the buyer plans to replace it, Insider has been told. The former owner said he was selling the unique property because he had not visited it for years and added, "I'd like some cash to go on holiday."

☆ Interest rates probably won't stay high, thanks to a shrinking workforce and the tech industry's 'midlife crisis,' top economist Paul Krugman says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Interest rates probably won't stay high, top economist Paul Krugman wrote in an op-ed. For one, higher rates are a lingering effect of the pandemic, when the government flooded the economy with stimulus money, Krugman said. Households are still spending leftover stimulus, which has supported high prices and therefore, higher interest rates this year. But those effects will eventually fade away – and, along with slowing investment demand, that will likely result in interest rates being dragged lower. Lower rates could potentially revive asset bubbles, though risk assets are feeling serious pain from today's high interest rates.

☆ Gerald Stern, prize-winning and lyrical poet, dies at 97
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Stern, New Jersey’s first poet laureate, died Thursday at Calvary Hospice in New York City, according to his longtime partner, Anne Marie Macari. He regarded “The One Thing in Life,” from the 1977 collection “Lucky Life,” as the poem that best defined him. Stern studied political science at the University of Pittsburgh and received a master’s in comparative literature from Columbia University. They had two children, Rachael Stern Martin and David Stern. Or get laid.”Besides Macari and his children, Stern is survived by grandchildren Dylan and Alana Stern and Rebecca and Julia Martin.

☆ Why Doctors Are Studying New Drugs to Treat Women’s Midlife Mood Swings
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Sumathi Reddy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Researchers are testing several new drugs to treat depression and anxiety symptoms that women frequently experience during perimenopause, the years leading up to menopause. Mood changes are a common symptom of perimenopause, a transition before the last menstrual period that typically begins during a woman’s 40s. As many as one-third of women experience depressive symptoms during this time, research has found.

☆ Mood Swings in Your Mid-40s? Perimenopause Might Be the Reason Why
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Sumathi Reddy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Anxiety and depression can hit women hard in midlife. A lot of them don’t realize perimenopause may be a cause—or that hormone therapy may be a treatment option. Mood changes are among the most common symptoms of perimenopause, a transition time before the last menstrual period that typically begins during a woman’s 40s. Some doctors say more women should be asking about treating those symptoms with hormone therapy and aren’t getting the care they should.

☆ Mood Swings in Your Mid-40s? Perimenopause Might Be the Reason Why.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Sumathi Reddy | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Yet, in “Till,” filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu offers viewers a different window into Emmett’s life through the perspective of his poised and graceful mother, Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler). But for Black mothers like Mamie, this is a different sort of anxiety. Through Deadwyler’s powerful performance, viewers will feel the palpable fear of Black mothers knowing they can never fully protect their Black children in white America. It is a manic fury that destroys Black lives and inflicts irreparable harm on our community, especially on the psyches of Black mothers. But for Black mothers like Mamie, this is a different sort of anxiety.

☆ I'm a 62-year-old Instagram influencer who also owns a PR firm. I worried what my clients would think, but being on social media has actually helped my career.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Julie Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

When I got my contract, my agent told me, "You're going to need to post on Instagram." I found myself thinking, 'If I have to post on Instagram, let me write'Dian Griesel. Being on social media has also generated work for me as an advisor to companies looking to understand the 50-and-up demographic. If I'm on set, that's an eight- or 10-hour day. There's the side that you have to get the job done, yes, that's business.

☆ Gen Z and millennials aren't the only ones quitting their jobs. Gen X is quietly helping drive the Great Resignation.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's not just millennials and Gen Z who are quitting above pre-pandemic levels. For some, it could be driven by a midlife crisis, in which extreme job stress peaks at age 45. For some, it could all come down to a midlife crisis. Record job openings, financial flexibility, and even a midlife crisis have nudged others to explore new opportunities. While these ages are often peak earnings years, it may not translate to job satisfaction — leading many to explore other job opportunities.

☆ The Ayahuasca Diaries
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-26 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +37 min

But please understand: I didn't drink ayahuasca so I could write an article about it. I wrote an article about it so I could drink ayahuasca. I was desperate to drink ayahuasca — I had been for several months, in fact — and the formality of an assignment would help me out at home. Instead, a friend of a friend linked me up with an ayahuasca sangha, a Buddhist word for a spiritual community. I thought of my old friend, Scott, who, many years before, had declined an opportunity to drink ayahuasca.

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