In fact, Benjamin Dreyer would really prefer that I open this article quite differently. The longtime copy chief at Random House has made a career of helping authors like E.L. Doctorow, Frank Rich and Elizabeth Strout replace such “wan intensifiers” a… Continue reading
Are you by any chance an African-American widower living in Des Moines who loves gourmet cooking and pickleball? Or a Seattle barista, cancer survivor and gaming fanatic? Perhaps a Denver cannabis enthusiast, heli-skier and telenovela fan? Then there’s… Continue reading
If you’re into fitness, if you have a few pounds to lose or you’re just trying to live a bit healthier, you might already be using a fitness tracker. But whether you own the latest, snazzy wearable gadget or use a free app on your smartphone, you’re pr… Continue reading
Fake news sharing was an epidemic in 2016. But according to researchers, those claims seem to have been exaggerated. In a recent study, over 90% of 3,500 respondents surveyed shared no fake news at all. If most of us don’t think we were sharing fake ne… Continue reading
When 57-year-old Brenda Thompson, a communications consultant, transplanted from Austin, Texas to Los Angeles after marrying her partner in November 2017, her greatest fear was losing touch with her three closest friends from Austin: Jane, Mary and And… Continue reading
At 71, Dave Barry doesn’t shy away from comparisons to an old dog. In fact, he embraces them. Barry, a Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist and bestselling author, also realizes that his family’s beloved 10-year old companion, Lucy — who he writes lo… Continue reading
At Next Avenue, we’ve heard from many single readers who would like to see themselves better represented in our stories. The fact is, not everyone is married or with a partner. There are people over 50 who are happily on their own, while others are cur… Continue reading
Former friends occupy an unusual place in our social orbits. We all have those people who knew us “when” — prom dates, pledge brothers, sorority sisters, college roommates, high school biology class partners with whom we dissected frogs. These are the … Continue reading
After serving time in a long-term marriage, I got divorced and joined the dating market. I’m a boomer, and, while it’s been a challenge to find straight, sane men to date, nothing could have prepared me for the wacky world of online dating. Before Inte… Continue reading
A national holiday that you may not have heard of is coming up later this week: the National Day of Unplugging. The holiday, beginning on March 1, consists of a 24-hour period from sundown to sundown, to “unplug, unwind, relax and do things other than … Continue reading