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Q: Who Qualifies As An Oldster? A: Everyone. Here's Why...
Oldster Magazine is not like other aging-related media. A word about how and why I'm exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body—*at…
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Letter from the Editor #18
Roses are red, violets are blue, tomorrow I'll launch a new series for you; Mark your calendars for the 3rd and 4th Oldster events; A question from…
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This is 80: Soul Legend Bettye Lavette Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I’ve been to bed with everybody I’ve ever thought of going to bed with. I’ve sung everywhere I’ve ever dreamed of singing. I could stand to have one of…
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This is 54: Author Elizabeth Gilbert Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
Dec 13, 2023
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For my 70th Birthday I Hired an Escort
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The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire Live with Rosie O’Donnell
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How to Lengthen Your Life
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This is 86: Retired Psychologist/Painter Bella Ruth Bader Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
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Frank Turns 100
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Reclaiming My Roti
How a small win in the kitchen helped Viney Kirpal re-establish her independence.
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What to Read, Watch, and Listen to this Weekend...
And Oldster Friday Link Roundup. PLUS: "The Oldster Top 10," Cliff Chenfeld's monthly playlist of new songs.
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Letter from the Editor #17
Can vitamin supplements actually lengthen your life?; Tell me something good; You can now order remote video-streaming tickets for The Oldster Variety…
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This is 81: Denise Nicholas Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"My favorite age—amazingly—is right now. I’m in good health, I’m in my own beautiful home, I’m writing (and getting very fine reviews), I’m still…
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The Good Old Days?
Offering a lift to an elder walking along the road leads Sydney Lea to evaluate our nostalgia for times that were, in retrospect, quite challenging.
Feb 2
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Sweating to—and with—the Oldies
How a senior center dance class changed Suzanne Roberts' attitude about group fitness. PLUS: An open thread about participating in exercise classes.
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Letter from the Editor #16
The humbling realization that we've gotten too old to shovel heavy snow; Thank Goodness for Mel Brooks; Live streaming tickets will be available for the…
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This is 52: Emma Tourtelot Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I’m a middle school librarian, and my students are horrifically bad at guessing my age—sometimes they’ll say 25, sometimes 65."
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This is 95: Artist and Holocaust Survivor Tibor Spitz Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"In essence, my birthday is every day."
Jan 29, 2025
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Hope? Ha Ha Ha Ha...
In her early 80s, Abigail Thomas has her doubts about the future of humanity and life after death.
May 4, 2023
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This is 54: Cheryl Strayed Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"Fifty-four years of living has taught me that I can persist through the hard times—and also that hard times pass."
Apr 6, 2023
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The Art of Healing
Stumbling upon some paintings she made 16 years ago while being treated for cancer, Viney Kirpal is reminded of the meditative power of art-making, and…
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Letter to My Younger Self #3: About What Happened in Chinatown
Lani V. Cox addresses her 16-year-old self, a girl who underwent plastic surgery at her mother's urging and emerged determined to never let others…
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This is 68: Celeste Lecesne Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"Ever since I was a child, I had a sense that my life would really take off when I was in my 60s. And this has turned out to be true."
Dec 19, 2022
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Keeping My Promise to Popo
As Anne Liu Kellor says goodbye to her Chinese grandmother in the hospital, she taps into buried memories and family trauma.
Dec 7, 2022
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This is 71: Art Critic Jerry Saltz Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"On the inside I feel the exact same as I did when I was like 45, so outside I act that way."
Oct 31, 2022
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This is 92: Hilma Wolitzer Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I loved being young, and I don’t terribly mind being an old woman, but I refuse to be an old girl—someone who’s coy about her age."
Sep 30, 2022
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This is 52: Rashunda Tramble Responds to The Oldster Magazine Questionnaire
"I’m blessed to have grown up with women who didn’t have to scream that they were old, beautiful, and proud because it was a given."
Aug 15, 2022
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In Conversation: Neko Case and Jacinta Bunnell
Listen in as they discuss old friendships, getting older, cloth adult diapers, Oldster Magazine, and more...
Jul 18, 2022
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Burning it Down
After shearing off her dyed hair and growing it out silver, Joy Castro considers the thrill and terror that come with setting oneself free.
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