November 6, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘When Two Fantasies Collide’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Brian Rea Life Circles Back A nightly routine, beginning in kindergarten: I laid […]
April 6, 2024

My Grandfather-in-Law, My Roommate

Life lessons from a 97-year-old lawyer of the old school. My wife and I unexpectedly lost our Brooklyn lease in the summer of 2022. With preposterous […]
December 25, 2023

What Does it Mean to ‘Dress Your Age’?

What to wear as you age is a highly personal decision, our critic writes, but certain garments still come with associations and assumptions. I have always […]
November 15, 2023

A Social Media Star at 98

On a recent evening in the West Village of Manhattan, Dorothy Wiggins, a petite 98-year-old woman wearing a dark coat and a pink scarf, left her […]
November 2, 2023

Engaging and Aging on ‘The Golden Bachelor’

Two members of The New York Times’s Culture section discuss how a twist on a decades-old reality series has become must-watch television. Times Insider explains who […]
August 16, 2022

Why 70 Is the New 30

The film “Mack & Rita,” coastal grandmother style and cottage-core all address a “spirit age,” where younger people honor their older souls. In the new film […]
August 16, 2022

‘Mack & Rita’ Celebrates Aging and ‘Coastal Grandma’ Style

The film “Mack & Rita,” coastal grandmother style and cottage-core all address a “spirit age,” where younger people honor their older souls. In the new film […]
May 25, 2022

‘Old Gays’ Have Millions of Followers on TikTok. Why Retire?

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — Robert Reeves, 78, spends most days lounging by the pool, taking in the low-desert sun with his friends and neighbors. The four […]
May 25, 2022

They Have Millions of Followers and Tons of Fun. Why Would They Retire?

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. — Robert Reeves, 78, spends most days lounging by the pool, taking in the low-desert sun with his friends and neighbors. The four […]
June 7, 2021

Wedding Bells for Two 95 Year Olds

Joy Morrow-Nulton and John Shults Jr., both widowed twice after 60-plus years of marriage, celebrated their 95th birthdays and wedding. Joy Morrow-Nulton keeps a diary, but […]