Older Americans now have twice as many STIs as a decade ago
Understanding what motivates and inspires Boomers and Gen X
"You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake."
- Bob Hope
Older Americans now have twice as many STIs as a decade ago
Older Americans now have twice as many sexually transmitted infections (STI) when compared to a decade ago, a new study has found. New research to be presented in April at the pre-congress day at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Barcelona, Spain, will state the need for urgent ways to manage the rise in conditions such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and genital warts in the baby boomer generation. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rates of STIs in adults aged 55 and older have doubled over the past decade. The drivers: Rising divorce rates, forgoing condoms as there is no risk of pregnancy, the availability of drugs for sexual dysfunction, the large number of older adults living together in retirement communities, and the increased use of dating apps.
Eat beans and live longer
As one of the world's five designated "Blue Zones", Ikaria, a small Greek island in the eastern Aegean, has lower rates of chronic disease than most other places, and its more than 8,000 full-time residents have some of the longest life expectancies in the world. In fact, one-third of Ikarians live past 90 years of age, and factors such as strong social and family ties, exercise that is integrated into daily life and frequent napping are thought to be why these island inhabitants often live to be centenarians. Another important contributing factor is what they eat. Beans feature prominently in The Ikaria Way and cookbook author Diane Kochilas makes them the protagonist in dishes such as lemony fresh fava beans with artichokes, tahini and yogurt; dried fava stew; red beans with hot pepper flakes and fresh herbs; and caramelized giant beans with turmeric, fennel and romaine, just to name a few.
‘The Blues Brothers’ was gloriously dumb. It still matters.
A new book delves into the crazy true story behind the making of a film that became a cult classic and turned John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd into screen legends.
Does “The Blues Brothers” deserve a book? In the pantheon of gloriously dumb movie comedies derived from “Saturday Night Live” and the National Lampoon, the 1980 John Belushi-Dan Aykroyd R&B farce sits a notch below “Animal House,” “Caddyshack” and “Ghostbusters.” Maybe two notches. An absurdist demolition derby of a film, it’s most memorable for spotlighting soul-music legends like Aretha Franklin and James Brown and providing a loving portrait of Chicago at its smoggiest and seediest. But is it book-worthy? Arguably not. It’s a triple-helixed biography of the main contributors to the counterculture comedy revolution of the post-’60s: SNL, the Lampoon, and the Second City comedy troupe in all its stage and TV iterations. It’s a tale of Hollywood excess — both budgetary and pharmaceutical — that beggars belief. And, at its essence, it’s the story of a great American bromance, a partnership that was kept alive by one man’s creative discipline before crashing on the rocks of another man’s addictions.
BlackRock's Larry Fink calls on baby boomer generation to fix 'retirement crisis'
BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink warned of a looming “retirement crisis” and called on baby boomers to help younger generations save enough for their own futures. That, he said, will prevent them from becoming disillusioned with capitalism and politics in coming years.“It’s no wonder younger generations, millennials and gen Z, are so economically anxious,” Fink said in the letter to BlackRock investors. “They believe my generation — the baby boomers — have focused on their own financial well-being to the detriment of who comes next. And in the case of retirement, they’re right.”
The new-style nightclub that's only open in the day
If you like a night out but are known to nod off at a bar when it gets late, the daytime nightclub may be for you. Actress Vicky McClure and husband Jonny Owen have created a club night that's open in the day but shuts early. The idea is you'll be fresh to take the kids to their clubs the next morning. "Instead of dancing the night away, this is dancing the afternoon away," joked Line of Duty star Vicky. "It's a nightclub in the afternoon for people of a certain age," said filmmaker Jonny, 52. Their first daytime disco experiment in Sheffield City Hall last month sold out within 48 hours where Vicky and her mum Carol led the dance floor charge.
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