The mayor-elect’s relationship with Gov. Kathy Hochul is similarly on a knife-edge. The two agree on universal child care, and both officials have said they will spend political capital (and taxpayer ...

The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

In Kashmir, December 21 is said to mark the start of the 40 harshest days of winter. A woolen robe called a pheran is key to keeping warm — and a reminder of how to face and overcome hardships.

We need to revise how we think about aging,” Jane Fonda, 88 today, said once. “The old paradigm was: You’re born, you peak at midlife, and then you decline into decrepitude. Looking at aging as ...

In today’s corporate world, where speed often seems like the ultimate competitive advantage, many leaders and organizations risk losing something far more valuable: wisdom. The question is pressing—do ...

In his appearance on Bill Maher’s podcast Club Random, physician and media personality Drew Pinsky described ongoing generational conflicts between older and younger adults: “When we were young, we ...

Not everyone has wisdom teeth, which usually develop fully at the back of the mouth between the ages of 18 and 24 years. Various factors can result in a lack of wisdom teeth, including genetics and ...

As many of us know, Erik Erikson’s theory of the life course proposes a developmental task or crisis for eight stages of life. The task designated for old age, the eighth stage of life, is integrity ...