Blog Posts - June 2015

June 24, 2015 By Pepper Evans
I am a reader who reads all the time, for work and pleasure. I even read about what to read next so I am never caught without something to read! My idea of hell would be to lose that ability. Read more...

Caitlyn Jenner: the Messages in the Image

Photo by Annie Leibowitz

June 22, 2015 By Margaret Morganroth Gullette
What the commentators fail to say about Caitlyn Jenner is that when she came out as a woman publicly in Vanity Fair recently, she did not come out as an older woman. Read more...

Grace and Frankie (Season 1, 2015), 13 episodes, available on Netflix streaming

June 18, 2015 By Pete Croatto
What’s nice about Grace and Frankie—aside from seeing Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda stretching their comedic wings—is how it looks at the golden years with reality and humor. That theme runs throughout the first 13 episodes of the series. Even when the show veers toward the farcical, we root for the title characters—two not-quite friends whose lengthy marriages come to an abrupt end—far more than we recoil at their actions. Read more...

‘Gravity’ and the Impact of Its Female Hero

June 15, 2015 By Megan Kearns
Long before it opened in theaters in 2013, I was excited to see Gravity. A female-centric sci-fi film? Yes, please! Haunting and harrowing, the film rests on Sandra Bullock’s shoulders, and she carries it off with raw emotion and nuance. But the best part of Gravity? It offers us a different kind of female hero than what we normally see on-screen. Read more...

From Babyproofing to Grannyproofing, Don't Ignore This Health Checkup!

June 12, 2015 By Pepper Evans
My mother's safety became a concern to me as she aged. My mom lived alone and hated to ask for help. We both wanted to keep her safe and independent. Read more...

How to Survive in a Hospital and Fire a Doctor

June 10, 2015 By Alix Kates Shulman
After six weeks in a Maine ICU, my husband, Scott, who suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI) after falling from a sleeping loft, was flown to the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City for rehab. Read more...

Giving Back

June 04, 2015 By Flora Davis
In my husband’s last months, he fought stubbornly for his independence even when the things he insisted on doing for himself were extremely difficult for him—or were against doctors’ orders. I had to be available to care for him all day, every day, and I could see that sometimes he resented that. Meanwhile, I was reluctant to turn to friends for help. I’ve always found it hard to ask for favors. Read more...

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