Porches: they’re not just for sipping mint juleps anymore. They can also give a healthy boost to your home’s resale value. A recent Chicago Tribune article discusses the porch’s increasing popularity. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), 80 percent of homeowners say a front porch is “desirable” or “essential,” and 61 percent […]

Some call it the Dance of Death. Others call it the Dance of Passion. Find out which name is most fitting for this Argentian dance after signing up for the “Tonight, we Tango” package at the Alvear Palace Hotel in Buenos Aires. The  package is  intoxicatingly  luxurious: guests are  picked up at the airport in […]

The peripatetic Travel Editor of NBC’s Today Show, Peter Greenberg shed 70 pounds while traveling 400,000 miles and writing The Traveler’s Diet: Eating Right and Staying Fit On The Road (Villard, $14.50). And there is a remarkable amount of information here. Also, more a guide to healthy travel than a diet book, the […]

When your teenager starts driving, it can really make your stress level skyrocket. But that’s probably not the only tricky issue you’ll face regarding family and cars. Sooner or later, you’ll grapple with this question: Should my parent stop driving?
A Time magazine article about older drivers includes a noteworthy statistic: By 2030, 1 out of […]

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More people age 55 and above are choosing to continue to work after retiring from their primary careers. And it’s not all about the money, according to a new study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute, a research arm of the insurance giant.
Highlights from the study:
A Quest for Meaning: Almost three-fourths of the workers age […]

Many women face challenges when they decide to re-enter the workforce. But the obstacles are even greater for female attorneys and corporate executives.
A recent The New York Times article highlights some new educational programs that help returning lawyers and executives get up to speed on the latest developments to make their return easier. The vast majority of these […]

The real surprise isn’t Paul Simon’s experimental new album but how well he pulls it off. Most striking is Simon’s collaboration with experimental knob-twiddler Brian Eno (of U2 fame) who adds a touch of electronic noodling that give the songs fresh appeal without weeding out their folk roots and turns Simon’s tenth solo album into […]