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8 min March 21, 2018Author: Sheila Weller

Allegra Huston: How Hollywood Royalty Found Her Own Path

By Sheila Weller

Born into a famous family, Allegra Huston had to "learn to star in her own life." Here, she tells Sheila Weller how she did that and why she wrote a hot...

< 1 min March 14, 2018Author: Nina Malkin

Now This Is What You Call A Cat Lady

By Nina Malkin

Adopting a pet means saving a life and getting oodles of love in return. But what happens to animals too sick to find a home? That’s what Lynn Stitt w...

2 min March 13, 2018Author: Jeannie Ralston

Learn the Art of Thriving Through Uncertainty

By Jeannie Ralston

When I was at a writing retreat last spring, I met Tama Kieves, a Harvard Law school grad turned life coach and self-help author. I’m usually a bi...

< 1 min March 12, 2018Author: Janet Siroto

Meet the 96-Year-Old Death Metal Grandma

By Janet Siroto

The stereotype for people in their 90s involves images of a quiet life of reading, watching TV, and napping. Inge Ginsburg, 96, is out to obliterate tha...

< 1 min March 7, 2018Author: Janet Siroto

5 To Follow: The Most Adorable Pet Instagram Accounts

By Janet Siroto

A Nielsen survey says the average American spends 10 hours – 10 hours! – a day looking at a screen. Terrible, isn’t it? But when it comes to gazin...

4 min March 7, 2018Author: Michele "Wojo" Wojciechowski

Pat Williams: From Crime to Comedy

By Michele "Wojo" Wojciechowski

In her new memoir, the ferociously funny comedian, known as Ms. Pat, explains how she made the leap from poverty, drugs and single motherhood into comic...

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11 Swimsuits that Women Over 50 Actually Wear

By Kimberly Cihlar

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Why India is More Magical When You See it This Way

By Jeannie Ralston

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Meet Frequent Traveler: Leigh Anne McKellar

By Jeannie Edmunds

She never thought of herself as adventurous before, but since Leigh Anne McKellar lost her husband she's up for trying most anything. ...

5 min March 19, 2026

Digging into Destinations and Connecting More Deeply

By Jeannie Ralston

Visits to farms offer a richer perspective on a culture. Here is how travelers connect with the land, its bounty and its people. ...

5 min March 9, 2026

When Your Partner Slows Down, and You Don’t

By Jeannie Edmunds

You want an adventure. He can't keep up. If you're aging at different rates, what happens to your travel plans?...

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Meet First Time Traveler: Kimberly Lombard

By Jeannie Edmunds

New NextTribe traveler Kimberly Lombard is a book lover, but her biggest passion are vacations that let her see the world beyond the page....

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You’re So Welcome! Why Older Women Are Choosing Cohousing

By Nina Malkin

Imagine joining a community of women living under this idea: Support without surveillance. Independence with backup. Engagement without obligation....