Confessions of a Snorer: How I Stopped Sawing Logs Every Night

When she hit her mid-50s, Michelle Breyer became a serious snorer. Here she explains why snoring can get worse with age—and what nocturnal noise-makers like her can do about it.

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Last spring, Amy Poehler starred in a movie that really close to home. Wine Country is about a group of 50-something friends traveling to Napa Valley, but that's not why it resonated so strongly with me. Amy Poehler’s character, Abby, straps on a mask every night before going to sleep. It covers her whole face and has a long tube coming out the front. She looks like a fighter pilot about to hit some G-forces, or an elephantine robot.

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A Time Warp Turns a 63-Year-Old into a Man Magnet for a Day

Or maybe it was pheromones. Or a birthday wish granted. Still, sometimes the planets align and the world sees you differently. As you feel inside.

We raise our glass to the Veuve Clicquot widow, the first modern businesswoman who gave us champagne and launched countless celebrations.

What to do if you find The One very (and we mean VERY) soon after the death of his wife? Listen up as Answer Queen, our advice guru, weighs in.

NextTribe Founder Jeannie Ralston has led trips all over the world. Here, her 39 picks for footwear that will keep you pain-free from Paris to Peru.

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