Aging
On Television
“The Golden Bachelor” Is a Trip to a Prelapsarian Eden
On ABC’s new “Bachelor” spinoff, where the average age is sixty-seven, the contestants genuinely seem to be looking for companionship, rather than renown.
Cover Story
Barry Blitt’s “The Race for Office”
The artist discusses hernias, walkers, and the joys of old age.
This Week in Fiction
Lore Segal on Friendship, Talking, and Aging
The author discusses “On the Agenda,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine.
Personal History
The Power of Food for People with Dementia
At a dinner party designed to bring back memories, I found myself wishing that my father could have been there.
Cultural Comment
The Shock of Japan’s Extreme Heat
The unprecedented high temperatures this summer have been devastating to the nation’s elderly population and have also altered Japan’s culture in unexpected ways.
Photo Booth
A Photographer’s Frank, Tender Portrait of Her Parents’ Final Year
When the pandemic came, Becky Wilkes moved her enfeebled mom and dad into her own home. Her series “Till Death Do Us Part” documents that time.
Screening Room
A Warm Look at Aging and Intergenerational Texting in “Auntie”
In Fawzia Mirza’s short film, a new friendship raises questions about body image, astrology, and sending nudes.
Shouts & Murmurs
OS Mid-Thirties: New Updates Available
Remember how your parents used to seem out of touch when they didn’t know the musical guests on “S.N.L.”? Now it’s your turn.
Daily Comment
How Should an Older President Think About a Second Term?
From Eisenhower to Biden, questions of age have persisted.
The New Yorker Radio Hour
In Politics, How Old Is Too Old?
If you’re running for President, is age really “just a number”? Jane Mayer, Jill Lepore, and a gerontologist discuss how old is too old. Plus, Deepti Kapoor on her novel “Age of Vice.”
Under Review
The Brilliance of Colette, a Novelist Who Prized the Body Over the Mind
Two new translations of her Chéri novels deftly render her devastating portrait of beauty, seduction, and the ravages of time.
Elements
How Food Powers Your Body
Metabolism, which unleashes the energy in what you eat, may be nature’s most electrifying invention.
Shouts & Murmurs
I Feel Great About Turning Forty and Never Think About the Things I Haven’t Accomplished
Do I think about the fact that I’m closer to my last period than my first? No way, José! José is my rheumatologist.
The New Yorker Documentary
What’s So Funny About Getting Old?
The eightysomething comedians in Elizabeth Zephyrine McDonough’s new documentary have some thoughts.
Shouts & Murmurs
Your Baby’s Developmental Milestones, Weeks One to Four Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-three
Your six-hundred-seventy-seven-week-old is now going through something your pediatrician calls “puberty.”
The Front Row
“Vortex,” Reviewed: Old Age Has Never Seemed Grimmer
Gaspar Noé’s drama looks closely at an elderly couple’s ailments and agonies—and sees a world of pain.
Under Review
How Elizabeth Taylor Remade the Novel of Old Age
The genre has always flitted between cruelty and sentimentality. In “Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont,” Taylor found a different mode.
Shouts & Murmurs
Things I Am Actually Aging Like, Instead of a Fine Wine
That three-dollar wine from Trader Joe’s: growing more acidic by the day.