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By Andy Humm
NYC Plus presents a monthly round-up of news and events that have the greatest impact our lives.
ESSAY
“Bellisimo”
By Carol Driscoll
The author and her friend decided to beat the odds associated with learning a foreign language in adulthood. They found that sentimental passions can sometimes turn daunting.
SNAPSHOT
“Grampa Justice”
By Barbara Raab
In memoriam Al Lewis, an actor who did battle for the powerless.
MIND/BODY
“Metabolism and Aging”
By Jeanne McLaurin
Metabolic Syndrome is a collection of obesity-related conditions currently effecting roughly 40 percent of Americans in their 60s and 70s. Here’s how to identify, and avoid.
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In This Issue
MEMOIR
“Hey, I’m Kent Doyle”
By Kent Doyle
Hubris. That’s the personality trait that’s always wrecking things for the leading man in those ancient Greek tragedies. A redux.
FEATURE
“’Scentsational’ Fragrances for Olfactory Nostalgia”
By Mildred Moss
The fabulous fragrances of the ‘50s are back offering hearts, flowers, and romance.
ESSAY
“The Living Trust”
By Phoebe Becktell
Seeing her mother blind and confused led the author to realize that reading together was, just as it always had been, the vehicle that would keep their love alive.
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BOOKS
“When the Page Becomes a Stage: The Last of Her Kind by Sigrid Nunez”
By Deborah Emin
A springboard from which to explore one of the major critical issues of this moment: The subtle and not so subtle differences between fiction and memoir.
MUSIC
“Words and Music: Jimmy Webb”
By Ken Shane
Life begins/And spirits rise/They become memories that vaporize/And the vapor becomes the dreams we devise/While we are dreaming/Time flies – (Time Flies by Jimmy Webb)
EYE ON ART
“Teeter-Tottering, Arms Outstretched, Through the Palace at 4 a.m.”
By Jerry Tallmer
From a 1930s murder to Samuel Beckett through the palace at 4 a.m.
FEATURE
“Ongoing with Osher”
By Trudy Whitman
A philanthropist’s golden touch benefits older students from Maine to Hawaii.