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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.
OPED
Medicare Part D: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
By Deborah Emin
It is scandalous for politicians to treat a program like Medicare with the same tactics the government employed to sell an endless ‘war on terror.’
EYE ON ART
“Odets the Painter”
By Jerry Tallmer
The hard-hitting playwright ofs “Waiting for Lefty” with pen-and-brush instead of a typewriter.
REFLECTION
“The Jet Plane
By Wickham Boyle
When a mother, driving her kid to school, has to realize she’s a big girl now.
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In This Issue
“The Purpose Prize”
By Trudy Whitman
Nudging America toward a realization of its “experience dividend.”
FEATURE
“Ghost of the Future”
By John Arbucci
Is there work after 50?
FICTION
“The Rumplestiltskin”
By Nan Goldberg
“My aphasia plagues me. Today I could not find the word ‘premise,’ and came to a sudden halt, mentally groping, fingers twitching at the keyboard, for what seemed like eternity.”
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TRAVEL
“Canada: A Summer Place”
By Janis Turk
When New York streets start to sizzle, Canada offers cooler climes and civilized times.
MUSIC
“Dion: Return of the Wanderer”
By Ken Shane
Last year the Bronx legend surprised the music world by releasing an acoustic blues album. Reminiscing about a career that has lasted more than 50 years, he explains why Bronx in Blue shouldn’t have been a surprise at all.
SNAPSHOT
“A Hollywood Director Turns Poet”
By Deborah Emin
Stephen Gyllenhal had a successful career and a beautiful family. But when he hit a rough patch, writing poetry became the surprising remedy.
ESSAY
“Older Moms Can Have It All; Just Not All At Once”
By Deb Lehman
When my biological clock started ticking like a bomb, I was 36 years old, separated, rooming with a stranger, and freelancing from paycheck to paycheck. But there was one certainty in my life: I wanted to have a baby.