How To Live Forever: Bryan Johnson and the Mind-Body Relationship
Bryan Johnson is an extreme example of body/mind duality, and his religious commitment to biological health should be heeded as a warning.
Getting Older Doesn’t Have to Mean Getting Meaner
The popular “grumpy old man” narrative trope is also a self-fulfilling prophecy. But should it be?
A Better Version of Yourself? Self-Obsession in The Substance
If our takeaway from The Substance is yet another lament about Hollywood’s impossible beauty standards for women, then we’ve let ourselves off the hook.
Blink-182’s Reunion Reveals Our Need for Relational Guidance
“ONE MORE TIME” reminds us of mortality, of the freedom that righting wrongs provides, and of the joy of long-term human connection.
“I’ve Never Been So Happy to See So Many Wrinkles”: How Star Trek: Picard Aged Gracefully
Star Trek: Picard emphasizes the value and wisdom that only age and experience can provide.
You Will Probably Not Be a Rock God, and Neither Will I: Some Deep Thoughts on Bill and Ted Face the Music
We’re not, it turns out, a civilization of rock gods and their devotees; we’re all connected, and we all depend on each other.
After 25 Years, Jimmy Eat World Isn’t Just Surviving
In their newer albums, Jimmy Eat World shows that the good stuff lies just beneath the soil of the stories we tell ourselves.
On Not Fearing Old Age, with Rob Thomas
“One Less Day (Dying Young)” is a simple, but thoughtful rebuke against the fear of old age and the desire to cling to youth.
