The Golden Girls didn't lie to us — getting older rules. (It's especially amazing if you have a outwardly-cruel-but-actually-sassy-n-supportive Italian ma, but that's totally not necessary.) (Also, staying sexually active probably doesn't hurt — but you knew that already, Blanche.)
Happy Birthday to Clara Cowell, a 102-year-old English woman that the Surgeon General probably doesn't want you to hear about. You see, Cowell has been smoking for about 82 of those years, and she's in damn good health.
How would you like to be required by law to visit your elderly parents? That could soon be the case in China, where they are discussing requiring children to "often visit" or "send respects to" aging parents. Does sending flowers on holidays count? According to state television, 33 percent of people in a recent survey…
There are some things that sound pretty nice about spending your final years in a nursing home. You have people to do your laundry for you, you don't have to cook, and you have a ready-made group of friends to go around stirring up mischief with. But, of course, there are plenty of obvious downsides too. And one of…
We all know that particular scent that old people have. It's subtly sweet but also brings to mind decay and mortality. It's complex, like a fine wine. Well, anyway, it turns out that science has spent some valuable time confirming that, in fact, the scent does exist, and it's actually rather pleasing.
There's plenty of clichéd advice on how to have a long, happy marriage, but in this video of a wedding toast they made, Selma and Kenny offer their own hilarious approach to having a lasting and joyous union. Two important points to remember: always keep food in the fridge "because you don't want to be hungry or…
There are countless proverbs that urge us not to feel regret—no use crying over spilled milk, etc. While feeling it may generally be considered a waste, since what's done is done, a new study published in Science found that learning to live without regret might also be the key to making sure you're not miserable when…
In theory, the idea of elderly people getting it on is great. In this SFW-ish ad, it kind of makes your eyeballs melt, but in the good, socially-conscious way. Good luck having the condom talk with your Grandpa or Meemaw.
A group of Minnesota women have banished their bridge leagues and weekly mahjong get-togethers to form a slightly more active social group: a basketball league for older women only. And while there's no running or jumping allowed in Granny , it's hard not to watch them play without feeling your heart grow so rapidly…
Yesterday 95-year-old Lillian Hartley married her longtime sweetheart 98-year-old Allen Marks. The two, who were both widowed, met at a temple in Palm Springs 18 years ago and have been "living together in sin," as Lillian joked, ever since. They haven't gotten married until now because they've been too busy—they like…
We tend to think that most old people sit around quietly at home, sipping tea and watching the news, but it turns out they're up to something a little more rowdy: getting hammered! A new report on binge drinking from the CDC found that the 65+ age group binge drank most often. Grandma, you sneaky little tippler!
You might think that once you've passed your 75th wedding anniversary, it'd be smooth sailing through the golden years of your marriage and then into the great beyond. But unfortunately that's not the case for one Italian couple who are getting divorced at the ripe old ages of 99 and 96, after an impressive 77 years…
If you think of IKEA only as a place to get lost and then end up spending way more money than you meant to, you should start thinking outside of the flat-pack cardboard box. That's what senior citizens in Shanghai are doing, and, according to the Wall Street Journal, they've managed to turn their local IKEA into a…
Well isn't this refreshing? Rather than lecturing us on the benefits of eating vegetables and doing vigorous workouts, Margaret Ellen Moores of Newfoundland says she's reached the age of 106 thanks to eating junk food and enjoying herself. Her daughter said at her birthday party this weekend, "She loves her sweets.…
Despite numerous reports that the elderly are constantly getting it on, many people still think that once they hit old age their sex lives will be far less enjoyable. However, scientists have now confirmed what you should have picked up from watching The Golden Girls: Many women still have a very satisfying sex life…
The origins of the card game Old Maid trace back to the 17th century, with players trying to form pairs out of all of their cards until someone—the loser—is left with the lonely, unmatched, single old maid. In the past 130 years, retail card decks have been produced specifically for Old Maid, always featuring…
On Sunday, California identical twins Inez Harries and Venice Shaw will celebrate their 100th birthday. They've always enjoyed confusing people, and say when their mother used hair ribbons to tell them apart, "We'd switch them on the way to school."
Since it was reported that 103-year old Lillian Lowe of England is the oldest person on Facebook, Lowe has received 999 friend requests. She says, "They have been very kind and uplifting messages," but, "I can't reply to them all."
Raymonde and Lucienne Wattelade, French sisters who turn 98 today, have been recognized by Guinness as the world's oldest twins. They live together by the sea and stay active, but say their secret is drinking pastis and whiskey.
This story about 81-year-old Jack flying to meet his former love Betty, also 81, is heartwarming. Well, maybe not the part where Betty says, "I sent him a picture and he said, 'You don't age very well.'" Click to watch.
