Tag Archives: changing aging
Worth Repeating: Classical Guitarist Julian Bream at 80
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 1/28/15: Although an injury forced Julian Bream, Britain’s greatest virtuoso of guitar … Continue reading
Civil Rights Over Fifty Years Late for the Friendship Nine
“A judge in South Carolina has thrown out the convictions of the Friendship Nine, nine black men who integrated a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, at the peak of the civil rights movement. ‘We cannot rewrite history, but we … Continue reading
Experience Talks 1/31: Gary Ferguson
Tune in to Experience Talks, our “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener.” Saturdays 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online and now syndicated … Continue reading
The Rescued Film Project Discovers Images from an American Soldier in the 1940s
“Lucky Strike Beach,” “Start of Train Trip,” “Roll of French funeral, 1947” — these are some of the labels found on 31 never-developed rolls of film taken over 70 years ago by an American World War II soldier. One roll … Continue reading
The Mystery of Bobbie Gentry
Remember singer/songwriter Bobbie Gentry’s 1967 Southern Gothic tale of doomed romance, “Ode to Billie Joe?” Remember the mysterious lyric that left you wondering what was thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge? (We had our theories, of course.) Equally mysterious is Bobbie … Continue reading
90-Year-Old Inventor/Product Designer Barbara Beskind
Silicon Valley has been criticized for being ageist, but that’s not what 90-year-old designer Barbara Beskind discovered. She is on staff at IDEO, the legendary firm that designed Apple Inc.’s first mouse, the Pilates machine and dozens of high-tech gadgets and digital … Continue reading
Angela Lansbury’s Final Tour: “Blithe Spirit”
The fabulous Angela Lansbury, 89, will retire from the road after her current tour as the charming and disarming medium, Madame Arcati, in Nöel Coward’s ghost-haunted 1941 comedy, “Blithe Spirit.” Read more here and enjoy the slide show of her … Continue reading
