AARP The Magazine Features
March & April 2009
CLOCKWISE, FROM TOP: THE KOBAL COLLECTION; KRISTINE LARSEN; ILLUSTRATION BY IAN DINGMAN; JP LAFFONT/SYGMA/CORBIS
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Best Movies for Grownups® 2009
Check out our picks for the
year’s best films and top
performances, including
(above, from left) Christine
Baranski, Meryl Streep, and
Julie Walters in Mamma Mia!
Also on the Cover
15 Make Your Car Safer
18 Protect Your Investments
22 Obama’s Unusual Gift
28 Lee Iacocca Sounds Off
30 10 Ways to Earn Extra Cash
34 Win a Beauty Makeover
38 Cut Your Cancer Risk
66 Caribbean on the Cheap
COVER PHOTOGRAPH: JEFF LIPSKY/EDGE; STYLIST: LEESA EVANS/
MAGNET AGENCY; HAIR: DANIEL ERDMAN/ TRACEYMATTINGLY.COM;
MAKEUP: JENN STREICHER/SOLO ARTISTS; PROP STYLIST: ANTONIO
BALLATORE/ CELESTINEAGENCY.COM
Dustin Hoffman
He fought a
two-year battle
against depression before
learning to truly
believe in himself
By Meg Grant
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Eat Better for Less
Growing your own
vegetable garden
will nourish your
mind and body—
while fattening
your wallet
By Barbara
Damrosch
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Laid Off!
More and more
older workers are
losing their jobs,
but some bounce
back. Here’s how.
PLUS: Is your
pension safe?
DON’T MISS: Online
resource help
By Barry Yeoman
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