AARP The Magazine Features
March & April 2010
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Our Ninth-Annual Movies for Grownups®Awards
Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin (above) gave us lots to laugh about—just when
we needed it most—in It’s Complicated, an edgy comedy selected by our editors
as one of the best movies in 2009 for grownup audiences By Bill Newcott
© UNIVERSAL/EVERETT COLLECTION
42 Michael Douglas
In love with wife Catherine
Zeta-Jones and their
children, he’s making the
most of his unexpected
second chances
By Jim Jerome
Expand your mind, on pages 46–50.
Brain Boosters
Your brain needs your
help: we’ve got ten simple
ways to keep it as sharp
as ever (including puzzles
like this one) By P. Murali
Doraiswamey, M. D.
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Also on the Cover
32 Pain-free Knees
36 IRA Bonus Offer
70 Springtime Walks
73 A Perfect Panini
52 Life on the Edge
Millions of older Americans
are barely getting by—but the
government insists they’re
not poor By Barry Yeoman
Is Conversation Gone for Good?
It’s time we all started
tweeting less and talking
more By David Dudley
COVER PHOTOGRAPHED IN
MANHATTAN BY ART STREIBER;
PRODUCER: RICHARD VILLANI
PRODUCTIONS; STYLIST: ANGELA
HASTINGS; HAIR: KERRIE SMITH;
MAKEUP: LESLIE FULLER.
OVERCOAT, HUGO BOSS BLACK;
TURTLENECK, BROOKS BROTHERS
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