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Enlarge / Behold, the Turbo Levo. (credit: John Timmer) I consider myself a bit of a bicycle fanatic. I've ridden tens of thousands of miles, stripped bikes down to their frames and rebuilt them, and completed a 130-mile ride from New York City to the tip of Long Island. But I have intentionally cut myself off from one of the most exciting, rapidly developing parts of the cycling world. I've never ridden a mountain bike. This is partly because I know my weaknesses. I expected I'd like it, and being an inveterate gear hound, I would end up wanting to...

This blog is about my experiences and practices because this is what I know. I feel happy, positive and vibrant at 89. Do you feel the same at your age? There are 4 things that contribute to optimum health as we age. These are diet (40%), physical activity (30%), sleep (10%) and other lifestyle choices (20%). ‘Other lifestyle choices’ refer to drugs (e.g., excessive alcohol), smoking, vaping, etc. Moderate alcohol is OK and even beneficial, according to some sources. I have alcohol every day, and I have found it to be beneficial for me. Health gives us vibrancy of life,...

DEAD PIGS is a little movie that premiered at Sundance in 2018, and didn’t come to home video in the U.S. until a few years later, but I knew about it because it’s the feature debut of director Cathy Yan, and got her the job of directing BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN). Yan is American, born in China, raised in Virginia, went to high school in Hong Kong, then went to Princeton and a couple other American schools. Before she started making short films she was a reporter for the L.A. Times and the...

You wait all year for summer to arrive, but when it does, you feel a little… thrown off. Sure, you love beachside bungalows and any excuse to sip on something fresh-squeezed, but the comings and goings of the season often send your tried-and-true routines to the sidelines. There’s no reason you should have to toss out the wellness practices you’ve established throughout the year once the temps start to rise, and there’s no need to dread the season’s frenzied pace and packed calendars. You can maintain your daily self-care routines while you enjoy fun summer travel—and (bonus) you can accomplish...