Reimagine Aging

The Pros and Cons of Aging

Got an opinion? Weigh in!

Jul 25 • Barbara Osborn

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More tacit rules of aging

"I no longer dream of the living.” What rules and observations have you made about aging? I started this series after I began asking people about aging…

Jul 3 • Barbara Osborn

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June 2026

The tacit rules of aging

Here's what I learned when I began asking people about getting older

Jun 13 • Barbara Osborn

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May 2026

A GERONTOCRACY!?* Hardly.

Critique of the rising ageist narrative about a so-called gerontocracy stealing opportunity from younger generations.

May 28 • Barbara Osborn

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If only they'd stopped at fabulous

Have you experienced ageism? Share in the Comments.

May 2 • Barbara Osborn

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March 2026

Is "I'm getting old" your default diagnosis for every new ache and pain?

Chances are you (and your doctor) are selling your health short. A new study from Yale researchers is chock full of revelations.

Mar 28 • Barbara Osborn

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5 questions about getting old

I'll go first, but then it's your turn. An open thread.

Mar 21 • Barbara Osborn

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February 2026

The Un-Lived Line

A note on the future and who gets to have one

Feb 28 • Barbara Osborn

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Reimagine Aging at UCLA's Osher Institute

Don't Get Old Without It

Feb 9 • Barbara Osborn

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"People look through me. People look after me."

At the world’s first-ever comics and aging workshop, participants created comics that gave voice to the fears, frustrations and freedom that come with…

Feb 4 • Barbara Osborn

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January 2026

Age Inappropriate: Why I'm Teaching a Comics Workshop (And Why You Should Come)

February 1—all ages welcome, no drawing experience necessary

Jan 24 • Barbara Osborn

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What If We Initiated Ourselves Into Elderhood?

Creating a rite of passage to claim the elder role

Jan 9 • Barbara Osborn

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