AARP The Magazine December 2023 January 2024

CONDITION  Acceptable, unmarked text, reading and cover wear

CONTENTS

AARP Explores Music & Memory

Starr Power! – Sixty years after the Beatles arrived in America, Ringo still keep his steady, uplifting beat going strong.

Music and the Mind – Songs powerfully active our brains and memories, raising hope for tuneful treatment of Alzheimer’s and more.

What’s in That Grocery Cart? – Danny Trejo and other foodies reveal their secrets to smart food and drink shopping.

2024: Best Places – We asked state offices for their picks of great cities for older Americans.

I Survived – These man and women lived through some of history’s darkest moments. Here’s how , and lessons they learned.

Upfront

Rice Rice Baby – How to choose the vest sticky stuff for your meals

Holiday Roads – Grisham, Grinch, baseball: 12 new book to give and get

My Fingers Bled – Melissa Etheridge talks about het musical awakening as a child in Kansas

The Watch List – Plenty to view on both large and small screens

Sir Patrick – The Bard-love on sonnets and soccer, fast cars and McCartney

Healthy You

For Bone and Body – Lift, squat and stomp to preserve strength.

Want a Magic Weight Drug? – Not so fast. Here are the pros and cons, plus seven questions to ask yours elf before taking a dose.

Money Saver

Offseason Bargains – Hot spots for much less

How I Ruined My Credit Score (Purposely!) – What pulls it down, what can help build it up

Chatzky to the Rescue – Options for finding a financial adviser on a budget

Real/People

In Their Sights – Hunters Donnelle Johnson and Lisa Thompson have created a nonprofit to help put women into the wild via hunting.

The Kindest Crafts – Knitters Masey Kaplan and Jennifer Simonic created a clearinghouse to bring bereaved families closure and comfort.

Broadway, Baby! – Actor Kim Sullivan, who specializes in the plays of August Wilson, finally make it to the Great White Way at age 70…and he’s ready to go back.

Plus

Brain Games

Your AARP – Getting help from your state office

Big 5-Oh – Christian Bale! Plus Keith Richards is till rockin’ at 80.

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