David Stewart

The Anti-Cruise Ship We knew that someone was going to reinvent the tired cruise line model, but who would have guessed it would be The Ritz?  We rather love the design of this yacht, sleek and sexy; for style it gets an A+. It’s a manageable size, like a pleasantly-sized...

I’ve been reading this new book, Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry by investigative journalist Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, which makes a point that some cures – an appalling $100 billion worth to be exact – are worse than the disease. Back pain is a pretty widespread condition. According to the...

The iconic artist, originator of the Crying Men series, and reluctant director of Fifty Shades of Grey, is married to a man 23 years her junior. And from what we read here, it's going quite nicely. Taylor-Johnson is a courteous, no-nonsense Londoner who made her name as a Turner-nominated photographer and visual...

We regularly nerd out on economist Art de Vany’s Facebook page, probably the most data-dense Facebook page ever created. This week he references an article in the journal Metabolism: “Findings indicate that insulin resistance is a central abnormality in the MetS and that muscle mass and strength are strong protective factors...

This is a big deal. So far, over 300 people have joined a class-action lawsuit against Google claiming they were discriminated against in the workplace based on their age. Ever since Mark Zuckerberg’s since-recanted statement that younger people are just smarter, there has been a growing awareness of the rampant...

Deia, Majorca, Spain If you are headed out for a summer break, you probably picked your special spot in the sun some time ago. But should you be procrastinating or simply feeling overwhelmed by the bounty of choice, we would like to make a recommendation: Deia on the island of Majorca.(The...

(CNN)Running four marathons in five weeks wasn't enough. Running 10 marathons in a year wasn't enough. Running more than 70 marathons during her lifetime wasn't enough. Seventy-year-old Chau Smith wanted to challenge herself even further, so she decided to run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. In January,...

Ageist In The News We were wonderfully surprised to see that the Palm Beach Post did a great article on AGEIST this week called "Is Age Your Superpower?"  We are grateful for this solid, well-researched piece on what AGEIST is all about. An excerpt: “We’re servicing an emerging group of people," says Stewart,...

It's really quite fascinating how powerful effects of perception can affect our lives. There was a study released last week by Stanford that revealed that how people view their fitness program has a material effect on their longevity. That is, if you think you have a good program, or you...

The Queen of England is 91 years old, been on the job for 6 decades and seems to be holding up rather nicely. Normally in this space we would feature something about the antioxidant value of some new superfood, but this week we have an entirely different view on...