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40 YEARS AT THE POST
Letters
DEAD WRONG • Why do we allow our loved ones to suffer in ways we would find unconscionable for our pets? It’s time to stop this torture
FUNNY BUSINESS • Improbable as it may seem, the comedy club scene is booming across America
GOING SOUTH • My somewhat dubious plan to ride a 1974 Triumph Bonneville 2,000 miles along the Mississippi River
CLASS OF ’41 • In 2001, on a beautiful spring weekend, I accompanied my mother to her 60th college reunion and got a glimpse of the young woman she once was
PETS WITH BENEFITS
Apps for Outdoor Junkies • Adventure awaits at your fingertips with these free apps
APROPOS OF NOTHING
Seriously Good Films • Noted film critic Bill Newcott, creator of AARP’s “Movies for Grownups,” offers his picks
TOP 10 READS • Every month, Amazon staffers sift through hundreds of new books searching for gems. Here’s what Amazon editor Chris Schluep chose especially for Post readers this season:
Indefenceable Neighbors
The Logophile
NICK NOLTE • That bad-boy reputation? He encouraged it. Anything’s better than being boring
Ice Jewels
THE BEST PACKABLE UMBRELLA
LET’S LET GO OF THE SACRED SCRIPT
PRESERVING OUR WWII POW CAMPS • In the American heartland, the war was very far away, and the young German prisoners interned there seemed an awful lot like us. We treated them royally
ALLIES ON THE HOME FRONT: ITALIAN POWS • After Italy switched sides in 1943, most Italian POWs in the U.S. agreed to aid the Allied effort by joining Italian Service Units, receiving in exchange a modest salary and enjoying special privileges that prompted accusations of coddling war prisoners, as reported in this excerpt from a 1945 Post article
Forever Young • At some point in time, baby boomers decided en masse not to behave like grown-ups of previous American generations. Repercussions range from the benign to the unfortunate
LEARNING FROM LEONARDO • We may never be able to match the talents of one of history’s greatest geniuses, but his life offers a wealth of lessons — here are 20 of them
HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN Luck • Some people really are luckier than others, but their good fortune is more than just fate
AN ADORING TRIBUTE • An old Jewish proverb says that God couldn’t be everywhere, so He created mothers. And mothers do have certain godlike qualities. Not only do they give us life, but they are our counselors, confidantes, protectors, disciplinarians, and teachers. But for all their love and sacrifice, moms seldom get the recognition they deserve. In the following pages, the Post commemorates the fun — and just as frequently the frustration — that motherhood entails.
The Conscience of the Court
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MAKE YOUR OWN MEDICINE
Pilates Power
EAT LEAN AT MEALS AND SNACKS
SMART TIPS FOR BUYING DRUGS ONLINE • Clinical pharmacist board-certified in ambulatory care
OUT TO LUNCH • Give your midday meal a spring makeover with help from our celebrity chef
SUPPORT SYSTEM • “Homeless women need bras.” Those four words changed Dana Marlowe’s life — and the lives of women in need
WHY AMERICANS LOVE DINERS • For 135 years, the iconic eateries have been our home away from home
BAD BOY BRANDO • Originally published June 6, 1953
FROM THE ARCHIVE
PREDICTIONS OF AN AUTOMATED FUTURE
Did We Say That? • A Look at the Post’s Occasional Lapses in...