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Politicians frequently debate and make their own decisions about how best to care for the nation’s oldest citizens. But in the mysterious possible memoir The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old, an elderly Dutch man offers readers his own perspective on nursing homes and the so-called “twilight years.”
The story follows a year in the life of Hendrik Groen, an octogenarian living in a retirement home in North
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Every day, we’re bombarded by ads and images and articles and other messages about the eternal quest for the “perfect” body. There are constantly new fad diets and fitness regimens that promise to help us lose weight fast. But in Fitness Junkie by authors Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza, one woman’s quest to lose weight sends her into truly ridiculous territory.
The story explores the New York City fitness scene with Janey Sweet,
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The Lady of the Dead sees Lady Mechanika in Mexico, trying to overcome personal loss from a death and showing up in the middle of the local celebration of the Día de los Muertos, during which locals put on colorful costumes and make-up that makes them look like skulls.
As such, Lady Mechanika makes a good figure here. Her red irises and black cornea give her an otherworldly effect at the best of times, when her face is chalk white,
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