Author Archives: By MICHAEL WINERIP

Generation B: Time, It Turns Out, Isn’t on Their Side

The author checks in with the middle-age jobless men and women who attended a job fair in Midtown Manhattan a year ago.


Generation B: Experienced Hands, Still Valued

A company that is booming through the Great Recession takes the value of baby boomers seriously.


Generation B: For a Drugstore, ‘Nice’ Isn’t a Panacea

A pharmacy owner who followed his father into the family business is having to seek his own Rx for his business’s survival.


Generation B: Keeping the Plates Spinning

Many baby boomers are having to adjust to the modern workplace, where employees are consumed with calculating how to do more with less.


Generation B: Dealing With the Nightly Grind

It’s the longest recession in modern history. When people say that they’re worn down, their dentists say that it’s literally true.


Generation B: The Virtues of a Slow-Moving Dad

An older fathers’ group enjoys the ability to control their time in a way they never could as young men.


Generation B: Six Mississippis and Counting

A touch football league is called 12 Again. For two hours each Sunday morning that’s how these middle-aged men feel.


Generation B: It’s Not Supposed to Work Like This

An accidental hack and its aftermath bring online security to life for one baby boomer.


Generation B: On Vacation and Looking for Wi-Fi

Whether we want to or not, most boomers have had to embrace technology.


Generation B: Seeking Greener Pastures

One baby boomer turns to a hobby to pull through hard times and maintain a sense of purpose.