Author Archives: By SARAH KERSHAW

This Life: Google Restricts Ads for ‘Cougar’ Sites

Anne Bancroft played the original cougar in “The Graduate.” Dustin Hoffman was the cub.Google has decided that ads for “cougar” dating sites are not family friendly.


Adoptive Families Say It Takes More Than Love

Kelly Lytle Baehr, center, plays with her three adoptive sons, from left, Ian, 10; Erik, 10; and Viktor, 18, at their Omaha home. She adopted them from Ukraine two years ago. For families who have faced the challenges of international adoption, the case of a boy sent back to Russia strikes a chord.


A Program Helps Baby Boomers Transition to New Careers

Gina Cassinelli, a former Hewlett-Packard marketing executive, now runs after-school programs in Redwood City, Calif. A program helps baby boomers, who have gone back to full- or part-time work after retiring, transition to new careers.


Living Together: Shaking Off the Shame

Shane Winters and Kimberly Spring-Winters, first cousins, married this year despite her mother’s concerns.Even though science and state law approve, married cousins are still facing rebuke.


Rethinking the Older Woman-Younger Man Relationship

Courteney Cox and Nick Zano in the ABC show “Cougar Town.”Behind the unleashing of cougars in pop culture is what a growing number of sociologists say is a real demographic shift.


The Summer of the Celebrity Deaths?

Notable deaths this year trouble self-reflective baby boomers.


Deskbound, Romancing the Brick

Monty Wilson gave up a career in finance to start a floor refinishing business.Society may not prize manual labor, but that may be where the jobs are.


Could ‘Intervention’ Have Helped a Star?

Derek, in black, in a scene from “Intervention.”Michael Jackson’s death reopens a debate on competing approaches to intervention for helping those who struggle with drug addiction.

Therapists Wired to Write

From left, Bonnie Zindel, Lisa Cataldo, Shelle Goldstein, Linda Marks Katz, Ms. Moffett and Anna Christensen. Six psychotherapists with a variety of specialties have taken inspiration from their practices to write screenplays, short stories, novels and nonfiction books.

For Teenagers, Hello Means ‘How About a Hug?’

A greeting is so common, some students complain of peer pressure to hug, and some schools have banned hugging.