http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 2:25:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34205/age-is-just-a-number-for-guys-its-31.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMost men have two ages, theorizes author Douglas Coupland of Generation X fame: "the age we really are, and the age we are in our heads," which he pegs at "about 31 or 32." Coupland explains in in Best Life magazine: "When middle-aged men look in the mirror they think, 'I'm sorry, but there's been a horrible mistake.'"http://www.newser.com/story/34205/age-is-just-a-number-for-guys-its-31.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 05 Aug 2008 13:08:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30256/alzheimers-drug-shows-some-promise.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA drug currently in experimental trials seems to be effective in battling Alzheimer's disease, the pharmaceutical companies developing it tell the Wall Street Journal . Bapineuzumab—developed by Elan and Wyeth—seems to be helpful in improving cognitive ability in those stricken by the disease, though much more so in patients who don't have a gene that increases risk of the brain disease.http://www.newser.com/story/30256/alzheimers-drug-shows-some-promise.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 17 Jun 2008 16:44:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30055/gender-and-race-aside-age-pushes-to-fore.html?refid=rss_all_defaultNow that a primary season fraught with racism and sexism has ended, the nation now gears up to face its general-election gremlin: ageism. While John McCain, 71, may joke that the primary qualification to be president is "to be very, very, very, very old," the New York Times reports that his age may work for him among ever-more vibrant oldsters trying to break a gray ceiling, of sorts.http://www.newser.com/story/30055/gender-and-race-aside-age-pushes-to-fore.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 15 Jun 2008 12:43:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28071/why-gen-xers-hate-corporate-jobs.html?refid=rss_all_defaultGeneration Xers don't seem to be clambering to the top of the corporate ladder in the numbers they should be—and many are turned off by corporate life altogether. BusinessWeek has 10 reasons why this might be so: Xers started their careers just as the economy went into its early '90s tailspin Remembered big corporate layoffs has given Xers a strong distrust of large institutions Xers like keeping their options open and don't want to be funneled into narrow career paths The economy is slowing again, just as Xers are reaching upper management Xers are struggling to manage the "pesky" Generation Y strivers coming uphttp://www.newser.com/story/28071/why-gen-xers-hate-corporate-jobs.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 21 May 2008 4:42:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24881/author-just-talking-bout-x-generation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultBetween the stuck-in-the-'60s boomers and their blog-happy offspring is a mighty yet forgotten generation, Jeff Gordinier writes in his new book, X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft But Can Still Keep Everything From Sucking . From less Dylan to more Cobain, the author wants the "dark-horse generation" born between 1965 and 1980 to get the credit it's due.http://www.newser.com/story/24881/author-just-talking-bout-x-generation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Apr 2008 4:08:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24259/revenge-of-the-geezers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOnce, Frank Lautenberg was a 58-year-old hopeful who implied that his opponent, at 72, was too old. Now, Lautenberg is running for re-election in New Jersey at the spry age of 84. “Age is not a factor,” he says. “The question is effectiveness.” But as John McCain seeks to become the oldest first-term president ever, age has become an issue, writes Gail Collins in the New York Times .http://www.newser.com/story/24259/revenge-of-the-geezers.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Apr 2008 8:02:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22438/fifth-beatle-aspinall-dies-at-66.html?refid=rss_all_default"Fifth Beatle" Neil Aspinall, the first road manager of the legendary band who later ran the Beatles' recording company, has died from lung cancer. Aspinall, 66, was the chief guardian of the group's musical legacy after the Beatles broke up. "He vigorously fought to protect the Beatles franchise," said Beatles historian Bruce Spizer. He reignited interest in the Fab Four for a new generation of fans in the 1990s.http://www.newser.com/story/22438/fifth-beatle-aspinall-dies-at-66.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Apr 2008 6:55:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21200/americans-get-more-liberal-with-age.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe older a person gets, the more conservative he or she is likely to be, right? Wrong, say scientists who studied more than 46,000 people who responded to a US government survey from 1972 to 2004. In fact, a lead researcher tells LiveScience, "More people are changing in a liberal direction than in a conservative direction."http://www.newser.com/story/21200/americans-get-more-liberal-with-age.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 10 Mar 2008 10:29:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19762/fidel-looking-forward-to-vacation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFidel can't wait to retire. The soon-to-be-former dictator published a new newspaper column today, telling Cuba he was relieved to be rid of his exhausting presidential duties. “The night before, I slept better than ever,” Castro wrote. But he couldn’t give up his newspaper gig because, “I didn't have the right to keep silent for so long.”http://www.newser.com/story/19762/fidel-looking-forward-to-vacation.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 18 Apr 2008 6:52:44 CDT