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Arrowverse Characters born in or after ‘89

So tangentially to this post about Zari I made yesterday, here’s a list of significant characters (typically recurring or at least children of a main) born after 1989. The basic idea is they’re under 30, though that gets complicated with time-travelling and flashforwards.

This does include characters from Black Lightning.

Sometimes actors’ ages are used, because even though their character ages may differ slightly, they are definitely intended to fit in the category

Alex Danvers (1989)

Caitlin (Feb 28, 1989)

Barry (Mar 14, 1989)

Iris (Jun 24, 1989)

Felicity (Jul 24, 1989)

Cisco (Carlos was born in 1989)

Eve Tessmacher (Andrea was born in 1989)

Raya Van Zandt (Gabrielle was born in 1989)

Emiko (1989)

Joe Wilson (William was 13 when he played the young version of the character in a scene set in 2004; Liam who plays older Joe was born ca. 1990)

ETA 8/30/20: Kate Kane and Elizabeth “Alice” Kane (Jan 26,1990)

Adam Foster (1990)

ETA 8/30/20: William Dey likely fits here

Kara landed on Earth at age 13 in 2003 (but was probably actually born c. 1966)

Kendra (Ciara was born in 1990)

ETA 8/30/20: Chester Runk (July 5, 1991)

Roy (Jul 13, 1991)

Linda Park (Malese was born in 1991)

ETA 8/30/20: Sophie Moore (1991 or 1992)

Spencer Young (Kiana was born in 1992)

Lena Luthor (1993)

Jax (Sep 12, 1993) error in an episode

Anissa (Jun 28, 1994)

Luke and Mary (played by Camrus Johnson b. 1994 and Nicole Kang b. 1991, respectively) from “Batwoman” will likely fit around here

Thea (Jan 21, 1995)

ETA 8/30/20: Mary Hamilton (May 17, 1995)

Edit 10/18/20: Jax- late 1995 (turned 21 in late 2016)

Jesse Quick (Violett was born in 1996, but Jesse seems older than Wally, having already been to and graduated from college before he applies)

Wally (1995 or 1996)

Joslyn (Reina was born in 1996)

Nia (Nicole was born in 1997)

Cindy Simone aka Sin (1997)

Joanie (1998)

ETA 8/30/20: Luke Fox graduated high school in 2015, probably age 17 at the latest, so born in 1998 or later- actor Camrus Johnson b. 1994

Mona (Ramona was born in 1998)

ETA 8/30/20: Allegra (Feb 23, 1999)- her cousin Esperanza is unlikely to have been born before 1994 as they were in juvie together when Allegra was 13

Evelyn (1999)

Akio (b. somewhere between 2000 and 2002, d. 2010)

Khalil (b. 2001, d. 2019)

Jennifer (Oct 7, 2001)

George Lockwood (Graham was born in 2002)

Carter Grant (Levi was born in 2002)

Nora Darhk (Dec 2, 2003; adult Legend Nora is probably from 2039)

ETA 8/30/20: Lita Rory (2004)

AJ Diggle (2004 or 2005)

ETA 8/30/20: Parker Torres is in high school during BW S1 so let’s estimate age 16 in 2020, born 2004

Zoe Ramirez (Eliza was born in 2004; even though 28 year old Andrea played flashforward Zoe in 2038, Eliza’s age is likely closer to the character’s)

Ruby Arias (2005)

ETA 6/28: Astra Logue born 2005, d. 2014

William Clayton (2006 or 2007)

Grant Wilson (Slade, who didn’t know about his son until 2017, fathered Grant before arriving on the island in 2007, so probably 2007 or 2008)

Marcus the Phorian (Lonnie was born in 2007)

Zari (2009 or 2010- she was 9 in May 2019; original adult Legend Zari was from 2042)

Mikhail from Kaznia (Gabriel was probably born after 2010)

Connor Hawke (Aiden’s age isn’t available online, and Joseph was cast as the character for a different future; this one is definitely a guess, but Connor was probably born in 2011 ca. 2013 or later)

Sara Diggle (b. Oct 8, 2014, Flashpointed in 2016)

JJ Diggle (Nov 2014, after Flashpoint)

ETA 8/02: Ronnie, Lily Stein’s son (fall 2017)

Jenna West (May 22, 2018)

Clark and Lois’ child (Conner Kent?- likely late spring 2019)

Wickstable/ Mithra (May 2019)

Behrad Tomaz (summer 2019; in “Legends” S5 2020 he was travelling back to 2044)

Mia Smoak (late fall 2019)

Nora West-Allen (b. in the early 2020s, adult Flash Nora was from the late 2030s, Erased spring 2019)

ETA 8/02: Martina Jackson (2022 or 2023)

Then there’s the question of if you count Ava (and different iterations?) and Gideon. Regardless, Rip and Miranda likely count, and Jonas definitely does (he died in 2166 and couldn’t have been older than 10). In fact, Eobard was born c. 2151, before all his time travelling, so he and Jonas are not far apart birth-wise (crack theory where Booster--> Rip--> Jonas, who Savage actually made Eobard; or, Eobard knew the Hunter-Coburns before things went to shit, and that’s how he got Rip’s time sphere). Cassandra Savage was probably born in after the early 2140s, given that she looks to be at least in her mid-20s in 2166, though it is unknown whether her timeline still exists. Querl is from the 31st century of E-38, and so presumably are Imra and Nura.

Also, a note that Maisie was born in 1992, but Amaya was born in the 1920s at latest, and Charlie’s ancient. This also extends to a couple other younger characters (Courtney especially) from the past, so they weren’t included above.

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#long post #Arrow Schmarrow #They are the legends #Flash me please #She's here to save the world #A storm of thunder and lightning #I decided to leave Kamilla and Cynthia off- this list is already so long and they don't have defined ages and Jessica and Victoria are older #also I'm sorry but it's ridiculous that Lena was supposedly born in 93 #for reference

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The Best New Shows and Movies on Netflix This Week -- The Society, Wine Country

Looking for something new to watch on Netflix? Here is a list of all the best new shows and movies released on Netflix the week of May 10-May 16.

This is a very well-rounded week on Netflix. We've got a star-studded comedy movie (Wine Country), a suspenseful teen thriller series (The Society), the final season of a well-liked anthology series (Easy), some anime, some kid stuff, some foreign cinema, and some documentaries, and not too much of any one thing. Sometimes it's like "why do we need three murder documentaries this week," you know? Nothing this week is going to be a big hit, except mayyybe The Society, but nothing is especially bad, which isn't always the case. Steady as she goes, Netflix!

If you're looking for even more hand-picked recommendations, click over to our Watch This Now! page.

(All titles are out Friday, May 10, unless otherwise specified.)

The Biggest Releases

The Society, Season 1 Netflix's latest TV-MA YA offering is its best one yet, an inspired Lord of the Flies riff about the teenagers of a wealthy New England town that gets mysteriously cut off from the world. "No parents, no school, no rules" sounds like fun, right? Think again! Things Chinua Achebe real fast — and that's the kind of reference these kids would make, because they're all hilariously well-read. This is a show where ominous graffiti in Romanized Hebrew appears on a wall and a jock is like, "Oh, that's from the Book of Daniel. It means you've been judged and found wanting." It's a lot of fun.

Wine Country Amy Poehler is making her directorial debut with this feel-good comedy about a group of longtime friends taking a trip to Napa to celebrate a 50th birthday. The cast includes Poehler's own longtime friends and fellow Saturday Night Live alumni Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey, and Tina Fey. In addition to directing, Poehler also stars, executive-produces, and wrote the story with Spivey and Liz Cackowski (who used to write for, you guessed it, Saturday Night Live). (Trailer)

Everything Else

Easy, Season 3 Writer-director Joe Swanberg's low-key anthology series is back for a third and final season of charming little tales of the love, sex, and app lives of a gaggle of Chicagoans. Returning faves include Jake Johnson, Aya Cash, Dave Franco, Zazie Beetz, Marc Maron, and Elizabeth Reaser, along with new faces like Sophia Bush and John Gallagher Jr. Is this the final sigh of mumblecore? Maybe!

Dry Martina I feel like this came out already? Or maybe Netflix puts out so many similar movies that I can't keep track of them all. Anyway, this is a sexy Chilean dramedy about a former teen pop star rediscovering her libido and finding out about who she is in the process. Lots of talk about "concha" in the trailer. (Trailer)

Gente que viene y bah (In Family I Trust) This is a Spanish movie about an architect whose boyfriend cheats on her with a news anchor and everyone finds out so she returns to the small town where she's from and gets her groove back with the help of her family and the local hot dude. You've seen this one before. (Trailer)

Harvey Girls Forever!, Season 2 The animated series formerly known as Harvey Street Kids is back for another season of after-school adventures on the street where every day feels like Saturday. Fun fact: The voices of the boy band the girls adore belong to Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block), Nick Lachey (98 Degrees), Joey Fatone (*NSYNC), and Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men). That's star power! (Trailer)

Jailbirds People sure do love jail documentaries. Here's another one, profiling the women incarcerated in the Sacramento County Jail. It's as close to a real-life Orange Is the New Black as Netflix has gotten. (Trailer)

ReMastered: The Lion's Share The eighth and final installment of this season of monthly music documentary series ReMastered follows South African journalist Rian Malan's quest to redistribute the wealth of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," which has earned millions of dollars for American artists but nothing for the impoverished family of songwriter Solomon Linda, an injustice which Malan sets out to rectify as an act of personal contrition for his own family's role in apartheid. (Trailer)

Shéhérazade This gritty French indie is set in the slums of Marseille, where teenage petty crook Zach falls in love with streetwalker Shéhérazade, which leads to serious consequences. It won three César Awards (the French Oscars), for Best First Film for director Jean-Bernard Marlin and Best New Actor and Actress for its young stars Dylan Richard and Kenza Fortas. (Trailer)

Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, Volume 3 Hasan Minhaj is back for another batch of informative John Oliver-style political comedy. Topics in this volume include censorship in China (which comes after Minhaj was banned in Saudi Arabia), politics in India, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development and its loony leader Ben Carson. (Trailer / Sunday, May 12)

Malibu Rescue The premise of this kids' movie is Baby Baywatch. Some kids including Breanna Yde and Ricardo Hurtado from Nick's School of Rock learn how to be junior lifeguards. If this were a theatrically released movie, it would be rated PG for "mild rude humor." (Trailer / Monday, May 13)

revisions, Season 1 This anime series has a pretty similar premise to The Society in some ways. It follows some teenagers from Shibuya who get time-warped into a future version of their city. But then there's big robots and stuff they have to fight, so it's actually pretty different than The Society. You should just watch The Society. (Trailer / Tuesday, May 14)

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate This special is a tribute to the classic Nixon-era sketch comedy show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Dan Rowan and Dick Martin are both dead, so they won't be there to accept the praises. There doesn't seem to be much of a point to this besides the fact that it launched the career of Lily Tomlin, and Netflix loves Lily Tomlin. It also launched the career of Goldie Hawn, but she's not in this. But it does have Tiffany Haddish crip-walking, which is something we all know and love from the original Laugh-In! (Trailer)

Stop searching, start watching! TV Guide's Watch This Now! page has even more TV recommendations.

The 52 Netflix Originals You Should Be Watching

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Dumb Head - Ginny Arnell • Daddy, Daddy (Gotta Get A Phone In My Room) - Robin Clark • Only When I Dream - Cathy Brasher • Baby I Miss You - The Popsicles • Don't Make The Angels Cry - Maureen Arthur • Dancing with My Shadow - The Four Voices • Teardrops in My Heart - Joe Barry • Yessiree (Don't Knock the Twist) - Linda Scott • I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott • 16 Reasons - Connie Stevens • [clip: At The Supermarket #1] • Body Surf - Aki Aleong & The Nobles • Cecilla Ann - Surftones • [clip:Destination Moon (1950)] • Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll - Billy Lee Riley • Fungus Among Us - Hugh Barret and the Victors • [clip: The Legend Of Hell House (1973)] • The Blob - The Five Blobs • The Merry Widow Waltz - Earl Bostic • Carly & Carole - Deodato • Woman In Blue - Pepe Deluxé • Scorpio 2 - Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band • Ride or Die - The Budos Band • Promised Land, Pt. 2 - The Sugarman 3 • Move On Up (Extended Version) - Curtis Mayfield • [clip: The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)] • Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter - Nina Simone • The Holy Land - David "Fathead" Newman • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Jimmy Smith • [clip: Scream Blackula Scream (1973)] • Have You Met Miss Jones - Chet Baker • Have You Met Martina? - Leonhart & The Avramina 7 • [clip: At The Supermarket #2] • Eclipse - John Medeski, Matthew Shipp, Scotty Hard • Jaipur - Michael Leonhart & The Avramina 7 • Free For All - Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers • Afro Blue - John Coltrane Quartet • originally broadcast 03.14.20 • [download]

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Germany run over Montenegro to kick off Euro 2021 Qualifying

Germany scored five goals in each half to easily beat Montenegro 10-0 on Saturday. The match was their first in qualifying for Euro 2021. Alexandra Popp had a first half hat trick to lead the Germans to a big victory.

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg gave young striker Klara Buhl a start up top in this one. The 18 year old did not disappoint, picking up two goals of her own, one in each half. However, it was Svenja Huth that got the scoring started on the day for the Germans, as she poked one home after just three minutes. The other goals were scored by Sara Doorsoun, Turid Knaak, Lea Schuller, and Linda Dallmann.

Of worry for Bayern will be the status of Carolin Simon. The defender is being sent back to Munich due to severe stomach problems, so the club can assess her status.

Germany’s next match in Qualifying will be Tuesday, September 3 against Ukraine. Due to UEFA’s unfortunate use of five-team groups, this was the only group match played today.

Germany XI: Frohms — Knaak, Oberdorf, Doorsoun, Gwinn (Rauch 61) — Magull, Dabritz (Dallmann 53), Huth, Marozsan, Popp (Schuller (53) — Buhl

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Miss Italia Calabria: conclusa la terza selezione provinciale

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Miss Italia Calabria: conclusa la terza selezione provinciale

Si è conclusa a Piane Crati (CS) la terza selezione provinciale di Miss Italia Calabria: Rosita Luglietto, di Corigliano-Rossano, è la vincitrice della manifestazione targata Carli Fashion Agency Si chiama Rosita Luglietto, ha 21 anni e proviene da Corigliano-Rossano. È lei la vincitrice della terza selezione provinciale di Miss Italia Calabria, tenutasi sabato 13 luglio a Piane Crati. Acclamata dal numerosissimo pubblico di piazza Stazione, la giovane ha dichiarato: «Non è la prima volta che partecipo al concorso. Ho deciso di ritentare perché amo il campo della moda e avere la possibilità di sfilare in passerella mi riempie di gioia». Oltre alla moda, Rosita, che sogna la «carriera di Anna Valle, Miss Italia 1995», ha la passione per le lingue. «Tra pochi giorni conseguirò a Siena la laurea in mediazione linguistica – ha raccontato -. Parlo inglese e russo». Col titolo di “Miss Città di Piane Crati” si è, dunque, aggiudicata di diritto un posto alle finali regionali. La manifestazione, curata per il quinto anno consecutivo dalla CarliFashionAgency di Linda Suriano e Carmelo Ambrogio, è stata condotta da Andrea De Iacovo. Dopo Rosita, su 17 partecipanti, si sono classificate tra le prime sei Myriam Melluso (secondo posto), Martina Canonico (terzo posto), Claudia Dito (quarto posto), Marta Praticò (quinto posto) e Alice Papa (sesto posto). Il compito di selezionare le ragazze ha riguardato l’attenta giuria composta da dodici professionisti nel campo dello spettacolo, del giornalismo e dell’imprenditoria calabrese: Alba Carbone, Marilena Chiappetta, Franco Pulice, Nella Infelise, Jenny Petrone, Barbara De Rose, Matteo Marino, Vincenzo Anile, Valentina Zinno, Franco Perri, Matteo Spagnuolo e Piero Lupo. Oltre alla sfilate in costume e in abito da sera, alla proiezione del “video sociale” e alle coreografie del corpo di ballo, la serata è stata allietata dalla musica di Raffaele Renda, finalista di Sanremo Young 2018, la cui voce ha duettato con Roby Facchinetti, Mietta, Massimo Ranieri, Michele Bravi, Toto Cutugno e Riccardo Fogli. Super ospite è stata pure Ludovica Dito, Miss Sorriso Calabria 2018. Si è, inoltre, registrato, l’intervento di Michele Ambrogio, sindaco di Piane Crati, che ha dichiarato: «Siamo i pionieri di questa manifestazione, la seguiamo da oltre 20 anni. Da qui, una finalista arrivò persino a Salsomaggiore. Ci auguriamo che quella stessa esperienza possa ripetersi e che Piane Crati continui ad essere una piazza fortunata».

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When does old age begin? (Part 1 of Your Brain at 100 series)

This is part 1 of a series examing lessons in brain health learned from our elders — those folk who lived the longest and healthiest.

We’ve living longer, but how do our aging brains fare?

To answer this question, I’ve looked to two sources — those exceptionally old folks who remain in robust physical and mental health till the very end of their lives, and our evolutionary past.

Over millennia, Mother Nature equipped us to survive and thrive in the wild. Our brains evolved such that from womb to the tomb we’re required to move, eat well, sleep, immerse ourselves in nature, avoid stress, love and befriend, and seek meaning. These requirements neatly map onto the principles of everyday life followed by the world’s longest living people.

When does old age begin?

We can’t seem to make up our minds, and the older we get, the further we move the goalposts marking the last season of our lives.

A 2009 survey of Americans asked participants when they believed someone grew ‘old’.

Young folks in their twenties believed said old age began at 60. Those under 50 put the threshold closer to 70, whereas those 65 and above said that the average person does not become old until turning 74.

Getting old wasn’t nearly as bad as people think it will be. Nor was it quite as good.

On the downside, one in four adults ages 65 surveyed reported memory loss. One in five had a serious illness, are no longer sexually active, or often feel sad or depressed, lonely or have trouble paying bills. One in ten felt like a burden.

On the upside, the same group said they have more time for hobbies, travel, volunteer work, and more financial security. Of all the good things about getting old, the best by far, according to older adults, is being able to spend more time with family members.

“Am I Old? Certainly not!”

One of my boys said to me recently he couldn’t imagine me as a little girl and how did it feel to finally be “old”. I told him I feel the same now as I did when I was 10.

“Am I Old? Certainly not!” This was the answer survey respondents gave too.

In fact, the older they got, the younger they said they feel. About half of those under 30 said they felt their age. But those who were 75 and older? Just 35% say they feel “old”.

It seems we remain on intimate terms with our much younger selves — I sometimes wonder how ten-year old me suddenly became forty-three?

We enter the end of our lifespan with our past woven intimately into our biology.

From birth, our neural architecture is shaped by life’s ups and downs, the decisions we made, the places where we lived, worked and learned, the meaning we’ve derived, and who we loved, gave life to, and travelled with through time. How we spend our early years will determine how we age.

More and more of us are living to into old age, and there has never been a better time in which to do so. Our large clever human brains have bequeathed us with modern medicine and tools with which we manage our reproductive health, avoid maternal and neonatal death, vaccinate against disease, prevent pain, treat infection and some cancers, and perform surgery if required.

One hundred years ago, women lived barely long enough to see out their 50s. A baby girl born today can expect to live to see out the first decades of the 22nd century.

Uncovering the secrets of exceptional longevity

On February 21, 1875, one year before the Alexander Graham Bell filed his patent for the telephone, a baby girl, Jeanne Louise Calment was born in Arles, France. She was alive to witness the invention of the aeroplane, cinema, and on a trip to Paris saw the Eiffel tower being built. When she was 13, Jeanne met Vincent Van Gogh; although apparently, she was less than impressed saying he was ”…very ugly, ungracious, impolite, sick…”.

In 1997, the same year Princess Diana died, Calment finally passed away. She was 122 years and 164 days old. Although blind, almost deaf, and confined to a wheelchair, Calment reportedly remained spirited and “alert as a hummingbird” till the end. The French called her “la doyenne de l’humanitè” (the elder of humankind) and she still holds the record for the world’s longest ever living human (although this has been recently challenged).

In April 2017, the latest longevity record holder, Emma Martina Luigia Morano of Vercelli, Italy, died aged 117. Born in November 1899, Morano was the last known living person who was born in the 1800s. According to the Guinness Book of Records, Morano followed the same extraordinary diet for around 90 years: three eggs per day (two raw, one cooked), fresh Italian pasta, and a dish of raw meat. The current longevity crown belongs to Polish Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, who celebrated his 113th birthday in September 2017.

Once rare as diamonds, the oldest of the old are the fastest growing sector of our global population.

If you were born in 1900, the odds of living till age 100 were less than 1 in a million, and few people lived long enough see out the 1950s. For girls born into wealthy countries today, the odds of blowing out 100 candles on a cake are roughly 1 in 50.

Israel Kristal claims he doesn’t know the secret of his long life.

I believe that everything is determined from above and we shall never know the reasons why. There have been smarter, stronger and better-looking men then me who are no longer alive. All that is left for us to do is to keep on working as hard as we can and rebuild what is lost.

When asked her secrets, Jeanne Calment attributed her longevity to immunity to stress and a good attitude,

I wasn’t afraid of anything. I was often reproached for that … I took pleasure when I could, I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I’m very lucky.

Calment reportedly ate more than two pounds of chocolate a week, treated her skin with olive oil, rode a bicycle until she was 100, and only quit smoking when she was 117 because she became too proud to ask someone else to light her cigarettes. Known for her wit, she is widely reported as saying,

I’ve never had but one wrinkle, and I’m sitting on it.

Hard work, raw eggs, biking, and no regrets. We clamour to learn their secrets, and typically the oldest of the old love to share their long-won wisdom. Calment once quipped.

I wait. For death and journalists.

Blue Zones lessons for longevity

In another longevity project, National Geographic writer Dan Buettner together Professor Michel Poulain famously described five ‘Blue Zones’ around the globe where the residents live to exceptional old age. Despite being very different parts of the world, there are commonalities to the resident’s lifestyles.

Their longevity has nothing to do with brute discipline, diets, exercise programs or supplements… In Blue Zones areas around the world, longevity happens to people. It’s the result of the right environment that constantly nudges them into moving more, eating more plants and beans while eating less meat and sugar, socializing with the right people and living out their values. It’s that simple, really.

Residents of the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, prioritise friendship and family, and they almost never work extra hours if it means they have to forego a good party. They also foster ‘plan de vida’ or ‘a reason to live’.

In Loma Linda, California, the strong sense of purpose, day of rest, no-smoking policy, and healthy diet practices of the local Seventh Day Adventist community has rubbed off on the health of the whole town.

Residents of the mountainous villages of Sardinia, Italy and the Greek island of Ikaria, nap, fast, grow their own food, and drink wine daily with friends. It’s thought the clean air, warm breezes and rugged terrain of the Mediterranean islands draw locals outdoors to move naturally.

The residents of the Japanese islands of Okinawa, home to the world’s longest living women, are dedicated to family. Okinawans practice ‘Hara hachi bu’, a reminder to stop eating when they’re 80% full, ‘Ikigai’, which roughly translates to “Why I wake up in the morning,” and form ‘Moais’, groups of five friends that remain committed to each other for live.

Buettner has distilled the lifestyle practices of Blue Zones into lessons for longevity. As he says, to make it to 100 you may have to “win the genetic lottery”, but the average person’s life expectancy can be increased by moving move, prioritising friends, family and social gatherings, eating less, drinking wine, and fostering a sense of purpose.

Sydney Centenarian Study lessons for longevity

Due to the rarity of extremely old folks, the Sydney Centenarian Study has partnered with a consortium of centenarian research teams from around the globe to pool their resources and data to enable more powerful conclusions to be drawn. Their data support the Blue Zones observations.

Charlene Levitan, who once headed up the Sydney Centenarian Study says,

What is emerging from the global research is that around 30% of longevity is contributed by genetics. The remaining 70% is to do with our lifestyle, which includes a healthy diet, exercise, and remaining socially integrated.

One of the strongest themes to emerge is related to the personality traits of resilience, adaptability and optimism.

Most of our centenarians will report optimism as a life-long personality characteristic.

This is an excerpt from my book The Women’s Brain Book.

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Here’s what is coming to Netflix in May.

Also, what’s leaving on May 1.

Avail. 5/1/19 Knock Down The House — NETFLIX FILM This rousing documentary follows four extraordinary women—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush, and Paula Jean Swearengin—who take on the congressional establishment by mounting grassroots campaigns and building a movement during a time of historic volatility in American politics.

Munafik 2 — NETFLIX FILM Haunted by terrifying visions, a Muslim healer finds his faith tested when he helps a woman locked in battle, body and soul, with a diabolical leader.

Angels & Demons Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Casper Chasing Liberty Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion Part 1 & 2 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat Dumb and Dumber Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Gosford Park Gremlins Hairspray (1988) Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Her Only Choice Hoosiers Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer: Season 2 John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky Just Friends Revolutionary Road Roswell, New Mexico: Season 1 Scarface Scream Snowpiercer Taking Lives The Da Vinci Code The Dark Crystal (1982) The Matrix The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Revolutions To Rome With Love Wedding Crashers Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Zombieland

Avail. 5/2/19 Colony: Season 3

Olympus Has Fallen

Avail. 5/3/19 A Pesar De Todo — NETFLIX FILM After their mother’s death, four sisters learn a shocking family secret and embark on an adventure to discover the truth about their genealogy.

All In My Family — NETFLIX ORIGINAL From documentarian Hao Wu comes a heartfelt portrait of how he created a thoroughly modern family in America, only to face the dilemma of introducing his same-sex partner and their children to his deeply traditional parents and relatives in China.

Alles ist gut — NETFLIX FILM A woman sexually assaulted by her new boss’s brother-in-law tries to move on as if nothing happened, but the night weighs heavily on her mind and body.

Cupcake & Dino – General Services: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL The brothers are back for more adventures in the limitless world of general services, where no job is too big, small or silly for this dynamic duo!

Dead to Me — NETFLIX ORIGINAL A dark single camera comedy about a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit with a shocking secret.

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile — NETFLIX FILM A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years.

Flinch — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Faced with various frightening and uncomfortable events, contestants in this game show had better not flinch — or they’ll suffer painful consequences.

Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage — NETFLIX FILM On the run from a dogged internal affairs agent, a corrupt cop reluctantly teams up with a defiant teen to unravel a conspiracy — before it’s too late.

The Last Summer — NETFLIX FILM Standing on the precipice of adulthood, a group of friends navigates new relationships, while reexamining others, during their final summer before college.

Mr. Mom

Supernatural: Season 14 True and the Rainbow Kingdom: Mushroom Town — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Do-gooding True can solve any problem, from a runaway boaty-float to a sideways sleepover, and a sticky mess at her very own birthday party!

Tuca & Bertie — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Two bird women — a carefree toucan and anxious songbird — live in the same apartment building and share their lives in this animated comedy.

Undercover — NETFLIX ORIGINAL A major ecstasy producer living in luxury on the Dutch-Belgian border faces big changes with two undercover agents begin moving in on his operation.

Avail. 5/4/19 Like Arrows

Avail. 5/6/19 Abyss — NETFLIX ORIGINAL A prosecutor discovers that she’s been reincarnated into a different person after getting into an accident — and also learns she’s not the only one.

Avail. 5/7/19 The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution

Queen of the South: Season 3

Avail. 5/8/19 Lucifer: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL As Chloe struggles to come to terms with Lucifer’s disturbing revelation, a rogue priest sets out to stop a long-rumored prophecy.

Avail. 5/9/19 Bathtubs Over Broadway

Insidious

Avail. 5/10/19 Dry Martina — NETFLIX FILM An odd encounter with a fan and a tryst with that fan’s ex-boyfriend leads a sexually adventurous singer on an escapade in Chile.

Easy: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Diverse characters fumble through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture in Chicago.

Gente que viene y bah — NETFLIX FILM After her partner cheats on her, an architect returns to her hometown to reassess her life with the help of her eccentric family. Based on the novel.

Harvey Girls Forever!: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL The hardworking Harvey Girls are back, making new enemies in the form of older siblings, finally meeting their boy-band idols — and more!

Jailbirds — NETFLIX ORIGINAL At the Sacramento County Jail, incarcerated women fight the power and one another as they try to make the best of life — and love — on the inside.

Pose: Season 1

ReMastered: The Lion’s Share — NETFLIX ORIGINAL ReMastered: A long form documentary series of high profile, in-depth stories about music’s impact on society, as told by critically acclaimed directors, with each episode revealing surprising insight beyond the expected or commonly known. Lion’s Share tracks South African journalist Rian Malan’s journey to find the original writers of the legendary song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” which earned over 15 million dollars in royalties for American groups like The Tokens, Pete Seeger and the Weavers. Malan discovers the original writer, a black South African named Solomon Linda, whose family currently lives in poverty in the slums of Sweto. Driven by his own guilt that his uncle was one of the architects of apartheid, Malan goes after fat cat businessmen in the US music industry to force them to pay their fair share to Linda’s family.

Shéhérazade — NETFLIX FILM Fresh out of prison and forced to fend for himself on the streets of Marseille, 17-year-old Zac falls in love with a young prostitute Shéhérazade.

The Society — NETFLIX ORIGINAL The Society follows a group of teenagers who are mysteriously transported to a facsimile of their wealthy New England town without any trace of their parents. Their newfound freedom will be fun… but it will also be very dangerous. As they struggle to figure out what has happened to them and how to get home, they must establish order and form alliances if they want to survive.

Wine Country — NETFLIX FILM During a vacation to Napa Valley, a group of longtime friends reunites and revisit past choices in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy from director Amy Poehler.

Avail. 5/12/19 Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Volume 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Hasan Minhaj’s Peabody Award-winning series returns with new episodes, bringing his unexpected comedic perspective to current global events and pop culture.

Avail. 5/13/19 Malibu Rescue — NETFLIX ORIGINAL When a long list of shenanigans lands Tyler in hot water, he’s forced to suit up and spend his summer training for an elite junior lifeguard program.

Avail. 5/14/19 revisions — NETFLIX ANIME When Shibuya time-warps to 2388, high schooler Daisuke and his friends are conscripted by AHRV agent Milo to fight the hostile cyborg race, revisions.

Still LAUGH-IN: The Stars Celebrate — NETFLIX ORIGINAL The stars come out for this special tribute to “Laugh-in,” the revolutionary sketch comedy show of the 1960s and ’70s.

Weed the People

Avail. 5/15/19 Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!

Avail. 5/16/19 Good Sam — NETFLIX FILM When a mysterious good Samaritan, aka “Good Sam,” leaves $100,000 cash on seemingly random doorsteps, New York City TV news reporter Kate Bradley (Tiya Sircar) sets out to discover Good Sam’s true identity and motive, turning her personal life upside down.

Take Me Home Tonight

Avail. 5/17/19 1994: Limited Series — NETFLIX ORIGINAL 1994 is an hour-long 5 episode investigative documentary series that will tell the story of one of the most critical years in Mexico’s history.

Chip & Potato — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Chip is a little pug going through life’s firsts with the encouragement of her secret mouse-friend, Potato.

It’s Bruno — NETFLIX ORIGINAL A digital series that follows a man and his beloved dog Bruno strolling around his neighborhood.

Maria — NETFLIX FILM A woman whose parents were killed by a gang when she was a child grows up to be a hired assassin. Unfortunately, trying to leave that past behind is proving to be more difficult than it seems.

Morir para contar — NETFLIX FILM Seeking answers after a life-changing incident in 2012, filmmaker Hernán Zin interviews other war reporters about the personal toll of their work.

Nailed It!: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Nicole and Jacques are back to judge the chaos in the kitchen, from half-baked doll cakes to delightfully creepy edible clowns.

See You Yesterday — NETFLIX FILM Two Brooklyn teenage prodigies, C.J. Walker and Sebastian Thomas, build makeshift time machines to save C.J.’s brother, Calvin, from being wrongfully killed by a police officer.

The Rain: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Trapped in the Zone, Simone and her friends must find a cure for the virus Rasmus is carrying before it kills him — and the rest of humanity.

Well Intended Love — NETFLIX ORIGINAL A third-rate actress with leukemia becomes entangled with CEO Ling because she needs him for treatment. In order to receive bone marrow transplant sooner and to continue her career as an actress, Xia Lin enters into a secret marriage with Ling Yi Zhou, the CEO of a company. Despite the conspiracies and misunderstandings they encounter, the two find true love.

White Gold: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL After forcing Walsh out, Vincent’s headaches include answering to a gangster boss and a new rival salesperson who’s scooping up all the best jobs.

Avail. 5/18/19 The Blackcoat’s Daughter

Avail. 5/20/19 Prince of Peoria: Part 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL While Teddy works toward finishing his application for MIT’s summer robotics program, Emil tries to squeeze even more fun out of his time in Peoria.

Rosario Tijeras (Mexico Version): Season 2

Avail. 5/21/19 Arrow: Season 7

Moonlight

Wanda Sykes: Not Normal — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Emmy Award-nominated actress and 30-year comedy veteran, Wanda Sykes, delivers a sharp-witted and hilarious critique on the state of the world in her first Netflix comedy special, Wanda Sykes: Not Normal. The one-hour special addresses the comedian’s perspective on the current political and cultural climate, which she can only describe as, well … not normal!

Avail. 5/22/19 A Tale of Two Kitchens — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Two countries, two restaurants, one vision. At Gabriela Cámara’s acclaimed Contramar in Mexico City, the welcoming, uniformed waiters are as beloved by diners as the menu featuring fresh, local seafood caught within 24 hours. The entire staff sees themselves as part of an extended family. Meanwhile, at Cala in San Francisco, Cámara hires staff from different backgrounds and cultures, including ex-felons and ex-addicts, who view the work as an important opportunity to grow as individuals. A Tale of Two Kitchens explores the ways in which a restaurant can serve as a place of both dignity and community.

One Night in Spring — NETFLIX ORIGINAL When Lee Jeong-in and Yu Ji-ho meet, something unexpected happens. Or it just may be that spring is in the air — and anything is possible.

The Flash: Season 5

Avail. 5/23/19

Riverdale: Season 3

Slasher: Solstice — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Rampaging serial killers leave carnage in their wake as their next victims fight to stay alive in this honor anthology series.

Avail. 5/24/19 After Maria — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Short following families in Puerto Rico who are currently living in FEMA hotels around New York City. Their stories will unfold observationally over the course of the next month as they face the extreme situation of getting kicked out of the hotel or are forced to go back to Puerto Rico. Many people see these families as illegal immigrants and don’t want them here. We follow these families as they try to maintain their Puerto Rican identity, but assert their American citizenship.

Alta Mar — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Mysterious deaths aboard a luxurious ship traveling from Spain to Rio de Janeiro in the 1940s reveal secrets surrounding two sisters traveling together.

Joy — NETFLIX FILM Joy is a young Nigerian woman, caught in the vicious cycle of sex trafficking. She works in this merciless system of exploitation to pay off debts to her exploiter Madame and supporting her family in Nigeria.

Rim of the World — NETFLIX FILM Four misfit campers must band together and conquer their fears in order to save the world during an alien invasion.

She’s Gotta Have It: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Romantic turmoil, artistic challenges and an eye-opening trip to Puerto Rico set Nola Darling on a new course.

The Perfection — NETFLIX FILM A troubled musical prodigy (Allison Williams) seeks out the new star pupil (Logan Browning) of her former school with shocking consequences in this elegant and terrifying suspense ride, the most buzzed-about movie at last year’s Fantastic Fest.

WHAT / IF — NETFLIX ORIGINAL A raw, voyeuristic examination of acceptable people doing unacceptable things. A conflict driven series of high stakes morality plays with a first season narrative focusing on two struggling newlyweds who accept a powerful woman’s ethically perilous proposition to secure a badly needed financial windfall.

Avail. 5/27/19 Historical Roasts — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Renowned “Roastmaster General” Jeff Ross’s new half-hour comedy series Historical Roasts brings together A-list comedians in period-appropriate garb to celebrate prominent historical figures of the past, from Presidents (Abe Lincoln) to Rockstars (Freddie Mercury) and everything in between. Based on the Los Angeles live show of the same name, the six-episode series is “teaching history a lesson” and honoring some of the most important voices of our time the only way they know how — with a searing roast. Launching globally on Netflix Monday, May 27, Historical Roasts features a stellar lineup of comedian guest stars including Bob Saget, John Stamos, Natasha Leggero, Jaleel White, Fred Willard, Nikki Glaser, Rachel Feinstein, Ryan Phillippe, Ken Marino, Gilbert Gottfried, Seth Green, Yamaneika Saunders, and Neal Brennan to name a few. The series is produced by OBB Pictures.

Outlander: Seasons 1-2

Avail. 5/28/19 Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

Avail. 5/30/19 Chopsticks — NETFLIX FILM An under-confident but talented girl, who is sidestepped at every stage of her life, seeks out an enigmatic con to help recover her stolen car from a goat-loving crazy Mumbai gangster and in the process finds her confidence and place in the sun.

My Week with Marilyn

Svaha: The Sixth Finger — NETFLIX FILM A minister who researches religious cults turns to his Buddhist monk friend for help investigating a new group with mysterious origins.

The One I Love

Avail. 5/31/19

Always Be My Maybe — NETFLIX FILM Everyone assumed Sasha and Marcus would wind up together except for Sasha and Marcus. Reconnecting after 15 years, the two start to wonder… maybe?

Bad Blood: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Five years after the death of mob boss, there’s a new king of the Montreal drug trade — until a new breed of mafiosos arrives from Italy to wrestle the city from his grasp.

Black Spot: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL Major Weiss’s recovery prompts residents to question the odd circumstances she was found in, and how she survived injuries that would kill anyone else.

How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL What if a teenager built up a drugs empire from his bedroom in Leipzig? Inspired by real events.

Killer Ratings — NETFLIX ORIGINAL The true-life story of a Brazilian TV host who literally killed for ratings — and used his crime TV show to cover up the grizzly truth.

When They See Us — NETFLIX ORIGINAL A four-part limited series from director Ava DuVernay that continues themes from her documentary 13th, her exploration of the criminal justice system through the true case of the Central Park Five – 5 young teenagers who were wrongfully accused and convicted of rape.

LAST CALL

Leaving 5/1/19 8 Mile Chocolat Cold Justice: Collection 3 Dances with Wolves Disney High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dr. No Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind For Your Eyes Only From Dusk Till Dawn From Russia with Love Godzilla GoldenEye Hostel Jaws Jaws 2 Jaws 3 Jaws: The Revenge License to Kill On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Sixteen Candles Sliding Doors Somm Somm: Into the Bottle The Birdcage The Dirty Dozen The English Patient The Lovely Bones The Notebook The Other Boleyn Girl Tomorrow Never Dies Watchmen

Leaving 5/11/19 Switched at Birth: Seasons 1-5

Leaving 5/15/19 Bill Nye, the Science Guy: Collection 1

Leaving 5/19/19 Disney’s Bridge to Terabithia

Leaving 5/22/19 The Boss Baby

Leaving 5/24/19 Southpaw

Leaving 5/31/19 I Know What You Did Last Summer West Side Story (1961)

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Rafael Nadal 2018 US Open Arthur Ashe Kids Day Practice

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Rafael Nadal 2018 US Open Arthur Ashe Kids Day Practice

Shall we brand our live here back again in Arthur Ashe Stadium with a man you may recognize the defending champion. Rafael Nadal 17 time Grand Slam sham track to sink right behind me but it’s not just any day here at the US Open it is Arthur Ashe kids day and there are thousands of kids and families around the grounds right now two stages of performances going some of your favorite players practicing on Louis Armstrong and grandstand throughout the day so keep it locked in with us on us open social media for all the behind the scenes coverage but for right now let’s get back to Rafa, we’re often a doll of course the defending champ and the world number one his first match time has been announced and it will be the nightcap on Monday tournament play officially kicking off 8:15 p.m. start on Monday.

Rafa Nadal playing against someone he is probably pretty familiar with in countryman de’vide Ferrer and at all twenty four and six all-time against Ferrer of course a former top-five player in the world himself Nadal now 32 years old world number one and a three-time US Open champion last year he cruised to the championship defeating the six-foot eight South African big serving Kevin Anderson in the final in 2010 and 2013 Rafa defeated Novak Djokovic each time in four sets, 03:26we saw Rafa out here practicing with Kevin Anderson played a practice that yesterday in a rematch of last year’s men’s final they also saw Rauf out here earlier in the week playing a practice that with three-time Grand Slam Jam Stan Wawrinka nadal always have fan-favorite the comments lighting up right now filled with Roth offends I came to see him possibly win his eighteenth Grand Slam title of course had more fire to the greatest of all time to bathe Rafa and Roger fans often get into let us know in the comments your picks for who will take home the men’s singles title this year at the US Open also let us know, what matches you’re most looking forward to first match on Ashton but Rinka against Grigor Dimitrov a battle of two incredibly talented players with brink of course a former champ and the doll coming into the tournament in top form he obviously won the French got to the semis of Wimbledon came back after Wimbledon and won the Canadian Open had a big win over in Caen straight sets had a big three-set win over former US Open champ there and chillage in the quarters before defeating the young Greek sensation sit see boss in the final Arturo in the comments picking Novak Djokovic to win the tournament this year Patricia Claudia Donna all picking Rafa Betty in the comments picking Roger Federer to win what would be a 21st Grand Slam title Roger of course won five straight US Opens between 2004 and 2008 but has not won a US Open title since Jenice and the comments saying that she can’t wait to be happy open in a week of course this is still fan week Sophie around the New York area cutting out around the grounds they are open to the public and come seeing your favorite players practice up close otherwise make sure you come out for to the open starting on Monday another comment saying Novak question mark no no Rafa wins of course the debate between Novak and Rafa fans always contentious especially after there our Wimbledon battle this year rafa nadal not only a 17 time Grand Slam champion but also a two-time gold medalist in the Olympics for time Davis Cup champion as well a lot of those Davis Cup titles coming alongside his first round at home and to be fair of course this is not just any US open with the 50th anniversary of the US Open.

Incredibly historic tornament of course many of the great legends of the game will be out here around the ground we’ve seen exhibitions throughout family from some of the greatest players in America tennis history the McEnroe brothers Michael Chang Martina Navratilova James Blake we’re all out here playing Lindsay Davenport we have a trivia question of the practice true or false. Rafa Nadal plays left-handed but writes right-handed is that true false let us know in the comments we’ll see who gets it right Christine in the commenting on the comments commenting Nadal all the way Paulina commenting vamos Rafa Linda picking Novak to win it all another comments saying with an easy draw drop is a favorite the draw is certainly something to take into account of course Novak Djokovic and not being one of the top four seeds coming into the tournament meant he could have fallen in any quarter of the draw via a random selection but at the draw unveiling on a Wednesday at the US Open experience ,we saw that he fell in the bottom quarter of the draw which is the federal quarter better the number two seed meaning that should Rafa are should Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic advanced through the early rounds they would face off in the quarterfinals it’s about as tough of a route to the finals as it gets in sure Rafa Brie the brief sigh of relief when he saw that Novak was not in his quarter and the answer to the trivia question valina Zoltan Greg Joanne all of you are correct it is true somewhat Angelique Kerber who we just saw practice earlier today Rafa writes right-handed but plays tennis left-handed.

Rafa nadal with an even 80 career titles that’s fourth all-time in the open era looking for number 81 here at the open Rapha warming up some syrups you see him working on the iconic lefty sliding serve out wide something to dull hits among the best in the world that’s are sliding out wide well past the Emirates Airline logo on the back wall yesterday in this practice match with Kevin Anderson the DA was hitting those sliding serves with such a sharp angle they were actually bouncing on one bounce over the wall of the photography pit on the side of the court we saw the doll using that sir very effectively in the practice that against Kevin Anderson yesterday in a sliding body sir the ball coming from left to right at Kevin Anderson Anderson with a six foot eight frame and not showing the most nimble of footwork was unable to regularly get around the ball was often jammed on the forehand side by that serve we also saw Nadal working quite a bit yesterday on different returning positions we saw a few games where he was a bit more aggressive with his foot positioning bit closer toward hugging that base line looking to cut off the big Kevin Anderson sir before moving into the court and other times we saw him nearly as far back as touching the back wall or within at least six to eight inches of the back wall.

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jul-iet · 6 years

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Four Women (Julie Dash, 1975)

Dance interpretation of Nina Simone’s song Four Women, with dancer Linda Martina Young as the characters Aunt Sarah, Safronia, Sweet Thing, and Peaches

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Défilé, photo by Marcello Chiappalone

The Ballet School of La Scala’s Academy have just finished a short run of their “end of year” show. For many, it will be their last appearance as students.

An effective défilé by the school (and La Scala Ballet Company) director Frédéric Olivieri set to the march from Tannhäuser was followed by Roland Petit’s Gymnopédie. The piece is extracted from his 1986 work Ma Pavlova, and Erik Satie’s music does much of the work as with such a winning, seductive, and short score, it would be difficult to go wildly wrong. However here, Petit is at his best and the piece was beautifully performed by Samuele Gamba in the first Gymnopédie, and then the secure, eloquent Daniele Bonelli took over and shared the stage with the elegant and alluring Letizia Masini, a ballerina who was outstanding in Nutcracker last December.

Gymnopédie, Roland Petit, photo by Marcello Chiappalone 1

Gymnopédie, Roland Petit, photo by Marcello Chiappalone 2

Angelin Preljocaj’s La Stravaganza is an odd choice for a group of teenage dancers, but never underestimate the ability of young people to tap into something deeper when challenged to do so, and young dancers are a special category with already a lifetime of discipline to enable them to graduate from an academy such as La Scala’s.

La Stravaganza sees six pairs of dancers divided into two groups. The first are dressed simply in cream-coloured dresses or trousers and dance in Neo-Classical style to Vivaldi. The second group wear Vermeer inspired costumes, masking any classical lines, yet they are accompanied by electronic music, and occasionally they move in silence. While there is no story as such, Preljocaj’s general idea is that of immigration and the contrast of cultures. Preljocaj is the son of immigrants from modern-day Montenegro who settled in France, where he was born. He created the piece was created for New York City Ballet in 1997.

As the contrasting groups come together there is mutual curiosity with an exchange of techniques and musical styles, and the maturity of La Scala’s students as they explore the others, and in doing so, themselves, was commendable. It is the sort of intimate eye contact and touching that would have your average adolescent giggling and blushing.

La Stravaganza, Angelin Preljocaj, photo by Anna La Naia 1

La Stravaganza, Angelin Preljocaj, photo by Anna La Naia 2

La Stravaganza, Angelin Preljocaj, photo by Anna La Naia 3

As an intercultural romance blooms between two of the dancers, the man (Tommaso Calcia) removes his restricting 17th century jacket, enabling him to move as one with the woman (Linda Giubelli). The metaphors are many. It is a duet danced with tenderness — both Calcia and Giubelli are committed interpreters and fine dancers — but as the man returns toward his group a backcloth comes down between him and them (he chooses to not return, or they decide to exclude him?); and as she returns to her group they seem not to allow her back in (or does she choose to remain outside?) The couple have contaminated themselves by their newfound knowledge, or they are now contaminated in the eyes of others?

Maurice Béjart’s Gaîté Parisienne closes the programme. The school last presented the piece in 2013 when a young Angelo Greco played Bim (Béjart himself) with Jacopo Tissi, Martina Arduino and Mattia Semperboni among the cast. Greco is now a Principal Dancer at San Francisco Ballet, Tissi is First Soloist at the Bolshoi, Arduino has just been nominated Principal at La Scala, and Semperboni is currently making waves at La Scala with his star turn as Ali the slave in Le Corsaire.

Alessandro Paoloni as Bim in Gaîté Parisienne suite, Maurice Bejart, photo by Giulia Guccione

There is no shortage of new talent in the current outing however. Alessandro Paoloni played Bim, the central character. It’s a firecracker of a role, requiring the interpreter to be virtuosic and ooze personality, and Paoloni ticked all the right boxes.

Bim, the young Béjart, is surrounded by real situations and people (the Paris Opera, Madame Rousanne, his dancing teacher) as well as influencers and heroes (Offenbach, Ludwig II of Bavaria). It’s quite a hotchpotch, with ballet parodies — a leopard-skin cavalier and a ballerina crowned with a gigantic feather — and ballet references, like Madame Rousanne being Carabosse and Bim’s six friends as the fairies bearing gifts, each with a short variation. In short, there are plenty of characters to satisfy the demands of a ballet school show.

Béjart said that Offenbach “enchanted” his youth. Répétition au violon was one of his first choreographies and used Offenbach’s music. At 22, he danced Massine’s choreography of Gaîté Parisienne in London, and his first experience directing an opera was The Tales of Hoffmann.

Alessandro Cavallo showed off his technical wizardry playing Offenbach which was both impressive and comic. Giacomo Migliavacca stood out as one of Bim’s six friends as he turned and turned… and turned! He should however tone down his grin, which can appear fixed.

Gaîté Parisienne suite, Maurice Bejart, photo by Anna La Naia

Letizia Masini shone in the pas de deux of the two lovers, ably partnered by the broad-shouldered Riccardo Luli.

Camilla Cerulli, an excellent Sugar Plum Fairy last year, was ‘the young girl in white’ and she hopped and skipped her way through the role with gusto and freshness. She is a dancer who is already strikingly assured and excites with her technical ease.

Some will enter La Scala’s corps, many will leave the country to be able to continue dancing, but it remains that Italy has dance in its DNA.

Gaîté Parisienne suite, Maurice Bejart, photo by Anna La Naia

Emerging talent at La Scala excel in Petit, Béjart and Preljocaj The Ballet School of La Scala’s Academy have just finished a short run of their “end of year” show.

#Angelin Preljocaj #Frédéric Olivieri #Jacopo Tissi #Martina Arduino #Mattia Semperboni #Maurice Béjart #New York City Ballet #Roland Petit #San Francisco Ballet

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When does old age begin? (Part 1 of Your Brain at 100 series)

This is part 1 of a series examing lessons in brain health learned from our elders — those folk who lived the longest and healthiest.

We’ve living longer, but how do our aging brains fare?

To answer this question, I’ve looked to two sources — those exceptionally old folks who remain in robust physical and mental health till the very end of their lives, and our evolutionary past.

When does old age begin?

We can’t seem to make up our minds, and the older we get, the further we move the goalposts marking the last season of our lives.

A 2009 survey of Americans asked participants when they believed someone grew ‘old’.

Getting old wasn’t nearly as bad as people think it will be. Nor was it quite as good.

“Am I Old? Certainly not!”

One of my boys said to me recently he couldn’t imagine me as a little girl and how did it feel to finally be “old”. I told him I feel the same now as I did when I was 10.

“Am I Old? Certainly not!” This was the answer survey respondents gave too.

In fact, the older they got, the younger they said they feel. About half of those under 30 said they felt their age. But those who were 75 and older? Just 35% say they feel “old”.

It seems we remain on intimate terms with our much younger selves — I sometimes wonder how ten-year old me suddenly became forty-three?

We enter the end of our lifespan with our past woven intimately into our biology.

One hundred years ago, women lived barely long enough to see out their 50s. A baby girl born today can expect to live to see out the first decades of the 22nd century.

Uncovering the secrets of exceptional longevity

Once rare as diamonds, the oldest of the old are the fastest growing sector of our global population.

Israel Kristal claims he doesn’t know the secret of his long life.

When asked her secrets, Jeanne Calment attributed her longevity to immunity to stress and a good attitude,

I wasn’t afraid of anything. I was often reproached for that … I took pleasure when I could, I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I’m very lucky.

I’ve never had but one wrinkle, and I’m sitting on it.

Hard work, raw eggs, biking, and no regrets. We clamour to learn their secrets, and typically the oldest of the old love to share their long-won wisdom. Calment once quipped.

I wait. For death and journalists.

Blue Zones lessons for longevity

Sydney Centenarian Study lessons for longevity

Charlene Levitan, who once headed up the Sydney Centenarian Study says,

One of the strongest themes to emerge is related to the personality traits of resilience, adaptability and optimism.

Most of our centenarians will report optimism as a life-long personality characteristic.

This is an excerpt from my book The Women’s Brain Book.

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Mother-Son Dance Songs

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Mother-Son Dance Songs

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Every mother looks forward to taking a solo spin on the dance floor with her son at his wedding. It’ll likely be the only time all day that she’ll have him all to herself for roughly three whole minutes, so it’s important to pick a song that’s both appropriate and worthy of the moment. It may be bittersweet for her, or she may be celebrating more than anyone.

Some people also choose to combine the Father-Daughter and Mother-Son dances into one event. In that situation, look for a song that’s on this list as well as the Father-Daughter songs page of our website. There is some crossover, but not every song on this list will apply.

It’s important to keep in mind that song titles don’t tell the whole story – be sure to listen to ALL of the lyrics to a song prior to approving it for your Father-Daughter or Mother-Son dance. There are several songs that seem appropriate on the surface, but may not work for a dance with your parent(s).

Here are some suitable Mother-Son song suggestions:

A Song for Mama – Boys II Men

A Whole New World – Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle

Anyway – Martina McBride

Beautiful In My Eyes – Joshua Kadison

Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion

Blessed – Elton John

Blessed – Martina McBride

Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle

Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John

Child of Mine – Carol King

Don’t Know Much – Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville

Edelweiss – Sound of Music

Forever Young – Rod Stewart

God Bless the Child – Tony Bennett

Greatest Love Of All – Whitney Houston

Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison

Hero – Mariah Carey

How Do You Fall In Love – Alabama

How Sweet it Is – James Taylor

I Hope You Dance – Leann Womack

I’ll Remember – Madonna

In My Life – The Beatles

In This Life – Collin Raye

It’s Your Song – Garth Brooks

Just the Way You Are – Billy Joel

Let It Be – Beatles

Love is a Beautiful Thing – Phil Vassar

Moon River – Andy Williams

Over the Rainbow/Wonderful World – IZ

Stand By Me – Ben E. King

Sunrise, Sunset – Fiddler On The Roof

Sunshine on My Shoulders – John Denver

Teach Your Children Well – Crosby, Stills & Nash

The Gift – Collin Raye/Jim Brickman

The Rose – Bette Midler

Then They Do – Trace Adkins

There You’ll Be – Faith Hill

Through The Years – Kenny Rogers

Time of Your Life – Green Day

Unforgettable – Nat King Cole / Natalie Cole

What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler

You Are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder

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China Says North Korea Tension Has To Be Stopped From Reaching 'Irreversible' Stage

BEIJING/PYONGYANG, April 14 (Reuters) - China said on Friday tension over North Korea had to be stopped from reaching an “irreversible and unmanageable stage” as a U.S. aircraft carrier group steamed towards the region amid fears the North may conduct a sixth nuclear weapons test.

Concern has grown since the U.S. Navy fired 59 Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airfield last week in response to a deadly gas attack, raising questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans for North Korea, which has conducted missile and nuclear tests in defiance of U.N. and unilateral sanctions.

The United States has warned that a policy of “strategic patience” is over. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence travels to South Korea on Sunday on a long-planned 10-day trip to Asia.

China, North Korea’s sole major ally and neighbor which nevertheless opposes its weapons program, has called for talks leading to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

“We call on all parties to refrain from provoking and threatening each other, whether in words or actions, and not let the situation get to an irreversible and unmanageable stage,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters in Beijing.

U.S. ally South Korea warned against any North Korean “provocation.”

“If North Korea conducts a strategic provocation such as a nuclear test or an intercontinental ballistic missile launch, there is certain to be powerful punitive measure that will be difficult for the North Korean regime to endure,” the South’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

North Korea for its part denounced the United States for bringing “huge nuclear strategic assets” to the region as the nuclear-powered USS Carl Vinson strike group steamed closer.

A spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry’s Institute for Disarmament and Peace issued a statement condemning the United States for its attack on the Syrian airfield.

“The U.S. introduces into the Korean peninsula, the world’s biggest hot spot, huge nuclear strategic assets, seriously threatening peace and security of the peninsula and pushing the situation there to the brink of a war,” the North’s KCNA news agency said on Friday, citing the statement.

“This has created a dangerous situation in which a thermo-nuclear war may break out any moment.”

North Korea, still technically at war with the South after their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a treaty, has on occasion conducted missile or nuclear tests to coincide with big political events and often threatens the United States, South Korea and Japan.

On Saturday, it marks the “Day of the Sun,” the 105th anniversary of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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While Trump has put North Korea on notice that he will not tolerate any more provocation, U.S. officials have said his administration is focusing its strategy on tougher economic sanctions.

Trump said on Thursday North Korea was a problem that “will be taken care of” and he believed Chinese President Xi Jinping would “work very hard” to help resolve it.

Trump has also said the United States is prepared to tackle the crisis without China, if necessary.

He diverted the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its strike group towards the Korean peninsula last weekend in a show of force.

Worry about North Korean aggression has also led to a deterioration of ties between China and South Korea because China objects to the deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system in the South.

“It’s not hard to see that ever since the United States and Republic of Korea decided to deploy THAAD, the situation has not become harmonious but has become more tense,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang, said in response to a question about the system.

South Korea and the United States say the sole purpose of the THAAD is to guard against North Korean missiles, but China says that its powerful radar could penetrate its territory.

The dollar fell on Friday against a basket of currencies, on track for a losing week as tension over North Korea underpinned the perceived safe-haven Japanese yen.

Japan’s Nikkei business daily said the government had discussed how to rescue an estimated 57,000 Japanese citizens in South Korea as well as how to cope with a possible flood of North Korean refugees coming to Japan, among whom might be spies.

In Pyongyang, retired soldier Ho Song Chol told Reuters that North Korea would win should there be any conflict with the United States.

“We don’t think about other things, we just live in our belief that we will win as long as our Supreme Leader is with us,” Ho said, referring to Kim Jong Un.

Kang Gil-won, a 26-year-old graduate living in Seoul, said his biggest concern was not North Korea, but finding work in a tough job market.

“There’s no concern that war is going to break out tomorrow,” he told Reuters at a “study café” where many young job seekers prepare for interviews.

“Getting a job is a war that I feel in my bones.”

Many South Koreans, meanwhile, marked “Black Day” on Friday, but it had nothing to do with worry about North Korea.

Black Day is a day for singles, marked by eating “jajangmyeon,” a noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of black beans. It’s celebrated by singles as a response to “White Day,” an Asian Valentine’s Day which falls a month earlier, on March 14.

(Additional reporting by Nick Macfie, James Pearson, Ju-min Park and Jack Kim in SEOUL, Natalie Thomas in Pyongyang, Linda Sieg in TOKYO and Michael Martina and Christian Shepherd in BEIJING; Writing by Nick Macfie; Editing by Robert Birsel)

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