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How Elderhood is Like Junior High School

Plus: leading psychologically rich lives, disputing the tech-challenged stereotype, and more

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Don Akchin
Feb 04, 2026
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No. 100/February 4, 2026

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Getting Older is Like Junior High

With tongue firmly in cheek, University of Connecticut professor Gina Barreca contends that aging has shocking similarities to darkest adolescence: You can still…

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