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An illustration of an elderly man working in front of a laptop while inside an hourglass.

December 2023 / Society

The End of Retirement

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 - by Cathrin Bradbury

Want to keep your house? Support your kids? Stay alive? Never stop working

A photo of Dag Aabye competing in the 2016 Death Race in Grande Cache, Alberta.

Sports

The World’s Oldest Ultramarathon Runner Is Racing against Death

May 1, 2023November 13, 2023 - by Brett Popplewell

Dag Aabye is eighty-one, lives in an old school bus on a mountain, and is pushing his body to its absolute limits

A photo illustration of a man snoring in a bed floating in a starry sky, with a "mute" symbol above him.

Health

How I Tried to Stop Snoring, Fix My Sleep Habits, and Confront My Mortality

March 15, 2023March 16, 2023 - by Jordan Foisy

I wanted a quick fix even if that quick fix was strapping a glorified bike pump to my face

A woman in a swimming cap splashes in a lake

Memoir

The Joy, and Science, of Cold-Water Swimming

June 30, 2022October 13, 2023 - by Kathleen McDonnell

Depressive moods and menopausal turmoil drove me to a chilly “treatment” before I even knew there was such a thing

Photograph of pink flowers in a black ceramic vase on a shabby concrete floor.

July/August 2021 / Memoir

On Aging Alone

June 14, 2021May 21, 2022 - by Sharon Butala

In old age, I had to come to terms with the loneliness I’d felt all my life

The Walrus Talks

The Walrus Talks at Home: Intelligence

October 14, 2020February 4, 2022 - by The Walrus Staff

Minds, machines and the complexities of information

Arts & Culture

How Creativity Changes as We Age

September 16, 2020May 28, 2021 - by Emily Urquhart

As Turner lay dying, he asked to see sunlight. Renoir demanded a pencil. For many artists, the final chapter is the most creative

Illustration of a doctor opening the door of a hospital so an elderly woman, pulling a suitcase, can walk outside. Beyond the door is a brightly-coloured village.

May 2020 / Society

Dementia Care Gets Its Own Village

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 - by Karin Olafson

Inside a new housing model for managing mental decline—one that prioritizes patient autonomy

Illustration of a small bird, perched inside a glass vase on the stem of a flower. The background is a light turquoise blue.

April 2020 / Health

When Is a Senior No Longer Capable of Making Their Own Decisions?

March 18, 2020July 24, 2020 - by Sharon J. Riley

How our medical systems strip elders of their autonomy

Society

The Decade in Us

December 24, 2019February 21, 2020 - by The Walrus Staff

From building a life without kids to why shared work offices are the worst, these are the conversations that helped define Canada

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The World’s Oldest Ultramarathon Runner Is Racing against Death

How I Tried to Stop Snoring, Fix My Sleep Habits, and Confront My Mortality

On Aging Alone

How Creativity Changes as We Age

Dementia Care Gets Its Own Village

When Is a Senior No Longer Capable of Making Their Own Decisions?