Tag: work-life
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Del Webb 2.0
The Subtle Shifts in Retirement Community Designs Del Webb, the country’s biggest builder of “active adult” housing, is changing its formula to appeal to Baby Boomers. CityLab, Sept. 8, 2015 On January 1, 1960, the Del E. Webb Corporation invited members of the public to see its new community, Sun City, Arizona. Sun City was…
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It’s Okay to Change Your Name
It’s Fine to Take Your Spouse’s Name There are many reasons people still do it—and to misunderstand them is to misunderstand the possibilities of the modern family. Pacific Standard, Aug. 31, 2015 Is your name the heart of your identity, or a patriarchal hand-me-down? If you lose it, is that choice or capitulation? The debate…
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The Tyranny of Snacks
No, your kid may not have a snack The Washington Post, May 28, 2015 Not long ago, I got an e-mail from the mother of a child in my son’s class. The subject line alone was enough to jack up my blood pressure. “Aren’t we done with this already?” I fumed to myself. “They’re in…
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Bodies at Work
From treadmill desks to $1,000 chairs, the marketplace for health-conscious office furniture is booming. But what do you really need to invest in? Johns Hopkins Health Review, Spring/Summer 2015 If sitting is the new smoking, I have a pack-a-day habit. Like most Americans, I lead a sedentary life. I’m a writer, and in the run-up…
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Cities and Child Care
How Cities and Counties Are Taking the Lead on Child Care CityLab, May 19, 2015 America is waking up to child care as a major political issue. Back in January, President Obama discussed it at length for the first time in his State of the Union address. “In today’s economy, when having both parents in…
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