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Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall riffs on life as she knows it.

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Barbara’s Riffs on Life

What About the Boys? What About the Men?

September 20, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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What about the boys? What about the men? Have we liberated women forgotten to listen to what our men are trying to say?  Read more.

Linguist Anne Curzan: Grammar That’s Funner Than Ever

September 13, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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A kindly University of Michigan linguist, Anne Curzan, makes grammar funner than ever with her new guide to usage, “Says Who.”  Read more.

Living to 100 — And Then Some

September 6, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Living to 100 — and then some: My grandmother lived till a few weeks short of her 100th birthday. My plan was to do the same.  Read more.

The Older You Get, the More Dead People You Know

August 30, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall


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The older you get, the more dead people you know. They are everywhere now. They keep you company.  Read more. 

Sexy at Any Age — Tips From My 98-Year-Old Aunt Grace

August 23, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Some of the best advice I got from my role model aunt was how to be sexy at any age.  Read more.

A Woman Can’t Be Too Rich, Too Thin or Have Too Many Toys Stored in Her Basement

August 16, 2025 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

A woman can’t be too rich, too thin or have too many toys in her basement –if the grandkids are coming.a-woman-cant--be-too-rich-too-thin-or-have-too-many-toys-stored-in-her-basement

A woman can’t be too rich, too thin or have too many toys in her basement — if the grandkids are coming.  Read more.

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