Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
The Boys in the Band Are in AARP
Katie Hafner
The New York Times
June 17, 2007
Overview: Hafner writes, “The classic American midlife crisis has found a new outlet: garage-band rock ’n’ roll. Baby boomers across the country — mostly middle-aged dads who never quite outgrew an obsession with the music of their youth — are cranking up their amps and living their rock ’n’ roll fantasies.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/fashion/17dadbands.html?pagewanted=1
In the Prime of Their Time
Alessandra Stanley
The New York Times
June 17, 2007
Overview: Stanley reports, “BOTOX and plastic surgery allow actresses to look younger. Television is permitting them to act their age. Older stars who once had to resign themselves to playing frustrated spinsters or docile moms are suddenly flaunting their ripened sex appeal on television.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/17/arts/television/17stan.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
The boomer bank
Sunshine Coast Daily
June 18, 2007
Overview: “Baby boomers are handing out money to their young adult children to help with everything from mobile phone bills to mortgages,” a trend referred to as the “Boomer Bank.”
Employers can benefit from hiring older workers
Harry Payne
Faye Observer
June 17, 2007
Overview: Payne discusses the advantages of hiring older workers. He reports, “There are so many false assumptions about older workers and their ability to perform well on the job. The fact is older workers provide stability. They have a lower turnover rate than younger employees do. And, as the population ages, it will be a strong advantage to have older employees who can relate to older customers.”