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Raj Bhandari knows your pain. He owns a BP gas station in Merrill, Wisconsin. He was offering senior citizens a 2-cent discount on gas per gallon. Now, the state told him to stop it! How dare those politicians kowtow to big oil. Come the 2008 presidential election, don’t forget who hosed you out of your [...]

If you’re over forty these days, then the kiddies in digital media would like to send you a text message: get lost :). So much for joining the digital revolution. We suggest taking a lesson from Hollywood: get a face lift and fudge your age. After all, what’s age discrimination but a swift kick in [...]

Jay Leno did a bit on the Tonight Show about a 101-year-old driver who passed his driving test and had his license renewed for another 5 years. That last part is probably bogus, but then he pokes fun at the story by showing him drive off the road and flip his car. Ha, ha, Jay, [...]

Like, oh my god, Barbie’s turning 48! Like, I really can’t fit that whole aging thing in my tiny brain, like you know what I mean! I mean, like, Barbie hasn’t aged at all and like, me, I’m like so over her and her flawless skin. Like check out Barbie from 1959. She’s so perfect [...]

We missed this item in the New York Post that reported on how a 49-year-old man is suing Donald Trump and producer Mark Burnett for not seriously considering him as a candidate for The Apprentice. Donald may be 60, but lordy, good television ratings apparently are not the stuff of older apprentices. It’s called age [...]

Gossip by nature is a backstabbing form of character assassination. Distorted facts and innuendos are whispered in your absence so the next time you enter the room everyone simply stares in disbelief at your audacity to be yourself instead of the monster they’ve created as a media image.
The gossip gangster known as Perez Hilton took [...]

For those who enjoyed the movie 300, we suggest you saddle up and head on over to the Adrants’ corral where there’s a raging debate about ageism in the ad business. Feel free to express your opinion…if you know how to type. Apparently the hipsters think it’s a miracle you even own a PC.
Old Farts [...]

Dove is running a commercial that shows sexy older women in the buff asking the question: Too old to be in an anti-aging ad? Hey, for those of you who think this world is only for the young, check out the nude sexy! Who knew all you had to do was spin a woman on [...]

There’s nothing like being the belle of the ball. Everywhere you go the doors magically open and if you listen closely you just might imagine a host of guards blaring their trumpets to mark your entrance. That’s how TV writer Sara Davidson once felt anyway. Now, she’s the wayward sister begging out on the street [...]

If there are any shapely female retirees with time on their hands and need some extra cash, then might we suggest this Craigslist opportunity to jell-o wrestle at a young man’s 30th birthday party. There’s no age limit given, so why not find out if they discriminate based on age and then sue them if [...]

Good news for pilots who were forced to retire early because of their age. The FAA is proposing that the retirement age for flying planes be raised to 65. We recommend that Todd Thompson from Citibank get his pilot’s license so he can fly Maria Bartiromo wherever he wants.
FAA seeks to let older pilots back [...]

Pensions used to represent a secure future retirement. Today they represent just one more way corporations can reduce the American workforce to compete with low-cost labor from abroad by decimating pension payouts. The future comes with a new set of rules. Those who make the rules get to reap the benefits, not you.
The Supreme Court’s [...]

High definition television is not here yet, but never fear, close-up celebrity journalism functions as a fine substitute. Witness the shameless dig at Kim Cattrall for showing up a premiere as herself, age lines and all.
As steamy Samantha Jones in Sex And The City, she could have any man she wanted - whatever their [...]

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You know how freaky those little beauty pageant girls looked in the movie Little Miss Sunshine. Well, this image of an aged (Barbie?) doll is even more disturbing. Gray hair, wrinkles on her forehead and neck, bags under eyes, and smoker’s lips.
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It’s a little early for Halloween, but we love the fact that Heineken doesn’t discriminate when it comes to showing Dracula with a touch of gray hair. Bite that Bela Lugosi!

If you can read this story and not feel an ounce of anger, then by god road rage is certainly not one of your afflictions!
After walking the Great Wall of China and making plans for a trip to Russia, Shirley Greening-Jackson thought signing up for a new internet service would be a doddle. But the [...]

I just caught up with a post on Daily Kos that suggests voting should be capped for the elderly, after all, the writer argues, most seniors are senile or mentally disabled for the later years of their life. Mr. Shandau sure needs a lesson in politics. We suggest a swift cane to the writer’s rear [...]

The London Times is reporting that Mick Jagger uses a teleprompter on stage to remind him of the lyrics of his songs. He’s so busy running around that he doesn’t have time to recall the lyrics on demand. What’s next: bifocals and wheel chair?
A screen secreted among the 63-year-old rocker’s onstage monitors scrolls through the [...]

I spotted this sticker on Ebay. It’s strange to consider the potential consumer who might buy this decal. Fart jokes usually work in the movies. As a decal, however, I think the joke doesn’t pass the wind test.

I can’t say I’ve ever read such a blatant article about how one generation of workers is a stumbling block to the careers of the next generation. It’s rather bizarre to read how Baby Boomers are “in the way” of Generation X workers who are feeling stymied in their efforts to “get ahead” in the [...]