In a society that values youth as the only desirable condition, The Age Buster decodes what we think about aging.
Here you can find untold ideas and stories about the yang-side of growing old.
Sociologist, journalist, and expat. I began my career as an advertising reporter in Italy, where I witnessed how ideas are produced, packaged, and sold in an endless cycle of novelty and obsolescence.
In this space, I am exploring the social, political, and economical implications of aging in the Western world in the twenty-first century.
I live in Bangkok. I am an avid reader, a relentless learner, and an experimental pastry chef.
LATEST POSTS / A collection of assorted conversations
Aging should be less about pathology and failure and more about possibility and hope, says Marilyn Schlitz, Professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology at Sofia University, social anthropologist, researcher, writer, and creator of The Grateful Ageing Programme
With her book, Tracey Gendron, Chair for the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Gerontology and Executive Director of the Virginia Center on Aging suggests a new perspective on our longer life expectancy
The life of Lynn Ruth Miller, author and stand-up comedian, is full of projects. Today, at 87, she is not afraid to try new things and to questions the cultural barriers to love at any age
The Norwegian fashion designer Tina Haagensen explores the idea of transformation through upcycling in life and art
Washed-out of emotions, the images of older adults are a form of discrimination. With her photos of older athletes, Alex Rotas tells a different story
Older women are both visible and invisible. J. Brooks Bouson, Professor of English at Loyola University Chicago calls out shame and sex-ageism
Julia Twigg, Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Kent dissects the role of fashion in the aging process
Joanna Nell, best-selling author and GP, explains how her strong old characters can help the readers experience and ditch paternalistic attitudes towards older people
Breeshia Wade, Buddhist end-of-life caregiver and author calls out our fears, and how they keep us trapped until we accept that transformation is the force that rules our lives
Mariann Aalda, actress and activist, recounts how she decided to call out the images that keep us trapped
Alexandre Kalache, President of the International Longevity Centre-Brazil, discusses the implications of aging and their impact on the social fabric
Gustavo Sugahara, economist and postdoc researcher at SERAF-UiO and ARA-FoU | Sørlandet Sykehus HF, lecturer at the OsloMet, explores the implication between economy and aging
For Martin Hyde, Associate Professor of Gerontology at the Centre for Innovative Aging at Swansea University, the tax heavens make life hell for young and old
Heike Polster, Associate Professor of German at the University of Memphis, Tennessee discusses how we construct the concept of self-worth at the intersection between time and money
Talking about pride in aging, Cindy Gallop, founder of Make Love Not Porn invokes a more diverse representation of women in leadership positions in film, advertising, and publishing
Greg David Roberts, author of Shantaram, The Mountain Shadow, and The Spiritual Path, musician and artist puts a spotlight on our underestimated creative ability
Vietnam veteran, journalist, entrepreneur, solo theater writer, and performer, David Kleinberg challenged himself along unscripted roads. He demonstrates that one ages the way one lives
It takes a certain courage to face it head-on, says Lewis Richmond, meditation teacher, musician, software entrepreneur, and author of a new book on conscious aging
Bob Brody, consultant, essayist and author discovers how aging has the power to transform us into more altruistic beings. He calls aging “the biggest little dirty secret of all times”
Both positive and negative stereotypes paint a simplistic picture and contribute to the depersonalization of older adults, says Elena Del Barrio, co-director and researcher at the Spanish Matia Institute
Professor Andreas Kruse, Director of the Institute of Gerontology at the Heidelberg University explores aging in the light of Erik Erikson’s theory
There are 27 different definitions of ageism. Professor Per Erick Solem breaks down the concept and reveals its components and subtle workings
Aging is not a matter of success versus failure, says Roberta Maierhofer, Professor of American Studies at the University of Graz
Choosing the narrative forges our views, the very idea of ourselves, and therefore the direction of our future, points out Annie Brewster, founder of Health Story Collaborative, and author