New York Magazine: May 25, 2020 Issue

Our Fragile Gerontocracy

The experiences of the oldest among us are a national, as well as a personal, resource.

A Holocaust Survivor Takes a Cruise

Marga Griesbach was sent to Stutthof concentration camp in 1944. In February, she left Washington State to take a cruise around the world.

By Rebecca Traister

‘How Old Is Biden? Well, He’ll Have a Lot of Good Advisers.’

Zooming into retirement homes, where the presidential race is on everyone’s mind.

By Madison Malone Kircher and James D. Walsh

‘Those Were Memorable Times. But I Don’t Want to Live There.’

Jazz musician Reggie Workman played with John Coltrane, won a Guggenheim at 82, and can’t wait to gig again.

By Matt Stieb

‘This Pageant Is Anti-Aging’

In February, the babushkas of Brighton Beach selected their queens.

By Hailey Benton Gates

One of the Last Greenwich Village Bohemians Turns 100 in Quarantine

Vincent Livelli once seduced Anaïs Nin and is why Clement Greenberg knew the rumba. He’s still holding court off Washington Square Park.

By Bliss Broyard

This 107-Year-Old Viral-Star Grandma Has Some Advice for You

In her second century, Louise “Nonnie” Bonito is still making meatballs and refusing to dwell on the negative.

By Lisa Addario

‘We Lost Sister Grace on Monday’

The sisters of Mount Saint Vincent Convent are praying we learn from this.

By Amelia Schonbek

What I’ve Learned So Far

Lessons from artists and thinkers.

By Jackson McHenry, Helen Shaw, and Amelia Schonbek

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

May 25, 2020

Long Lives

features

Our Fragile Gerontocracy

A Holocaust Survivor Takes a Cruise

‘How Old Is Biden? Well, He’ll Have a Lot of Good Advisers.’

‘Those Were Memorable Times. But I Don’t Want to Live There.’

‘This Pageant Is Anti-Aging’

One of the Last Greenwich Village Bohemians Turns 100 in Quarantine

This 107-Year-Old Viral-Star Grandma Has Some Advice for You

‘We Lost Sister Grace on Monday’

What I’ve Learned So Far

Intelligencer

Tomorrow

Encounter

Life in Pictures

‘I’m 39, Divorced, and I’ve Lost All My Income’

Departments

‘New York’ Crossword

Comments: Week of May 25, 2020

The Approval Matrix: Week of May 25, 2020

On the Cover of New York Magazine: Listening to the Very Old

Strategist

Best Bets

Look Book

Small-Business Stories

Jody Williams and Rita Sodi Gear Up for Takeout

Lost Weekends

The Culture Pages

The Slow-Burn Star

Cine Phobia

Botticelli’s Quarantine

So You Think You Can (Watch Some) Dance?

The Album Review

The TV Review

The Movie Review

To Do: May 27–June 10

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

May 25, 2020

Long Lives

features

Our Fragile Gerontocracy

A Holocaust Survivor Takes a Cruise

‘How Old Is Biden? Well, He’ll Have a Lot of Good Advisers.’

‘Those Were Memorable Times. But I Don’t Want to Live There.’

‘This Pageant Is Anti-Aging’

One of the Last Greenwich Village Bohemians Turns 100 in Quarantine

This 107-Year-Old Viral-Star Grandma Has Some Advice for You

‘We Lost Sister Grace on Monday’

What I’ve Learned So Far

Intelligencer

Tomorrow

Encounter

Life in Pictures

‘I’m 39, Divorced, and I’ve Lost All My Income’

Departments

‘New York’ Crossword

Comments: Week of May 25, 2020

The Approval Matrix: Week of May 25, 2020

On the Cover of New York Magazine: Listening to the Very Old

Strategist

Best Bets

Look Book

Small-Business Stories

Jody Williams and Rita Sodi Gear Up for Takeout

Lost Weekends

The Culture Pages

The Slow-Burn Star

Cine Phobia

Botticelli’s Quarantine

So You Think You Can (Watch Some) Dance?

The Album Review

The TV Review

The Movie Review

To Do: May 27–June 10

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