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The November 22 edition

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I don’t want to be a Karen, but sometimes you just need to stand up for yourself.

I hissed at a man on the train. Don’t judge me, there are two types of Karens

It’s OK to speak up unless you’re a woman in midlife. Is there a demeaning descriptor for the young dad losing his temper or the rude older man talking down to the receptionist?

  • Claire Heaney
Marian Matta says her inner show-off has been awakened. “I realise I’m quite happy to perform.”

‘It brings out my inner show-off’: Why Marian, 75, can’t get enough of the circus

For these women over 60, performing daredevil moves keeps them young.

  • Shona Hendley

I’m 20, studying, working three jobs and flat-hunting. And you ask why I’m not happy?

Young Australians are much less happy than their parents and grandparents at the same age. I know why.

  • Siena Fagan
“If you’re being an idiot, I’m going to stare at you.”

Gen Z’s new weapon: The blank, zombie-like gaze that says ‘you’re an idiot’

It’s called the Gen Z stare, and it’s a thing.

  • Tim Elliott
Boomers are at risk of being captured by an internet fast becoming ruled by bots and AI slop.

Even more than kids, it’s our Boomer parents who need protecting from AI slop

Older adults are uniquely at risk from bot-designed, addictive online content. Cognitive decline can affect self-control and compulsive behaviour – a perfect recipe for endless scrolling.

  • Wendy Syfret
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Raring to go: left to right Wayne Thompson, John Dobson and David Foskey training for the Melbourne Marathon.

The trio who refused to let cancer or broken bones stop them running 46 Melbourne Marathons

John Dobson remembers his body screaming as he crossed the finish line in his first Melbourne Marathon in 1978. But he’s gone back every year since.

  • Carolyn Webb
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More Boomers are choosing not to retire. Why? They don’t want to

One in four 70-year-old men are still working, up from one in ten 20 years ago. And about 10 per cent of men in their late 70s are still working.

  • Ross Gittins
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The 29 best shows to watch this spring (and two extra for summer)

Next big things, epic finales, returning favourites, new comedies and killer dramas: this is the best TV coming your way.

  • Louise Rugendyke

We have arrested the development of our young

For the under-35s, adulthood feels less like a rite of passage and more like a locked door.

  • Ross Gittins

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