Madonna finds her lucky star when she hits the big 50 tomorrow. Mick Jagger’s is finding lots of satisfaction at 65. And Prince got a hip replacement, so he can still get crazy and live fully after 50.This is an interesting part of the Age Wave. In the 1950s, 60s, 70s, we didn’t have the mass media that brings us every part of a person’s life. It was mass media that made people…

Our culture hasn’t always placed the highest value on the aging process; wrinkles and grey hair seem to be things to cover up rather than take pride in.

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