Six great reads: dating in later life; a lost Amazon van, gong bath' freezers, and Toni Morrison
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Six great reads: dating in later life; a lost Amazon van, gong bath' freezers, and Toni Morrison
"It's a very barren landscape for me, says Pauline Tomlin, 61. A lot of men my age are not great at keeping themselves fit and healthy. I don't know what happens they seem to be all right in their 40s and 50s, and then they get to their 60s and you're like: what the hell? Donna Ferguson spoke to single women in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s who opened up about dating in later life,"
"Oscar Niemeyer changed the face of modern architecture but who knew his final design was a diner in a space-age bubble on an industrial estate in Leipzig? Marion Lougheed visited the last wonder of the great Brazilian architect, who dreamt it up at the age of 103. And it's a fine place for a sunset kombucha and gin. Read more"
"An Amazon delivery van stranded in the Thames estuary at Foulness, Essex. Photograph: Jacqueline Lawrie/LNP In the darkness of Valentine's Day, a delivery driver was led by his GPS to the Essex mudflats at the mouth of the Thames estuary, where it meets the North Sea. Tim Burrows took up the tale of how the photo of the van became something of a sensation: People thought they were looking at an AI image Read more"
Single women in their 60s to 90s describe dating challenges, noting that many men decline in fitness and health in their 60s, online dating perils, and starting relationships after bereavement. Oscar Niemeyer's final design appears as a space-age diner in a spherical bubble on an industrial estate in Leipzig, conceived at age 103 and offering an atmospheric spot for sunset kombucha and gin. An Amazon delivery van was guided by GPS onto the Essex mudflats at Foulness, creating a viral photo that some viewers mistook for AI. In Sheffield, three supermarket freezers produce a distinctive hum likened to an electrical gong bath.
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