Zoomer magazine is as much a movement as a magazine, Zoomer amplifies a positive vision of aging while addressing its issues through its innovative blend of relevant policy and lifestyle content with a service-with-style positioning. Its key pillars are health, travel, finance and policy, with food and drink, arts, entertainment and pop culture as well as beauty, grooming and fashion in the mix.
Ages & Icons Podcast
High Notes
THIS WAY UP • RECENT PEAKS AND VALLEYS IN THE JOURNEY
ZOOM IN Etc
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
BOY WONDER • A new exhibit illuminates the teen who invented electronic TV
BEAM ME UP, SANTA
MAN ON A MISSION • Funding HIV-AIDS research is still as crucial as ever. Alex Filiatrault takes up the cause
LUCKY NUMBER 7 • How to get decent returns in a world of stock market volatility
History, Faith & Resilience • Reflections on Pittsburgh
The new FACES of CARP
Tina! • What’s love got to do with it? After surviving trauma and health setbacks, it’s everything in the life of rock ’n’ roll legend Tina Turner
THE BIG THREE • Crucial new info for the well-being of your body1, mind2 & spirit3 1) Your Gut: Research tells us that bacteria there prevents and battles disease 2) Your Brain: Is it still plastic? Can your personality still change? 3) Your Happiness: Why retirement may not be the answer
The Question of Cannabis • HOUSE CALL
COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE • Elizabeth Wettlaufer murdered eight seniors in Ontario nursing homes over a period of nine years. Following the public inquiry, Alex Roslin explores how budget cuts, poor staffing and ageism in the long-term care system created an environment for the serial killer to run amok
Diagnosis of a Tragedy
A STITCH IN TIME • There have been Diana’s Emanuel, Kate’s McQueen and Meghan’s Givenchy, but the original iconic royal wedding dress was Princess Elizabeth’s Norman Hartnell design. In an excerpt from international bestselling historical fiction author Jennifer Robson’s new novel, The Gown, we learn how the creation came to be
COMFORT & JOY • Whether for your loved ones or yourself, choose one or more of these Zoomer-friendly presents from the most useful gift guide ever – here and on the next four pages
SHUCK & AWE • ’Tis the season to overindulge. But helpfully, some party favourites pack a stealth health punch. Indulge in oysters and other secretly savvy choices for holiday fare
Five more guilt-free foods to indulge in this holiday season – or anytime
SHUCKING GREAT BOOKS THAT MAKE GREAT HOSTESS GIFTS, TOO
19 REASONS TO TRAVEL IN 2019 • At Zoomer, we believe in the deeper meaning of travel. So why is just as important as where to go next. Here’s our list of places that will fortify your body, feed your mind and fuel your spirit, curated by executive editor and travel industry expert Vivian Vassos, who encourages you to just go
BRAIN GAMES #61 White Water
SUDOKU
Wisdom of the Ages
Prophet of Zoom