Zoomer Magazine

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.

Zoomer Magazine • VOLUME 38, NUMBER 6

THANK YOU, MA’AM

LONG DID SHE REIGN

The Kid in the Limelight • Scott Thompson is basking in it with a hot new series, The Kids in the Hall revival and taking on Ah-nold. And he’s just getting started

Hearts (Still) on Fire • With four news albums, a cross-Canada tour and a new clothing collab, Bryan Adams is busier than ever

REZONING THE MIND • Philosopher and entrepreneur, Canadian architect Gregory Henriquez brings “GHETTO,” his futuristic city-building vision, to the AGO

BODY + MIND + SPIRIT • Easy wellness advice for health and happiness

Reads for Your Body, Mind and Spirit • The best fall reads for your body, mind and spirit journey

Public Affairs • On policy, personalities and politics

Go Where You Want to Go • Inspiring reads for the armchair traveller

Absent Friends • Why keeping in touch has never been more important

Hat Trick • From a brief encounter as teens at the rink to meeting again online in their 60s: for Emilia Greco and Dennis Maruk, the third time’s the charm

A FORCE OF NATURE • The creative soul of Marilyn Lightstone illuminates a long and storied artistic career that is all about reinvention

In This Issue

A GOOD RUN • In The Last Chairlift, John Irving writes his biggest, boldest novel yet, slaloming through a breathtaking family saga set in New England ski country

Novel Pursuits • The season’s best fiction is grounded in mystery, history and dystopia, so let your imagination take flight

Succession, 19th-Century Style • Canadian writer Ann-Marie MacDonald’s new opus, Fayne, is a sweeping family saga about inheritance and kinship

Origin Story • The Montrealer’s first rejected novel is published 60 years after he wrote it

Take Their Word for It • From silver screen and music icons to beloved TV actors and legendary space travellers, these celebrity memoirs are the talk of the town

Win at Sea • On the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Atlantic, historian Ted Barris’ new book tells the story of ordinary Canadians who were unhailed heroes

Recipe for Success • Pandemic angst over cooking from scratch and a nudge from her daughter inspired Bonnie Stern to write a new cookbook

BODY WORK • As we age, it’s more likely many of us will face common health disorders. Here’s how to handle them

SHROOMS ON THE BRAIN • Are mushrooms the new magic bullet? Dene Moore investigates the pros and cons of psilocybin therapy

At the HEART OF GIVING – ALL ABOARD! • Volunteering overseas is as much about helping yourself as doing good deeds. Just ask these three older recruits

CLICK & GIVE • Online donations are a billion-dollar boon for charities, boosting their profiles and reducing costs

Dyeing to Fit In • For a middle-aged woman who needs to make a living, dyeing her hair is a business decision

Bond Ambition • For 60 years, the spare-no-expense style of the film franchise has sustained the timeless appeal of the suave British spy

hola Holbox • A tiny island off the north coast of Mexico has transformed from a sleepy outpost into a hub of boutique hotels, boho design and barefoot chic

Moses’ Last Word/First Word