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Arthur and Carol Kornhaber: Gurus of Grandparenting

Interview by Pat Burns, written by Paula Munier

Arthur & Carol Kornhaber

There are grandparents — and then there are Arthur and Carol Kornhaber, the husband-and-wife team who virtually pioneered the crusade for grandparents’ rights. From establishing the groundbreaking Foundation for Grandparenting to lobbying for grandparent visitation legislation, this dynamic couple has spent some [...]

Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington Lead Boomers-Still-Got-It Hot List

Who says baby boomers, many of whom are already grandparents, have lost that certain something?

When it comes to the big screen, TV, best-selling books, music, business, politics and nearly every other area of public life, boomers still have what it takes and the world is paying attention.

So, for your consideration [...]

Dynamic Duo of Love and Light

Interview by Pat Burns, written by Colleen Sell

When Diane Ladd says she’s “a very busy person,” she ain’t just whistlin’ “Dixie.”

The Mississippi-born-and-bred, award-winning actress — who currently costars with her daughter, award-winning actress Laura Dern, in the HBO television series Enlightened — is also a film director and producer, writer, motivational speaker, ordained [...]

Catching Up with Kay Glynn

Champion role model for all ages

“America’s Fittest Grandmom” Kay Glynn is still wowing us as an athlete and proud grandmother. Kay was our GRAND cover story in the January/February 2010 issue, and we caught up with her to see what’s new. Not much, really: just setting a new World Masters Record in the pole [...]

Michael Bernard and Rickie Byars Beckwith, Inspirational Singer-Songwriter and The Secret to Divine Grandparenting

Based on Pat Burns’ interview with Michael Bernard Beckwith, Ph.D., and Rickie Byars Beckwith, Ph.D.

Twenty-five years ago, Michael Bernard Beck with founded the Agape International Spiritual Center in Los Angeles, a trans-denominational spiritual community that now has 9,000 members and over 1 million friends worldwide. Michael chose the name Agape – a Greek word [...]

Joe Frazier – Still Smokin’ After All These Years

The taxi ride from the stylish hotel where Joe Frazier lives to the stripped-down, shuttered gym where his name is carved into its stone façade is a tale of two cities. The Joe Frazier Gym, large for-sale signs peering out of every window, once the meeting place of the neighborhood’s young men who hoped to [...]

Singer-songwriter Chip Taylor and Golden Grandparents’ Rule #1

Hit-maker Chip Taylor sings the praises of being there.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Chip Taylor — whose hits include “Wild Thing,” “Angel of the Morning” and dozens of songs recorded by such musical legends as Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, and many others — grew up in Yonkers, New York. Chip’s parents, Barbara and [...]