Japan has the world's oldest population HONG KONG — “By the year 2030, there will be 2 billion people on this planet over the age of 60,” said Kim Walker, founder and C.E.O. of Singapore-based Silver Group, speaking at a TEDx event in Hong Kong last week. The company is a consultancy that helps brands evaluate and improve their products for older customers, defined as those who are over 50, and Walker, age 57, made a compelling appeal to businesses to take a close look how “age friendly” they are. Record portions of the global population will soon be confronting the physiological effects of aging, like worsening eyesight and hearing, arthritis, changing cognitive skills, and loss of taste buds, flexibility and strength. “These things are ... Continue reading →
On Dec. 12, 2001, in the early days of the war in Afghanistan, U.S. Special Forces led an attack on Tora Bora, a mountainous warren of caves and bunkers on the country’s eastern border. Their target? Osama bin Laden. Tracking down the world’s most wanted man is hard enough in unfamiliar territory, let alone when his supporters have enough ammunition to put up a furious fight. But a battlefield like this — cramped, mountainous, and frigid at night — had distinct challenges. Even in daylight, the complex of limestone caves posed special challenges, throwing shadows and darkness where only steps before there had been sunlight and blue sky. For most of us, moving from shade to sunlight poses little more inconvenience than putting on a ... Continue reading →
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BREAKING NEWS & VIEWS 'M' Magazine to Get a Fairchild RevivalThursday, May 24, 2012Steve Cohn M, the upscale men's fashion magazine published by Fairchild Publications from 1983-1992, is returning. The new version from Fairchild Fashion Media (FFM) will debut in September as a quarterly with a starting circulation of 75,000. The median household income is a hefty $200,000-plus. In charge is FFM editorial director (since July 2010) Peter Kaplan, who told the New York Post (May 23) that the revival "will be for guys in their 30s and 40s who are Web-savvy but want to hold onto to print." Kaplan wrote for the original M (full name was M: The Civilized Man), which at the end was edited by the late Clay Felker. (There will ... Continue reading →
