If 50 is the new 30, then 30 is the new 10, and I'm going out to play. But, alas, 50 is 50 — anything else is a marketing dream — and Britons say 59 is elderly. Age may just be number, but old age depends on what country you're in (like a 10 p.m. sunset in Canada). The French say it's 63, Greeks say 68, and Turks are young at heart until 72. These numbers, though, really tell us more about Read more

For Sexual Health Week, the UK's Family Planning Association is targeting middle-age Brits after statistics revealed they're contracting STDs twice as often as they were a decade ago. I have to give the campaign credit. Depicting people our parents' age on sex benders is a dangerous pursuit, but these ads focus on their fashion prime rather than their sexual second wind. And we've seen a lot of Read more

Women have menopause to blame for being hot, distracted, and overly emotional in middle age, but how much of it is estrogen's exit and how much is just the brain aging? It's menopause for the most part — the rest, the worst of it, comes in old age — but now men may have their own change of life to scapegoat. Researchers found low testosterone levels in middle-age men complaining of sexual Read more

Whatever age has been your favorite so far, the best may be yet to come. Fifty-four is the age to watch for if you're looking for happiness. While previous research said happy days began at 40, the most recent study says people in their 40s are actually the most stressed. Granted, the study was one of those off-brand ones financed by a for-profit organization — a bank in this case — but it Read more

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Agustín Fuentes points out that when it comes to men and women, what "everyone knows" isn’t what science shows. Everyone knows that men and women are really different. We think differently and act differently because we are wired differently. I mean look at our brains and genitals: they are just Read more

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Risa Isard On June 23, 1972, Title IX was signed into law, leveling the playing field for female athletes. To mark the 40th anniversary, espnW explore the impact of this landmark legislation. You might not know me, but chances are you know someone like me. I'm that girl who grew up playing hoops in the driveway with Read more

Tom Cruise chatted with Playboy about his new movie Rock of Ages, but the conversation between the actor and interviewer Michael Fleming got quite personal. No stranger to promoting movies, Tom is happy to discuss his career and ambitions, but rarely talks about his childhood. However, in Playboy, Tom gave a great deal of insight about growing up with his mom and sisters, but not his dad. Tom Read more

A young Japanese student who sells herself to pay for school gets hired by an elderly academic. A middle-aged Austrian woman travels to the beaches of Kenya looking for young African men to fall in love with, or at least sleep with. Two new films to be shown at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival will feature these very different scenarios starring the world's oldest profession. If you enjoy Read more