Contents

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEBRUARY / MARCH 2026

Image of Brendan Fraser in a denim button down, jeans and a cowboy hat sitting in a truck

FEATURES

Inflation, Health Care Costs, Job Insecurity—How to Tame Your Money Stress

How Brendan Fraser Accomplished a Rare Feat—a Hollywood Comeback Over 50

Meet the Super Cruisers! Their Experience Can Help You Make the Most of Your Trip

Outrageous Fraud Tales From the Archives of ‘The Perfect Scam’ Podcast

What’s Keeping You From Exercising? Learn the Secrets to Gaining Motivation

Book Excerpt: A Cancer Patient and the Seductive Sells of Magical ‘Cures’

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Editor’s Letter: AARP Wants to Help You Get Your Financial House in Order

Readers Respond: Letters to the Editor

UPFRONT

7 Surprising Things About Wendie Malick

4 Places to See Beautiful Cherry Blossoms (Beyond Washington, D.C.)

It Isn’t Cutting in Line—When Highway Lanes Converge, Use the Zipper Merge

How to Ask for Hotel Freebies—and Get Them

5 Clever Ways to Cook Carrots

Why Your Diamond Ring Isn’t Worth as Much as You Think

Use a GPS Tracker to Find Your Stray Cat

To Avoid Falls, Ditch the Floppy Slippers

Video Doorbells Have Uses Beyond Seeing Who’s on the Front Porch

Ask the Tech Guru: How Can I Securely Donate an Old Computer?

Stop Waiting on Hold! Let Your Phone Do This Boring Task

R.E.M. Never Really Retired

Songs That Hit Differently as We Get Older

50 Years Ago, the Eagles Soared to New Heights

11 New Buzzy Books for Your Shelf

What to Watch: Movies and TV Shows Our Critic Recommends

Actor Marla Gibbs, 94, on Her Troubled Childhood and the Joy of Forgiving

HEALTHY YOU

Hack Your Hips: Safe Moves to Reduce Soreness

Heart-Healthy Food Swaps: You Don’t Have to Give Up Your Favorite Dishes

THIS IS 50

Sitcom Characters in Their 50s: Where Would They Be Today?

I Love You, But Let’s Not Get Married: Cohabitation at an Older Age

5 Strategies That Can Rev Up Your Career Over 50

When MTV Went Alternative: ‘120 Minutes’ Predicted a Rock Revolution

REAL PEOPLE

He Turned a Youthful Mistake into a 50-Year Passion

Meet the ‘Old Gays’—a Social Media Phenomenon

These Hollywood Creatives Run a Shop Showcasing Art and Design

‘What About a Dance Party for Middle-Aged Women?’

She Rescues Monkeys; They Help With Her PTSD

YOUR AARP

Tax Time Blues? AARP Foundation Can Help

Deals and Discounts Just for AARP Members

AARP Takes on Unfair Workplaces

Brain Games: Try These 3 Puzzles

Happy Big 5-Oh to Reese Witherspoon. Plus, More Celebrity Birthdays

AARP The Magazine Masthead

Credits (above and on the cover): Brendan Fraser photographed by Peter Yang in Los Angeles on November 11, 2025. Produced by Michael Klein/Circadian Pictures; wardrobe direction: Sam Spector; on-set stylist: Brooke Llewellyn; groomer: Sonia Lee for Exclusive Artists. Inset: Ryan Inzana

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