FROM THE EDITORS November 27, 2006 Issue

OLD? FRAIL? DON'T BUY IT

THERE ARE MAJOR HEALTH BENEFITS TO NOT ALLOWING IMAGES OF FEEBLENESS OR DISEASE TO BE IMPORTED INTO THE HUMAN MIND, FROM ANY SOURCE.

HOW ABOUT THAT ANITA VAZZANO! She's in her mid-70's and has seen those greeting cards with demeaning depictions of the elderly, making them the butt of jokes. But according to a recent New York Times series on aging, she finds the images offensive.

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