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Look behind the Arts section for our monthly report on issues affecting Americans in the prime of their lives

Festival Frenzy Every summer, tourists flock to Edinburgh, Scotland, for a month-long string of arts festivals

Perpetuating Pilates Romana Kryzanowska learned the body-conditioning method from its inventor and has taught it ever since

Fending Off Family How to deal with the financial woes of relatives you don't particularly like. Also: wines of Washington State

Needlework Learning to sew at age 5 helped Michael DeBakey develop the dexterity he needed as a surgeon