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Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

With Cheap Tickets and Lax Etiquette, a Theater Builds an Older Fan Base

9 December 2025 at 13:01
The Hollywood Classic cinema in Seoul is popular in a country where 70-year-olds now outnumber people in their 20s.

The ticket booth at the Hollywood Classic cinema in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, in November.
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Social Security at 70? Why the Gold Standard Advice Works for Only a Few

7 December 2025 at 18:01
The standard advice is to hold off, but most retirees claim the benefit as soon as they can, at age 62. Here’s what to know when you’re planning the unplannable.

© Richard Beaven for The New York Times

Blair Barondes and his wife, Janet Bowdan, calculated that waiting until 70 to take Social Security wouldn’t net them more over their retirement.
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