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31–54 Who, What, When, Where and WoW! Lili

Taylor gets wise, and Katie Roiphe dissects marriage. Plus, Neil Young’s wife rocks out, a roundup of yoga retreats and how to keep up on your slang

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57 this is What 57 looks like

58 good as gold Give your wrists the Midas touch with chunky cuffs

and bangles

60smart shopper Nautical but nice in bold stripes and wide-leg

whites at every price

62 3 readers, 1 trend Our panel asks, “Is green the new black?”

64What to Wear for the rest of your life KIM JoHNSoN GroSS

dumps her old spandex for chic activewear

68 the neW hair color rules Pro colorists with tips on getting

the best hue of your life

76real-life beauty solutions LoIS JoY JoHNSoN on five new

confidence-boosting beauty products

78Why she looks so great Olympic swimmer Dara Torres

shares her style essentials

80 arm candy Show off your toned triceps with these skin treatments

156What’s age appropriate? We asked 1,500 readers to tell

us how far they’d go for fashion—and then devised a trend-o-meter test of the season’s hottest styles BY LoIS JoY JoHNSoN

July/August

12 editor’s letter 18 more connected: letters from readers251 shopping guide

156 Style Sense Areyouclassic,modernoroh-so-trendy?

More® (ISSN 1094-7868); July/August 2007, vol. 10, no. 6, published 10 times a year in Feb., March, April, May, June, July/Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec./Jan. by Meredith Corporation, 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309. Subscription prices, u.S. and possessions, 1 year $20; Canada, 1 year $30; all other countries, $30. Periodicals postage paid at Des Moines, IA, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMAS-TeR: send address changes to More, P.O. Box 37341, Boone, IA 50037-0341. Canada post publications mail sales product agreement no. 40069223. Canadian bn 12348 2887 RT. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Meredith Corp., 2744 edna St., Windsor ON. N8Y 1V2. © Meredith Corporation 2007. All rights reserved. Printed in the u.S.A.

Photo: Lorenzo Agius. Hair: enzo Angileri for FHI Heat Tools/cloutieragency .com. Makeup: Karen Kawahara for Guerlain using Guerlain makeup/cloutieragency.com. Stylists: Wendi and Nicole for the Wall Group. Dress: Tadashi. Shoes: Miu Miu. earrings and necklace: Ippolita. Ring: Tito Pedrini.

44beach books With a brain

54our favorite yoga retreats

68the neW hair color rules

85city of dreams

96 start a business

150holly hunter 156summer style 164uncautionary tales 176political Wives on truth serum

210hormonal Weight gain

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168 she’s got game Findingyourinnerathleteafter40

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201 is your smile aging you? Wear and tear on

your teeth can age you the same way wrinkles do. We map out the dental procedures that will rejuvenate your face BY cHrISTINe FeLLINGHAM

210beating hormonal Weight gain Changes

in estrogen can fuel appetite and overeating. Here’s how to fight back BY LoUANN BrIZeNDINe, MD

220are We fooling ourselves? Stop

kidding yourself. Thirteen half-truths women over 40 can’t afford to believe BY cATHY GArrArD

230health neWs Fortifying foods, satisfying sex,

massage for arthritis, and travel-related blood clots

234middle management Tone and tighten your

core with these eight moves BY KAreN ScHWArTZ

PeOPLe + PLACes

150holly hunter lets loose At 49, with twin toddlers and a steamy new TV series, Hunter talks about why playing it safe

has never been an option BY AMY WILeNTZ

164 uncautionary tales Six wild leaps of faith, no lasting injuries and a lot of inspiration for those of us teetering on the

brink of change BY JULIANN GAreY

168 action figures Who says it’s too late to master a sport? BY SHeLLeY LeAvITT

176the secret life of his lovely Wife When her husband decided to run for the Senate, Cleveland Plain

Dealer newspaper columnist coNNIe ScHULTZ had to learn how to do something women don’t do anymore: shut up and smile. Plus, meet the hardworking spouses in this year’s presidential race BY KerrI MILLer

182 the glories of chile Chef Pilar Rodriguez celebrates local wines in a sumptuous summer feast BY cAroLINe SorGeN KAYe

244 reasons to believe When tragedy struck her family, novelist ANN HooD found herself at odds with God—and her

churchgoing husband

256 firsts after 4o Carletta Pfirrman’s big gamble AS ToLD To JANeT UNGLeSS

WOrK + MOney

85 made in mexico San Miguel de Allende has lured artists for

years; now it’s reinvention central for midlife women BY LAUrA FrASer

96 in good company Think you need to be a young man with

loads of cash to start a business? MArGAreT HeFFerNAN busts five myths of entrepreneurship and explains why women—especially those over 40—have the edge

106 vintage humor You’ll recognize Anne Taintor’s

devilish wit—probably from the door of your refrigerator. How it got there BY JANe DUNNING

124 quinlan + ansWers MArY LoU QUINLAN recommends

putting the brakes on self-improvement

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112 hoop dreams Two fans who bought a pro basketball

team reveal their “why not?” moment BY LoUISe FArr

132Why a baby at 53? With a fourth child in

four decades and as a foreign correspondent in war zones, KAreN DAY revels in the madness

138 paper trail DeNISe KIrSHeNBAUM was out of

work and her mother-in-law was moving to a retirement village. Rocked by change, the two women took comfort in a stack of canceled checks—a record of a life well lived

146 looking good for your age When is a

compliment really an insult? PATTI DAvIS on pseudo praise

chile’s finestAwine-inspiredmenu

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self-improvement Piecingtogethersuccesswiththeskillswehave

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