Zoomer Magazine

IT’S TIME TO BE INSPIRED. From the trailblazing life of the iconic Cicely Tyson, to new ideas in investment and entrepreneurship, to looking better and staying healthier…the new issue of Zoomer brings you fresh inspiration on every page!

Zoomer Magazine • VOLUME 37, NUMBER 2 everythingzoomer.com

Brighter Days Ahead

The Hurricane at 100

THIS WAY UP • THE PEAKS AND VALLEYS IN THE JOURNEY

The Friend Zone

Prequels, Sequels & Pandemic Releases

Nevertheless, They Resisted • The transformative power of stories can combat the forces of historical amnesia and call readers to action. This season, and especially during Black History Month, three remarkable new titles lead the conversation

The Year From Hell • In an excerpt from her new memoir, a 59-year-old divorcée recounts the moment she should have ditched her new beau and run for the hills

MASKED MARVEL • A staple of COVID-19 fashion adds eye-opening sex appeal to older bald men, Jay Teitel writes

Kitchen Confidential

The ER Diaries • Dr. Zachary Levine gives us the 911

JUSTICE & ACCOUNTABILITY • As the pandemic’s second wave devastates Ontario nursing homes, C.A.R.P. calls on Premier Doug Ford to fire his long-term care minister

Amazing Grace • Cicely Tyson used Hollywood as a platform to change the perception of Black people – particularly women – by taking roles reflecting their dignity and strength. The 96-year-old entertainment legend and first-time memoirist recounts how acting became her activism

The FATHER’S DAUGHTER • From two turns as a queen to an Oscar-buzzworthy performance as a woman coping with a patriarch’s dementia, Olivia Colman talks to Brian D. Johnson about her lack of social media, her late-breaking stardom and acting opposite Anthony Hopkins

Remembering Dementia • How previous films tackled the heartbreaking fallout of memory loss

WEIGHTY MATTERS

BETTER DAYS AHEAD • As the post-pandemic economy begins to unfold, investors must update strategies to take advantage of the new reality

THE GREAT (NEW) MIGRATION • Work from home, early or forced retirement, budgets compressed, big-city life all but grinding to a halt – the pandemic fallout is prompting many Canadians to make life decisions at an accelerated speed. As Jason Kirby reports, a major population shift has been put into play

RISKY BUSINESS • Mature entrepreneurs beset by the COVID-19 pandemic lean in and let expertise and resourcefulness guide them, Trish Crawford writes

A SHOT OF HOPE • With the great COVID-19 inoculation campaign underway, Carolyn Abraham examines how vaccine hesitancy threatens to derail it, why some racialized groups fear the jab and why giving it to younger people first may be a good idea

NO SWEAT(S) • Stuck in a pandemic fashion rut? Reboot your personal style and get dressed again, writes Leanne Delap. Turns out it’s good for your well-being, too. Get inspired by these street-style looks photographed by Ted Belton during a Paris Fashion Week past

DESTINATION NEXT • We asked, you answered. A comprehensive survey of Zoomer Nation reveals that, despite the pandemic, wanderlust has not lost its lustre and that the world will be your oyster again

Moses’ Last Word/First Word