Authenticity
Masal, Where Are You?
In Emel Şimşir’s novel Kılıf, one question comes up again and again: “Masal, where are you?” As we read on, the question turns back to us: Where am I?
October 1, 2026
Topic Guide
Authenticity
On living your own life, as yourself.
The Second 50
Staying Inside Your Life: What Longevity Means to Me
When we say longevity we almost always mean one thing: how do we live longer? But while we live longer, do we also get to stay inside the life we are living? My own definition of longevity, and the question Authentic Longevity began with.
July 10, 2026
The Second 50
Are We Chasing the Wrong Thing in the Pursuit of Longevity?
Is it how many years we live, or how we live them? What people really want isn’t a longer life but to age well. A piece that redefines longevity from the ground up.
July 8, 2026
The Second 50
A Long Life, or a Healthy and Meaningful One?
Is longevity really just the question “how long?” A short piece on laying the foundations of a healthy life in your thirties, and aging as yourself, with your wisdom, instead of racing to look young.
July 1, 2026