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John Walsh In the August/September issue of AARP The Magazine , victim-turned-crimefighter John Walsh reflects on capturing the bad guys and keeping America safe. On Losing a Child It's in our DNA not to bury our children — no matter their age. The scar cracks open at birthdays or Christmas or when you look at pictures. You try to fight back, to work, but you feel like you've been hit by a train — and then you function. On Online Dangers Talk to your kids about the Internet. We've got an unsolved murder of an 11-year-old boy who got on Facebook and let a creep in his house who raped and murdered him. When Rupert Murdoch owned Myspace, he bought software and got 90,000 convicted sex offenders off the site, but they're still on other sites. On His Marriage to Wife, Revé After Adam's murder, when I was suicidal, Revé answered all these letters from people. "My child's a runaway." "I was molested ...

**** THE AARP INTERVIEW **** Gloria Estefan In AARP Grammy Award-winning Cuban-American powerhouse Gloria Estefan covers the August/September issue of AARP The Magazine . Posing with her husband Emilio, the Latin sensation speaks candidly about her personal and professional reinventions and their enduring 30-year romance.  ** Quotes from Gloria Estefan ** On how music helped her to cope with her father’s multiple sclerosis diagnosis “I wanted to be strong for my mom, but it was very tough for me. If there’s ever been a dark moment in my life… well, I wanted to check out. Music was a big escape.” On embracing life at 50+ “This is the time in my life when I’m doing everything I want to do, when I want to do it. It’s ‘me time.’” On the secret to their marriage “He’s kept me laughing and I think that’s a big part of our relationship too and why it’s been so good so long. Because if you can laugh wit...

**** THE AARP INTERVIEW **** Michael Caine With His Wife One of Hollywood’s most famous icons, Michael Caine, has been appearing on the big screen for over five decades. In an exclusive interview in the June/July issue of AARP The Magazine , the English actor speaks candidly about his new movie, Now You See Me, tweeting and what he has in common with Mick Jagger. Below are some quotes from the article, including a link to the full story. Let me know if you are interested in running any of these quotes and feel free to share the link with your readers! On What Inspired Him To Become an Actor I was a shy, lonely boy and spent my life in the library and cinema. The first actor I saw on-screen was the Lone Ranger. I was 4, and went, "I want to be the Lone Ranger." That's where my story started. On Keeping a Sense of Humor My wife, my daughters, even my grandchildren are funny. You've got to keep a sense of humor be...

**** STAR INTERVIEW **** Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox is on the April/May cover of AARP The Magazine! The beloved entertainer speaks candidly about his battle with Parkinson’s disease , his new NBC comedy sitcom premiering this fall and his supportive family Interview Quotes On writing Parkinson’s into his character roles “It’s too difficult to hide it. I could manage it for a scene or so, but it would fall apart over time. As long as I play a guy with Parkinson’s, I can do anything.” On early fame and appreciating success  “By 21, I was earning six figures a week, and by 23, I had a Ferrari. It was nuts. I never stopped to figure that out.” “You’re not just a lottery winner. You have to respect the work you do and the work others do and how you got there.”

**** THE AARP BETTE MIDLER INTERVIEW **** Bette Midler Legendary stage and film actress and star of the upcoming “Parental Guidance,” Bette Midler, shares her biggest life lessons in the newest October/November issue of AARP The Magazine , giving readers a look into what the inspirational Divine Miss M believes above all else! “Life Is Not Your Personal Express Lane” “You've got to figure, "Well, there are 7 billion other people in the world. It doesn't all have to be about me!" It took me about 66 years to come to this conclusion.” “Songs Tell Untold Truths” “Twenty-seven people sang "Wind Beneath My Wings" before I got around to it. A lot of people saw the movie that I sang it in, Beaches, and what they came away with was that song. They turned to their loved ones and said, "You know, you are the wind beneath my wings!" The song expressed how they felt in a way a simple "I love you"...

**** THE TIM ALLEN INTERVIEW **** Tim Allen In AARP As a comedian best known for playing the everyman, Tim Allen is surprisingly introspective. In an exclusive interview with AARP The Magazine, the Golden Globe® winner discusses his fresh outlook on marriage and family, as well as his career successes. Allen also touches on his sobriety, losing his father at a young age, and other personal struggles from which his accessible brand of comedy was born. Allen is currently headlining a stand-up act at The Venetian in Las Vegas through the beginning of November. On 14 years of sobriety:  “Seeing the worst parts of my behavior helped me to understand the better parts. So while I’m still more anxious than I want to be most of the time, I’m far less anxious than I used to be.” “I was doing comedy clubs, concerts, movies and TV, and didn’t ever realize how fatigued I was or how much I was missing in my life.” On his thoughtful new presence...

**** For the August/September cover story of AARP The Magazine , acting legends and stars of the new film, “Hope Springs,” Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones discuss the often taboo subject of mid-life sexuality and what it means to be ‘old’ in Hollywood. In an exclusive interview with the magazine, the Academy Award® winners speak openly about their new movie, “Hope Springs”, opening nationwide Friday, finding passion at any age, finally learning to live for the moment and why “nobody can tell [them] anything!” **** Tommy Lee Jones On what drew them to Hope Springs:  Streep: “I like things that seem like they have a problem…Built into it was something really funny but lodged in something very real.” “This script was on one of those lists in Hollywood—the 40 best unproduced movies of the decade, or something. And you read it and understood a) why it was good and b) why nobody wanted to do it.” Jones: “At long last, I had a chance to wo...

**** In the August/ September issue of AARP The Magazine, they interview the stars of ‘Hope Springs’, Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones. **** Meryl Streep Tommy Lee Jones With more than forty years of experience and four Oscars® between them, Hollywood legends Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones are coming together for the first time in the highly anticipated Hope Springs, a film about the often taboo subject of mid-life sexuality and a couple embarking on an entertaining yet poignant adventure to regain their sexual passion. In an exclusive interview for the August/September issue of AARP The Magazine, the indomitable icons speak about their upcoming project, their newly discovered passions, finally learning to live for the moment, and why “nobody can tell [them] anything.” On being “bored” in a relationship:  Streep: “If you’re bored with somebody, it’s because you’re bored with yourself. If you have a problem with somebody, often it’s som...

  Antonio Banderas And Melanie Griffith Despite persistent rumors of infidelity and separation, a source recently told People magazine "They seem absolutely fine. Honestly, they seem happy." Both Banderas and Griffith spoke candidly about their marriage for AARP The Magazine’s November issue. (Griffith’s quotes are below Banderas’) On the secret to a successful marriage: “The secret is that we had failures before. And love at the beginning is a rush. It’s big, full of energy, beautiful. But it doesn’t last like that. Melanie and I talked about that a lot.” “That thing at the beginning disappeared, but it became something better. We discovered the value and warmth of family and what is home—that we can be stronger together.” “Even in crisis, we have been patient enough to detect that at the end of the tunnel was a light. We have had as many problems as anybody. We’ve never hidden it. We’ve been open about addictions, in th...

Barack Obama Michelle Obama A year after he first spoke with AARP The Magazine, President Obama sits down with editor-in-chief Nancy Perry Graham for an exclusive Oval Office interview. In addition to reflecting on his 50th birthday wishes for lower unemployment and gas prices, the President also shares his thoughts on parenting, Social Security and reinvention. When asked tough questions about using tax funds to close the deficit, President Obama said, “I think it’s important to remember that even for folks who don’t feel rich, if you’re making over $250,000 a year, there’s 98 percent of the country who are making less than you.” AARP The Magazine is conducting in-depth interviews with both President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. Be sure to check out the August/September issue of the magazine (out late July) for Governor Romney’s take on the same issues. The following are excerpts from the June/July issue of AARP The Magazine, available in homes an...

**** For the first time ever, Sharon Stone speaks candidly about a decade of personal struggle, from the brain hemorrhage that nearly killed her to coping with miscarriages and her painful divorce and custody battle with Phil Bronstein. From this, Stone has emerged a devoted mother and philanthropist. She tells AARP The Magazine, “I’ve made humanitarian causes and my children much more my priority than the Hollywood scene, being liked and getting movie parts.” The screen siren is stunning on the cover of the February/ March issue of AARP The Magazine. Stone will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at AARP The Magazine’s 11th Annual Movies For Grownups ® Awards Gala on February 6th. **** Sharon Stone On Her Brain Hemorrhage “I came out of the hospital with short- and long-term memory loss. My lower left leg was numb. I couldn’t hear out of my right ear. The side of my face was falling down. I thought, ‘I’ll never be pretty again. Who’s going to want to be around me?’” On her Mi...

**** AARP THE MAGAZINE TO RECOGNIZE LEGENDARY SCREEN SIREN SHARON STONE WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE 11TH ANNUAL MOVIES FOR GROWNUPS® AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES, FEB. 6TH **** Sharon Stone The Descendants is the year’s Best Movie for Grownups, according to AARP The Magazine’s 11th annual Movies for Grownups® Awards. This year, Oscar nominee Sharon Stone will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding contributions to film. The 11th annual awards, will be presented by Sycamore Entertainment Group, an independent film marketing and distribution company led by an Oscar-nominated team with over 50 years of experience, on February 6, 2012, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. The complete list of winners can be found online at www.aarp.org and in the February/March issue of AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world’s largest-circulation magazine with more than 35.7 million readers, in homes starting January 24, 2012. In addition to honoring ou...