In February 2006, I arrived for duty at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I was still a newish reporter, having embarked on journalism as a second career, and I was excited for two reasons: I would be ...

Ear plugs are recommended. The din of a newspaper’s pressroom is intense. You not only hear it, you feel it. A running printing press causes the floor to vibrate. Standing about three stories high and ...

Experts say the more we challenge our brains as we age, the more resilient it becomes—and “learning a new instrument is a full-brain workout.” After the age of 40, the average brain decreases 5 ...