Rites

‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ first in box office on opening day

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‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ first in box office on opening day

The last took first. “The Conjuring: Last Rites” was in the No. 1 spot in the box office Friday, raking in $34.5 million on its opening day, according to The Numbers.  The supernatural horror is the ninth in the “Conjuring” series, loosely based on a true story of a family who moved into a Rhode … Read more

Older Generations Are Reclaiming Rites of Passage

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Older Generations Are Reclaiming Rites of Passage

Nancy Raine, a gerontologist and marriage and family therapist in Mill Valley, Calif., has helped nearly 40 older adults prepare and process late-life rituals involving hours of retrospect and introspection, art, and music. . “They’re looking at the legacy, reviewing lives, taking stock,” she said. “It is that discovery, a contemplative exercise.” His oldest client … Read more