Robert DiGiacomo

Robert DiGiacomo is a veteran Philadelphia, Pa.-based journalist who covers food and travel, arts and entertainment and personal finance. He has written for The Washington Post, USA TODAY, The Penn Gazette and Fodor’s.

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Edie Windsor’s ‘Wild and Precious Life’

The co-author of the late LGBTQ activist's memoir talks about the lessons she shared

JANUARY 29, 2020 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Living

The Glamorous History of Drag

Frank DeCaro captures larger-than-life diva moments in his new book

JUNE 11, 2019 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Living

Grammar Check: Q & A With Author Benjamin Dreyer

'Dreyer's English' is a bestseller, thanks in part to Twitter

MAY 1, 2019 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Living

7 Things Uncles (and Aunts) Can Teach Empty Nesters

Tips on accepting the new normal and enjoying it

NOVEMBER 19, 2018 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Living

5 Life Lessons From the Oldest Old

In his new book, John Leland explores the positive realities of aging

MARCH 13, 2018 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Work & Purpose

5 Essential Tips to Reinvent Your Career

Career coach and author Julie Jansen speaks from experience

APRIL 25, 2016 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Work & Purpose

How Boomers Helped Shape the LGBT Movement

'The Gay Revolution' author on the struggle and what's left to do

OCTOBER 12, 2015 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Health

Road Scholar, Once Elderhostel, Targets Boomers

How the famed learning-while-traveling program has switched gears

OCTOBER 1, 2015 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Work & Purpose

How Jon Stewart and Obama Can Help You Change Careers

Their situations can be instructive for others at a crossroads

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Money & Policy

Long-Term Disability Insurance Vs. Long-Term Care Insurance

Illustration of short term and long term signs

Factors to consider if you're weighing which to buy after 50

AUGUST 11, 2015 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Money & Policy

6 Money Reasons LGBT Couples May Not Want to Marry

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Same-sex partners should weigh these before tying the knot

JULY 8, 2015 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Work & Purpose

Steve Harvey’s 4 Tips to Reinvent Your Career

The popular TV host on using your personal gift to achieve success

JUNE 23, 2015 | By Robert DiGiacomo

Work & Purpose

A Fascinating Course on the Literature of Retirement

An English professor chose two novels and a play as food for thought

Special Report

Four long-term survivors of HIV: Joseph Gaxiola, Stephanie Stuart, Sharon Bosley and Robert Toth

Still Here, Still Positive

A series on America's first generation aging with HIV/AIDS

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In Good Company

We all feel lonely at times. But it doesn't have to be that way.