GeorgiaBeagleWithBaitGirl - Monday Morning Memo

Augusta, Georgia, 1937. The photographer is Margaret Bourke-White.

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What would you think if somebody said to you, “You’re going to be 80. How do ya feel?” Well, I can tell you, you stop auditioning for approval. You know who you are, what you love and what matters. At 80, the noise fades and the music gets clearer. I’ve had a life in front of audiences, under lights, through triumph and heartbreak. What’s left is joy. Real joy. The kind you don’t chase. You recognize it, you hold it and you say thank you.

You lose people. That’s the truth of it. Friends, collaborators, parts of your own history. You carry them with you, but the room gets quieter. And your body has its own opinions now. I’ve learned to listen, not fight it. You adjust. You find new rhythms. Still, the missing never quite goes away.

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- Liza Minnelli, Guest Essay, New York Times, June 14, 2026

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