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The Race Against Death

Edna Bonhomme

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Beauty treatments advertised on a storefront in Berlin. Photo: Edna Bonhomme, 2025.
Unbuilding Ageism
May 2026










Notes
1

Albert Camus, Notebooks 1935-1942 (New York: Knopf, 1963).

2

Skincare Market, by Products (Creams and Moisturizers, Powder, Cleansers and Face Wash, Others), by Distribution Channel (Online, Offline), by Gender (Male, Female), by Packaging (Tubes, Bottles and Jars, Others): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2021 – 2031 (Allied Market Research, 2023), .

3

Matej Mikulic, “Anti-aging - Statistics & Facts,” Statista, December 17, 2025, .

4

Mariana Merino et al., “Body Perceptions and Psychological Well-Being: A Review of the Impact of Social Media and Physical Measurements on Self-Esteem and Mental Health with a Focus on Body Image Satisfaction and Its Relationship with Cultural and Gender Factors,” Healthcare 12, no. 14 (2024): .

5

Susan Sontag, “The Double Standard of Aging,” Saturday Review, October 1972.

6

“This Everyday Vitamin Could be the Closest Thing We Have to an “Anti-aging Pill’,” ScienceDaily, Octiber 22, 2025, .

7

Kosuke Kato et al., “Psilocybin Treatment Extends Cellular Lifespan and Improves Survival of Aged Mice,” npj Aging 11 (July 2025): . They believe there is a physiological basis for this, noting that psilocybin activates serotonin receptors in the brain. It acts as an antioxidant—substances that can prevent or slow cell damage—thus supporting cell survival and growth.

8

Charlotte Kemp, “I'm 53 and 5ft 4in. I Tried on 60 Pairs of High Street Trousers - These Are the 8 Most Flattering and Anti-ageing From Just £34.90,” Daily Mail, November 2, 2025, .

9

Nitya Chablani, “Are Your Teeth Looking Older Than They Should? Meet the Man Behind the World's First Anti-Aging Dentistry Program,” Vogue Arabia, May 9, 2025, .

10

Joan Didion, Blue Nights (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011).

11

Maggie Jones, “The Joys (and Challenges) of Sex After 70,” The New York Times, January 12, 2022, .

12

“Nursing Home Care,” National Center for Health Statistics, .

13

“United States of America,” World Health Organization Data, .

14

“Germany,” World Health Organization Data, .

15

Andrew Higgins and Qilai Shen, “In China, the Dream of Outrunning Time,” The New York Times, November 8, 2025, .

16

Liangyu Lin et al., “Rewriting Destiny—Gene-hacked Stem Cells Ignite a Revolution Against Aging,” Cell Death & Disease 16 (August 2025): .

17

“Does Pregnancy Accelerate Aging? Yale Findings Suggest It Does – at First,” Yale School of Medicine, March 22, 2024, .







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