Virtual Cooking Demo: Picnic Ideas & Summer Treats Bea and Vernita, AKA our favorite sister chef duo, are back with a summer-themed demo that features a delicious Southern-made tomato pie, a bright and creamy lemon fruit dip, colorful fruit kabobs, and rich cardamom honey vanilla ice cream. Register here to learn fun and simple recipes that travel well and add flavor to any picnic brunch or warm-weather gathering. On July 21 at 1 PM Eastern, get inspired with fresh ideas for July and beyond.

AARP’s Movies for Grownups 25 Hottest Gen X Actors Do you know which chocolate cuties made the list alongside Matt Damon, Noah Wyle, Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper? Is Taye Diggs hotter than Sterling K. Brown? Hmmm. Check out the whole list here. Plus, learn fascinating facts about these heartthrobs’ private lives. (A surprising number are avid #girldads.)

15 Worst Things to Carry in Your Wallet With identity theft rampant, keep only the essentials in your pocket or purse. Why not take five minutes now? Take everything out of your wallet and sort it all. Remove old receipts, shopping lists, business cards, single-store credit cards that rarely get used, coffee shop punch cards that you’ll likely never fill up, and so on. If it’s not something you’ll need often or in an emergency, keep it at home.

Help Kids Become Great Readers Helping someone learn to read is an amazing feeling. Experience Corps makes it easy to start giving back, with training and ongoing support when you’re in the classroom. Short video: Hear what Karima Amin, 78, tells us about her experiences as a volunteer tutor with the AARP Foundation Experience Corps program — and her own love of reading and storytelling.

Struggling to Find a Job? Being over 50 can make it tough to land a job, especially if you’ve been unemployed for a while. That’s why AARP Foundation created BACK TO WORK 50+, a free program that equips workers over 50 with the skills and confidence to compete in today’s fast-changing job market. Be inspired! Read how one sister, Rachael Clark, turned a crisis into a calling with the help of the Foundation.