Blue Thong Society: where crones gather

Groups like the Blue Thong Society and, earlier, the Red Hat Society, are like the consciousness-raising groups of the '60s and '70s, says Saira Qureshi, a lecturer in women's studies at Arizona State University. Their approach to aging taps into their youthful rebellion, when they fought the strictly coded worlds of marriage, motherhood and the workplace. "No Red Hats For These Thong-Loving Boomer-Gals" Asbury Park Press (New Jersey)