Mr. Bruni is a contributing Opinion writer who was on the staff of The Times for more than 25 years. There I was, recording my students’ end-of-semester grades and worrying about how many A-minuses I ...

As the 2025 N.J. cross-country postseason prepares to kick off with sectional championships just a week away, it’s the perfect moment to look back on the athletes and teams who have shaped the regular ...

As high levels of COVID-19 transmission persist, people continue to wonder how long they should isolate after learning they're infected. One especially perplexing predicament is what to do when you ...

In a prior column, I highlighted the life and work of Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, who gave away that multi-billion-dollar company to organizations working on the environment, including ...

Improved self-esteem and motivation. Positive discipline encourages children through clear expectations combined with emotional support, fostering intrinsic motivation—so children act responsibly ...

The Trump era will be remembered as a time of rhetorical excess. The language of our time is tainted by exclamatory superlatives. Screengrab from YouTube/The White House Enough with the hyperbole and ...

If professional track and field had senior superlatives, this would be the ultimate yearbook. From those who casually break records to athletes who steal the spotlight with a well-timed surge, here ...

“Keep your face towards the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman “‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” ― Voltaire “Life does not have to be ...

There are many ways of classifying bacteria. One method is based on the cell membrane. In 1884, a bacteriologist named Christian Gram created a test that could determine if a bacterium had a thick, ...

Regarding the ever-present “awesome” that rightly irks Joseph Epstein, call it the tyranny of superlatives (“The Incredibly Massive Number of Hackneyed Words Is Surreal,” op-ed, April 4). We can’t ...