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 ...

Cognitive dissonance happens when you hold two conflicting thoughts in your mind at the same time — like loving both hamburgers and cows. Cognitive dissonance is a theory in social psychology first ...

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 ...

Writing has the ability to energize and engage students, transforming the classroom into a vibrant community of storytellers. Although narrative writing is usually regarded as an expression of ...

We’re about to dive into the deepest caves, scale the tallest peaks, and try to keep our footing against the blusteriest winds on the planet as we run down some impressive geographical superlatives in ...

In The First Read, Jeffri Chadiha provides a snapshot of the hottest stories and trends heading into Week 10 of the 2024 NFL season, including: Top three risers/sliders from Week 9 Three games worthy ...

Of all Donald Trump’s rhetorical predilections, one that goes largely unmentioned is his addiction to superlatives. No one has ever seen anything like virtually everything he brings up. Why does he do ...

“I know words. I have the best words,” Donald Trump told a South Carolina crowd as he campaigned for the Republican primary in December 2015. It was just six months into his first campaign, but the ...