Tele Aadsen became a “boat kid” when her parents, veterinarians in Wasilla, built a boat in their backyard and then launched the family as salmon trollers in Sitka in 1985. Although her parents ...

The pioneering Black feminist Gloria Jean Watkins—best known by her lowercase pen name bell hooks—passed away yesterday at the age of 69. She leaves behind countless ideas that serve as the foundation ...

We’re going to start by confessing that we lied to you via the title to this article: We can’t give you the magic formula for writing a perfect college application essay because there isn’t one. The ...