With affirmative action banned, application essays ask about “life experience,” the one place in admissions where discussing race is still explicitly legal. By Anemona Hartocollis and Colbi ...

Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life. - Harvey MacKay Take this flashlight and watch out for rats. - Peter Bodett, circa 1964. My father never played with me.

Sarah Wildman’s wrenching essay about life after the death of her adolescent daughter Orli gives language to the raw agony of one’s child dying. As a fellow journeyer on this road, I ...

Nathan Marsak, who spent years getting the rights to reissue Arnold Hylen's book filled with his photographs of the city on the cusp of change, estimates 98% of the buildings depicted are now gone.

Allie Volpe is a senior reporter at Vox covering mental health, relationships, wellness, money, home life, and work through the lens of meaningful self-improvement. One of the most memorable ...

Essay. My hospice job taught me to love recklessly, no matter how much time there is left . ... “A month is their whole complete life,” she said, with the unbearable wisdom of youth.

SEND AN ESSAY about life on Long Island (about 550 words) to [email protected]. Essays will be edited and may be republished in all media. Include your full name, address and telephone numbers.

Curtis Joachim says an SBA program for minority-owned businesses changed his life, but the court-ordered application process made him see how race intersected with his struggles.

Palestinian poet and author Mosab Abu Toha was recently awarded a 2025 Pulitzer Prize for a series of essays published in the New Yorker magazine documenting life in Gaza during the war with Israel.

18-year-old startup founder’s college essay goes viral after being rejected from Harvard and Yale. The student said he has a 4.0 GPA and a high ACT score ...

SEND AN ESSAY about life on Long Island (about 550 words) to [email protected]. Essays will be edited and may be republished in all media. Include your full name, address and telephone numbers.