If you buy something through my links, I may earn a commission. Ever wonder what my personal faves are from Amazon? Well, then this is the post for you! I have so much fun going through my current ...

For most freshmen looking to make friends, “what’s your major” is a perfectly reliable conversation starter. Looking back on it, subsequent conversation normally did not extend beyond “math" and “okay ...

When I was in graduate school studying to teach English/language arts, my professors taught me about the value of student choice and the profound impact of a worthwhile text in the hands of a hungry ...

What's My Car Worth? How do you calculate my car’s value? To estimate your car’s current market value, MotorTrend taps into the expertise of Black Book, a trusted name in automotive valuation used ...

A conversation with author Anna Papalia on a new way to approach interviews. There’s a lot of advice out there on how to get job interviews right, whether you’re the one trying to get hired or the one ...

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering, “What in the world is my kid thinking?”, you’re in good company. Almost all parents have probably asked themselves that question, at some point. Children are ...

It started after my mother died. She was a concentration-camp survivor—a prodigy concert pianist in Vienna who was taken when she was only a girl. She taught me the piano by holding her hands over ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: ...

A few years ago, my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, just like his older brother and his mum before him. Slowly, his personality began to ebb away. Now, at the age of 75, his cognitive ...