At 15, Peter Matthiessen began “scribbling” essays and poetry, saying that it “restores your balance and your sanity.” ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Restlessness is deeply rooted in American mythology. We are a country of pilgrims, engaged in a lifelong search for what Ralph Waldo Emerson called an “original ...

But Matthiessen was hung up on what he saw as the deficiencies of his own. He was convinced Betty hadn’t loved him as much as she’d loved her other two children — something she eventually admitted was ...

Paypal cofounder Peter Thiel is famous for destroying media outlets, not paying taxes, and being a conservative tech billionaire. A new biography, The Contrarian, suggests that he is after more than ...