On a Christmas morning many years ago, as I observed my friends eagerly unwrapping gifts of thrifted designer shoes and handbags, their faces lit up with pure joy, I had an epiphany. We all shared ...

Bill Russell died Sunday at the age of 88, with his wife, Jeannine, by his side, according to an announcement from his family, who didn’t say where he died or the cause of death. In the essay ...