Rather than an Airback, Martin uses standard vacuum-storage bags and places them in her usual carry-on suitcase. She ...

Our youth is growing into misaligned versions of themselves and the culprit is right behind them: the schoolbag.

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

has ever owned a JanSport backpack. They’ve been making their classic ... Has storage for everything. My kids’ bags are from high school and still going strong.” Patagonia is known for giving back to ...

But JanSport became better known for its school backpacks than its alpine gear. The company was widely credited with helping bring an end to an era when students would lug their books around in a ...

Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys. By Amisha Padnani Amisha Padnani is ...

In 1974, Jones married his third wife, actress Peggy Lipton. They welcomed two kids together: Kidada Jones and Rashida Jones. Kidada Jones is a fashion designer, and in an Instagram post in March ...

By Clay Risen Murray McCory, who founded the outdoor equipment company JanSport while still in college and whose signature innovation, a lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for ...

I agree with what Jerry Seinfeld said. It’s not giving our kids credit for any emotional maturity. I told my daughter ‘You’re going to school no matter what happens,’ and she said ...