Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, read more

Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, a sole, filet mignon, and a favorite salad of the Nizam of Hyderabad made of shredded five-pound notes. - The Rising Gorge, 1961.

There's a backlash in traditionally high-quality suburban school districts from parents who are starting to question, 'Is our math program read more

There's a backlash in traditionally high-quality suburban school districts from parents who are starting to question, 'Is our math program really the best?' ... Children still fall through the cracks even in traditionally good school districts, and charter schools are all about helping kids get a better education.

This competition highlights the strengths of the new system. You can have rankings but still have people be very close. read more

This competition highlights the strengths of the new system. You can have rankings but still have people be very close. The new system allows for unpredictability.

It's going to be a good experience. He's going to have a press conference [today] as well as the weigh read more

It's going to be a good experience. He's going to have a press conference [today] as well as the weigh in, so he have things to do.

The timing of the bombings was clearly designed to wreak the greatest level of havoc and carnage. They are an read more

The timing of the bombings was clearly designed to wreak the greatest level of havoc and carnage. They are an attack on the democratic process and cannot be justified by any political cause.

Yeah, I don't think the final ball was there for us tonight. It got tougher as the game went on read more

Yeah, I don't think the final ball was there for us tonight. It got tougher as the game went on because they were dropping a little deeper. We had to start putting more long stuff into the box. [Columbus] does well with that with their big guys in the box.

We need every partner we can find.

We need every partner we can find.

The Palestinian Authority has faced a serious financial crisis since the start of the month.

The Palestinian Authority has faced a serious financial crisis since the start of the month.

I think the Reds are our most viable alternative. We've talked to some other clubs, but those have been contingent read more

I think the Reds are our most viable alternative. We've talked to some other clubs, but those have been contingent discussions.