Historically we have seen strong home improvement spending in the wake of a slow economy. The stock market has been read more

Historically we have seen strong home improvement spending in the wake of a slow economy. The stock market has been less secure in the last 18 months or so than it had previously been. So instead of the stock market, people were investing in their homes.

The last of our enemies is laid low

The last of our enemies is laid low

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.

Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war.

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which read more

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.

Surfing is not an organized sport, but it does have rules. The surfer closest to the curl has the right read more

Surfing is not an organized sport, but it does have rules. The surfer closest to the curl has the right of way.

If he is called, either because I want to examine him, or because the commissioner grants any application that might read more

If he is called, either because I want to examine him, or because the commissioner grants any application that might be made(to cross-examine Mr Howard), I hope we can do it on Thursday.

I think we're saying Big Tobacco is going to be held to account for their products,

I think we're saying Big Tobacco is going to be held to account for their products,

Alias is, perhaps typically, a puzzle this year. The Vaughn storyline is not what it seems, but that's all I read more

Alias is, perhaps typically, a puzzle this year. The Vaughn storyline is not what it seems, but that's all I can say, or the writers will kill me. They know where I live.

She was flesh and blood. She ended up being killed.

She was flesh and blood. She ended up being killed.