Did this week go super slow or was it just me? I can’t wait till the close. Tonight my wife is renting a movie, and we’ll be enjoying a quiet night at home. Asian stocks took a hit overni

On the day Springsteen turned 60 maybe the market was bound, and Born, to Run out of gas. Stocks, up immediately after the Fed’s interest rate announcement, abruptly turned tail to slip for the

My youngest plays softball, which I believe I’ve mentioned before. In any case, I was pitching Wiffle balls to her last night in the backyard before it got dark -- just for practice. As a joke,

But, really, that’s the beauty of the piercing business. Despite the sores, pus and crust, you just keep going back for more. Analysts estimate that one in 3 of the general population aged

It’s not a secret to anyone that schools across America -- with a few exceptions, certainly -- are woefully underfunded.In Pocatello, Idaho, one teacher figured out a way to get $315 worth of b

I’m not a big fan of Mother’s Day. But I am a good mom, which makes me a proud card-carrying member of the Roz Chast Bad Mom Club. Allow me to share some of my qualifiers: One year I brou

It was the little film that could. 2005’s March of the Penguins followed a clan of penguins trekking en masse across Antarctica to find their ideal mating spot. The fascinating summer rite was

Yesterday, Research In Motion (RIMM) opened its online BlackBerry store in an effort to compete with Apple’s (AAPL) popular App Store. The company expects developers to post around 1000 applica

You ever take a good look at Treasury Secretary Geithner? I mean, I’m not trying to be rude here, but doesn’t he look a bit like a guy who just hopped on the back of a wild horse and can&

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