Q&As

Meet Robert Burns. Burns is a building maintenance supervisor at Windham Tech, a state vocational high school in Windham, CT. He’s 53 years old and married.

Several years ago, McDonald’s started serving Big Macs in paper containers instead of Styrofoam holders. The reason? Environmental groups took issue with

It’s not clear who invented the We’ve got a package waiting for you scam. But one early proponent was a cherubic 15-year-old legal clerk known to us only

Wal-Mart has opened a new supercenter, unlike any it currently operates, targeting upscale shoppers and catering specifically to female shoppers needs.

Bombardier Flexjet, a private jet travel company, is out with a new campaign leveraging online films to promote jet travel to affluent consumers. To reach its coveted target— ages 45 to 54 who have an average net worth of $15 million to $20 million, …

Many home improvements come out of a basic need. The lawn didn’t weather a tough winter? Reseed. The toilet leaks? Call a plumber. Mother-in-law moving in? Head for the hills—or, if there’s no time to run, turn the den into a bedroom.

Some people buy their gardening supplies at the local big box store. But millions order them from catalogs, a purchasing method that goes back to Colonial times.

Our current DIY project is redoing our guestroom for our three-year-old son Jacob, so his baby brother Danny can take over the nursery.

The spring 2006 White Flower Farm catalog’s frontpiece “Notes from the Farm” contains a bit of self-flagellation from Amos Pettingill. It’s worth quoting.