When Alan Mulally took the reins as CEO of Ford Motor Company in 2006, one of his goals was to shed all of the disparate brands then under the corporate umbrella with the exception of the blue oval. Over the next four years he did exactly that with one exception, Lincoln. While Lincoln wasn’t sold … Read more
Even if your dining room is more like a breakfast nook—or more like a card table smushed up against the wall—you’ll need to find a way to light it unless you like eating in the dark. True, you could just screw a bulb into the ceiling and call it a day, but what would be the fun … Read more
MIDDLETOWN – J.R. Zaleski had an early introduction to the world of appliance repair. “Somebody would call in and ask for their dishwasher to be repaired, so my dad and I would go out to their house and fix their appliance,” said Zaleski. “At 7 or 8 years old, I would go along with him … Read more
People gathered outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday, the last day of the court’s term.CreditStephen Crowley/The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was shorthanded for most of the term that ended Monday, and it responded with caution, setting a modern record for consensus. “Having eight was unusual and awkward,” Justice Samuel … Read more
AT A ROUTINE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG at a Viking site in Denmark, archaeologists stumbled upon a feature they weren’t expecting: a bathroom. Middens and other waste pits are common features of archaeological digs. But students of Denmark’s Viking age tend to think that countryside settlements like this one didn’t have dedicated bathrooms for humans. Instead, they … Read more
Source: Sears Holdings A handout photo inside the Sears Appliances and Mattress store in Pharr, Texas. Sears is trying something new. The department store chain announced on Thursday it opened its first Sears-branded appliance and mattress store in Pharr, Texas. Word of the new store comes the same day reports surfaced that Sears is planning … Read more
When you are looking for a business partner, the qualities that you want to see include trustworthiness, reliability, and efficiency. Likewise, your choice of equipment is fundamental to the success of your business, especially in the food industry. Because it functions 24/7, it needs to come from a trustworthy brand that delivers reliable equipment. Let … Read more
Adam West and Burt Ward. Photograph: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Monday 19 June 2017 13.16 BSTLast modified on Monday 19 June 2017 15.30 BST We all know that the character of Batman is the 21st-century version of Hamlet. It’s a given. Every great Hollywood actor must at some point attempt to put their own spin on … Read more
Spring is not a moment in the garden but a sequence, a gentle unfurling of plant life that grows fuller by the day at a tempo that is almost out of sync with human perception. One minute perennials are peeping out of the earth, and the next the soil is covered by fully grown greenery. … Read more
Are you smart enough to escape a locked room — and walk into a job at Dyson? The British company, famous for its vacuum cleaners and other slinkily designed home appliances, is recruiting 110 software engineers. And in a stunt to promote that hunt for new talent, Dyson is combining cryptic video brainteasers with one … Read more