Megan McArdle has a great exploration of the joys of TV shopping network QVC in the new issue of the Atlantic.

The Times ombudsmen scolds Cintra Wilson for a column she wrote recently about J.C. Penney waddling into Manhattan in its “big ole shorts and flip-flops.” I love it when the Times pretends to be populist.

Is there such a thing as great home hair dye?

All that driving for nothing.

Everything you need to know about today's financial news.

A test-drive of dry shampoos.

How to spend $150,000 just like Sarah Palin.