Dec 23rd, 2008 · Investors who have endured a year of negative returns — and lost their faith in the markets, thanks to an alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme —can be forgiven for wanting to stuff their mattresses with cash. Still, Knight Kiplinger, editor in chief of Kiplinger's Personal Finance, says there are better investment solutions.
Aug 15th, 2008 · Sheffield is home to Arctic Monkeys and, as such, any other band that emerges from the city in central England is likely to draw comparisons. That's certainly true for the pop group Harrisons. The Sheffield quartet formed four years ago and hasn't been able to shake the Arctic Monkeys connection since. But to be fair, Harrisons have a sound that unquestionably channels some of the most popular Brit-pop and punk bands that came before them.
Nov 18th, 2007 · From horsehair and foam mattresses to drugs to sleep therapy, American merchants are trying to profit from sleep-related products in the way that diet and exercise products have paid off. Jon Mooallem talks about his New York Times story on the "sleep industrial complex."
Oct 25th, 2007 · A Boston-area retailer offers to refund the price of any mattress, dining room table, sofa or bed if the Red Sox win the World Series. About 30,000 pieces of furniture were bought during the store's season-opening promotion. The store took out insurance so it won't lose too big if the Sox go all the way.
Sep 26th, 2006 · Bedbugs have reappeared across the country, and they're making a dramatic comeback in New York City, where residents reported five times as many infestations this year as last year. The City Council wants to ban reconditioned mattresses, but parasite experts say that won't work.
Dec 16th, 2005 · 'Once Upon a Mattress' Back on TV December 16, 2005 · The new TV version of Once Upon a Mattress, which will be broadcast Sunday night on ABC, features the return of Carol Burnett.
Dec 16th, 2005 · Sunday night, Carol Burnett returns to the national television in a version of Once Upon a Mattress. She plays Queen Aggravian. The role comes some 40 years after Burnett launched her career with her Tony-winning portrayal of Princess in the Broadway version of Mattress.