Q: Earlier today I heard a reporter on MSNBC describing the current presidential electoral situation and repeatedly using the term “block and tackle” as if it were a football cliché having to do with ...

It’s football season, and living in the Philadelphia area, it’s hard not to fall in love with the Eagles lately. They have been playing well, with a roster of talented players, including veteran ...

Perhaps the humble block and tackle — multiple parallel pulleys to reduce the effort of lifting — is not such a common sight as it once was in this age of hydraulic loaders, but it remains a useful ...