Since video-game sales ramp up exponentially during the last months of the year, game makers often delay the release of their biggest titles until the weeks leading up to the holiday spending spree.

Why do men cheat?

"Looking nice has been important to me since I was a little boy."

While diamonds will always be a girl’s best friend, she won’t have to break her bank account to get the latest trend in jewelry.

Foliage is currently at less than a 10 percent color change in Southeast Tennessee, according to the fall color forecast found online at fall.tnvacation.com/foliage.

Shelve the baggy britches and oversized shirts.

A fashion photo shoot, though labor-intensive and sometimes grueling for models wearing winter fashions in the September sun, offers a great opportunity for the photographer and reporter to get out in the community and make new friends.

Denim lasts from season to season, but cuts and colors are constantly evolving, fashion experts say. This year, look for dark denim and high rises. Dark jeans, particularly, will be showing up in department stores this fall. They are listed as a fall 2008 trend on Belk’s Nine Most Wanted list for fall and Web sites teenfashionabout.com and collegefashion.net.

FIRST THINGS First held its 11th annual Fall Banquet recently.

What you wear to work depends on the culture and customs of your workplace, fashion experts say. “But whatever you do, you should look your best,” said Denise Leach, an affiliate broker at Innovative Realty Group in Chattanooga. “I believe first impressions make a big difference.”