Rain delays at Nationals Park just got a lot more colorful, thanks to the recent arrival of a Skittles-branded “Taste the Rainbow” tarp. The Nationals showed off the slip-n-slide of Marshawn ...

Not all tarpaulin is created equal, though. The Red Cross catalog’s tarpaulin is the crème de la crème of plastic sheeting. It’s not the blue stuff of construction scaffolds, nor is it the ...

Today, tarpaulins are made from plastics but, until the 20th century, they were made from flax canvas imported from Ireland and the Baltic, produced in Britain and coated in water-resistant tar.

FOR REPLACEMENT A visitor at the Presidential Museum and Library in Malacañang has noticed that former Vice President Leni Robredo’s portrait (right) on display was just a tarpaulin printout ...

Hideo Wakamatsu 25-inch Tarpaulin Check-In Trolley in red, white, black or blue, about $210; wheeled carry-on, $179; at hideowakamatsu.com. Judi Dash, Gear & Gadgets Syndicate.

5. During World War Two, British tarpaulin was supplied to the Soviet army as part of the allied war effort against Nazi Germany. 6. A tarpaulin was part of an early survival kit against nuclear ...

Today, tarpaulins are made from plastics but, until the 20th century, they were made from flax canvas imported from Ireland and the Baltic, produced in Britain and coated in water-resistant tar.