Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sophie Cannon covers arts and culture from Brooklyn and beyond. By now, and honestly maybe since October, the shopping malls have ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to... A new book explains what the color blue can teach us ...

When I was living in West Philadelphia during graduate school, I noticed that my neighborhood abounded with ornately decorated Victorian-style porches, many of which featured ceilings painted in a ...

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With an intricate design based on a Chinese legend, Blue Willow china is both beautiful and captivating. And here's a bonus: it can also be valuable. Whether you have some Blue Willow pieces inherited ...

St. Patrick’s Day usually conjures images of partying, Catholicism, Irish nationalism and, perhaps most famously, the color green: green clothes, green shamrocks, green beer and green rivers. So my ...

What do Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, jazz and the middle passage all have in common? Scholar and author Imani Perry explains — it's the color blue. In her new book, Black in Blues: How a Color ...