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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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 ...

“Ask a child to draw a car, and certainly, he will draw it red.” One of Enzo Ferrari’s most famous quotes cements the connotations forged between Ferrari, racing, and its hallmark color. Ferrari’s ...

Ever wonder why raspberry-flavored candy is almost always bright blue? It's a strange choice, isn't it? Real raspberries are red, pink, or maybe purple at best. Yet somehow, we've all accepted this ...

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 ...