Like many families trying to cut costs and think green this Christmas, the Obamas have decided to eschew the traditionally opulent decorations of White Houses past and go for a subtle, stylish look this Christmas season. Instead of ordering mass quantities of ornaments and trees to deck the White House halls, the First Lady decided to dig around the Presidential basement, re-use [...]

Judging a book by its cover is an involuntary act most people engage in daily, albeit striving otherwise. The point is that first impressions do matter. Often your cover means what you are wearing, and like it or not, the associations and messages thus projected precede any subsequent interaction. This is only ordinary, everyday encounters, [...]