Black: The Color

Black: The [Absence of] Color Is black a color? The official definition of black is the absence of color, but the question really isn’t that simple. Think of the little black dress or black tie worn on special occasions. Black

The Pollyanna Effect

I loved the movie Pollyanna when I was a kid and I confess that I still do. When Hayley Mills spouted her precocious wisdom, bringing enlightenment to the crusty adults in her orbit, she was fulfilling every child’s fantasy –