That Gorgeous Plum (and Yellow and Mint)

I get positively giddy when I see a color re-emerge from deep hibernation. Case in point: plum, burnt yellow and minty green.
PRINT, April 2010

Pink is For Battleships

A history of a decidedly unladylike color.
Slate, February 2010

Color Sayings from Around the World

Don the Scandanavians' black socks of envy.
The Believer, January 2010