NEWS & REVIEWS

Michelle Obama shines in Isabel Toledo

WASHINGTON - First lady Michelle Obama wore a sparkling yellow-gold sheath dress with matching coat by Cuban-born American designer Isabel Toledo for the inauguration of her husband, a choice many applauded as a cheerful message of hope and a vote for the American fashion industry. More »

For inaugural balls, forget economy and go for glitz

WASHINGTON - So you're attending an inaugural ball saluting the historic election of Barack Obama in the worst economic climate in three generations. Can you get away with glitzing it up and still be appropriate, not to mention comfortable and financially viable? More »

Small publisher's success due in part to inaugural bump

ST. PAUL, Minn. - For a publishing company that considered it a big success to sell 2,500 copies of an anthology of contemporary European poetry, it was a new experience to get urgent calls from the Barnes & Noble corporate purchasing department. More »