Hey stakeholders! Going forward, think outside the box when you bring it to the table. And in real time, please!  So, about those TPS reports . . . You know them. Oh, you know them. They are the bosses with the “unusual” communication style. They’re stereotyped in movies like “Office Space” and TV shows like […]

Good news, renters. White is in. When two major paint companies, Benjamin Moore and Sherwin-Williams, chose shades of white for their pick of 2016 (Simply White and Alabaster, respectively), your plain, unpaintable walls became your greatest asset. “White makes the space look bigger,” says Pamela Gaylin Ryder, an interior designer based in Washington. “There’s more […]

Getting dumped is never fun. Neither is finding out that the crush you’ve been nursing is going nowhere. But when I think about all the times I’ve been rejected, the worst part wasn’t the moment of finding out the relationship was over. It was the part before – that awful stretch of uncertainty when I […]

Interior designer Barry Dixon joined Post staff writer Jura Koncius last week on our Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt: Q: Can you suggest a masculine paint color for a home office? A: Warm grays, greens and browns come to mind, possibly in more medium tones to keep the room from becoming […]

Ah, Fashion Weeknever fails to makethe head shake NEW YORK — Thom Browne has tackled a lot of complex ideas in his womenswear collections. He has explored gender-based stereotypes, death and grief. He experiments with complex construction techniques and he is rigorous in his tailoring. But for fall 2016, he gives us dogs. And they […]

Last week’s Mystery Photo was taken at the Portland International Jetport. The object in the photo hangs high above the concourse in the area between arrivals and the baggage claim. In a random drawing of correct entries, John Curtis of Lisbon Falls was chosen as the winner. Curtis travels through the airport on occasion and […]

Midlife Krisis plays Mixers at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19. There is no cover charge. The five-piece cover band plays mostly dance-able classic and pop rock from the 70s, 80s and 90s.