The strong aroma of freshly brewed coffee and decadent pastries, the scent of glossy magazines filled with rich, colorful images, and the muffled chatter of shoppers…such is the mild rush of sensory input that occasionally overwhelmes me upon entering the magazine section of Barnes Noble. Comparable to the rush that overcomes me when I walk into a River Island store in Europe, the Zara store in Pasadena, or almost any Urban Outfitters store, it’s sensory overload. There’s so much to take in that it can be overwhelming. Read the rest of this entry »