the Smiley brand turns 50. Over that time, the iconic smiling face and its many emoticon descendants have brought an attitude of ‘defiant optimism’ to a dizzying array of different partnerships, ...

Self-described as “adventurous” and “kind of a joker in school,” Abrahamson almost always has a smile on his face — a trait he got from his parents, Orice and Sylvia. Abrahamson said people used to ...