It used to be a common sight from Sparks to Spago -- the boisterous scrum as diners wielding corporate cards dove for the lunch bill, crying "I'll get...
divinecaroline.com | Heather Glass | Posted 02.22.2009 | Living
We've all heard the expression "kids say the darndest things," but what about adults? Who among us hasn't delivered (or been on the receiving end) of ...
Jodi R. R. Smith | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living
As you prepare for the new year, here are some tips to help you work smarter, not harder in 2009.
Melissa Kirsch | Posted 01.22.2009 | Style
If you must buy an umbrella, never buy a fancy umbrella. They are so easily and commonly lost, stolen and left behind that it never, ever pays to have an umbrella that you can't bear to lose.
Suzette Standring | Posted 12.24.2008 | Style
How to lessen the stress on the Thanksgiving chef? Nix the nattering on allergies, food pathogens or how you "spit up a piece of beef the size of a golf ball" during a choking incident.
Jodi R. R. Smith | Posted 12.19.2008 | Home
While traveling over the past few months, I have had my toothbrush case opened and toothbrush carefully inspected. As if I would use it again after those dirty gloves had touched the bristles!
Jodi R. R. Smith | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style
Should I just get a soda? What if the client wants a scotch? Take a deep breath. Here are some tips on handling alcohol in business as well as social situations.
Anna Post | Posted 09.14.2008 | Style
My job is weird sometimes, but it serves a purpose. Cindy McCain has her hand crunched in an overzealous handshake in Michigan and I get the chance to school America on the CBS Early Show on one of the most basic social functions: the handshake.
Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 09.11.2008 | Living
My thirsty kids and I were roaming a full parking lot, looking for a place to bring our behemoth minivan to rest. Just as we turned a corner, we notic...
New York Times | Phillip Galanes | Posted 09.08.2008 | Style
Our area is suffering from a drought. To save water, our family has adopted an "if it's yellow, let it mellow" philosophy toward flushing the toilet....
Verena von Pfetten | Posted 08.03.2008 | Style
Welcome! In today's post we are (once again) going to be judging people. (I'm a blogger, what did you expect?) A while back, I gave the ladies a li...
Douglas MacKinnon | Posted 07.25.2008 | Business
All is lost. Blackberry nation is expanding its territory as the Blombies aggressively try to vanquish good manners, etiquette and safe commuting.
Daniel Holloway | Posted 07.25.2008 | Entertainment
So no, I don't like the fact that Heath Ledger is dead, but I'm not going to clap when I see his name on a movie screen. Why? Because neither Heath Ledger nor the people who actually cared about him can hear me.
Womens Wear Daily | Irin Carmon | Posted 06.11.2008 | Media
he New York Times' Sunday Styles will launch an etiquette column later this month, and though Philip Galanes, its writer, may not be a household name,...
Esquire | Tom Chiarella | Posted 05.15.2008 | Living
A Man Should Be Able To: 1. Give advice that matters in one sentence. I got run out of a job I liked once, and while it was happening, a guy stopped ...
New York Times | LAURA M. HOLSON | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business