etiquette
A Body Language Expert Decodes Kellyanne Conway’s Feet-on-Couch Scandal
After a photo of Kellyanne Conway sitting with her shoes on the Oval Office couch began to circulate on Twitter, we reached out to a body language expert to find out what this means, and how her move compares to some of Obama's tendencies.
How to Stop Paying for Your Co-Worker's Coffee
Forming alliances in the capitalistic hellscape that is an office job is important. But don't let Rita from HR take advantage of you.
How to Treat Sex Workers, According to Sex Workers
Can you ask a sex worker to lower the going rate for a blowjob because you're such a loyal customer? And exactly how handsy can you get when you have a half-naked stripper grinding on your lap?
How to Stop Being the Worst and Start Remembering People's Names
Remembering someone's name is human decency 101. If you're bad at it, things get awkward fast.
Ten Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask a Person with Tourette Syndrome
"I've never accidentally stabbed anyone, but I have accidentally burned someone with a cigarette butt."
Working in Restaurants Taught Me That Lying Is OK
As soon as you’ve learned the ropes of a restaurant job, you will develop some character traits that will serve you well for the rest of your life. Lying, dealing with assholes, and staying true to yourself are some of those lessons.
Love in the Time of Ridesharing
Four ways Uber, Lyft, and all the others have changed the culture of dating.
Question of the Day: Should Being in a Relationship Change Who You 'Like' on Facebook?
We asked Aucklanders about what constitutes bad online behaviour and found a lot of angry people.
Question of the Day: What Is Tinder Etiquette?
Tinder has been around nearly four years, which is enough time to develop its own social parameters. We asked people in Melbourne what these are, and whether dick pics will ever go mainstream.
This Hot Pot Table Forces People to Turn Off Their Cell Phones
By allowing diners to power a heating element with their cell phones, the IKEA table essentially forces them to choose between eating and tweeting.
How to Drink in Tokyo Without Looking Like an Idiot
My days of doing sake bombs at American strip mall sushi restaurants had not accurately prepared me to drink like a local in Tokyo, where a highball is just a whiskey soda and striking up small talk with strangers is discouraged.