etiquette

Have You Been Eating Spaghetti Wrong Your Whole Life, You Ill-Mannered Oaf?

Is using a spoon an advanced form of pasta twirling art, or a childish faux pas?

Marc Maron Probably Shouldn’t Be Trashing Local Businesses on Instagram

A dust-up with a Seattle guitar shop shows the pitfalls of celebrities putting small businesses on blast

Should You Order for Your Date at a Restaurant?

Is it a chivalrous gesture, or a sexist faux pas? We asked the etiquette experts.

How to Behave in National Parks, According to the People Who Work There

FYI: Petting bison and using the park as a driving range are off limits

9 Lessons About Better Bar Etiquette We Learned During the Pandemic

We beecame a better class of drinkers during COVID. Let’s not go back.

11 Things Quarantine Killed Off That We Hope Never Come Back

If we never sit it the middle seat on a plane again, it'll be too soon

How to Offer Condolences in a Pandemic

As thousands grieve in the wake of COVID-19, figuring out how to adequately support them has proven difficult

COVID-19 Is Changing How People Communicate

The way people use email has shifted in recent months

Should You Call Your Date an Uber?

It can be either creepy or courteous. Here’s how to tell the difference.

A Definitive Guide to Reclining Your Seat on an Airplane

The surprising consensus among travel and etiquette experts

What You Can (And Can’t) Take From a Hotel

Rule #1: If you have to unplug it, it's not yours

How to Not Be an A-Hole at the Gym, According to 11 Fitness Pros

On the ‘alpha male,’ phone etiquette and not being stinky

Freshen Up, Episode 2: The New Rules of Chivalry

Model Miska Sykora gives our Average Joe a crash course in Ps and Qs

A 30-Time Bridesmaid Solves 30 Common Wedding Conundrums

Don’t worry, at least 5 concern flirting with bridesmaids

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What You Can (And Can’t) Take From a Hotel

Rule #1: If you have to unplug it, it's not yours

How to Not Be an A-Hole at the Gym, According to 11 Fitness Pros

On the ‘alpha male,’ phone etiquette and not being stinky

Freshen Up, Episode 2: The New Rules of Chivalry

Model Miska Sykora gives our Average Joe a crash course in Ps and Qs

A 30-Time Bridesmaid Solves 30 Common Wedding Conundrums

Don’t worry, at least 5 concern flirting with bridesmaids

How (and When) to Shake a Woman’s Hand

These are the 18 questions you need to ask yourself

Seven Pro Negotiators on the Art of the Haggle

Let me ask my boss.' [Turns to wife.]

What We Talk About When We Talk About Presidential Handshakes

Nixon was a master. LBJ, less so. Then there’s ol’ Donny Boy.

How a Forgetful Gentleman Remembers Anyone’s Name

Try these tips the next time you go glad-handing

Skills Every Man Says He Knows (But Doesn’t), Part II

Wherein we discuss ties, handshake etiquette and burgers

Host Game Interview

Etiquette expert Myka Meier on playing the host

Can I Vape Here?

A practical guide to respecting your neighbors

Gentleman’s Handbook

Vol V: Oh Hell Yes, It's Thanksgiving