Articles Written By Margaret Berry
TMN Contributing Writer Margaret Mason is the author of No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog. You’ll also find her on her personal site Mighty Girl and her award-winning shopping blog Mighty Goods.
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Women's Fashion
Part III, Hats
Why have hats fallen out of favor? After all, if you choose your headgear well, no one will notice what else you’re wearing.
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Women's Fashion
Part II, Color
Black is slimming, but orange is fun. To hell with neutrals, we want to see more cha-cha in your wardrobe.
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Women's Fashion
Part I, Classics
Forget about trends for a moment and focus on good taste. Here’s what you need: the A-line skirt, the peacoat, the little black dress.
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Don't Be Rude
Weddings
Why you can’t ask your wedding guests to pay for your mortgage, or their own drinks.
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Don't Be Rude
Socializing
Why is that woman next to you gasping? Oh, dear. You seem to be stepping on her toes. You didn’t even notice, did you?
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Don't Be Rude
Relationships
Advice on relationships: how to call, coo, cuddle, and compete, all by adhering to a decent code of conduct.
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Don't Be Rude
Kindness
You may think that etiquette doesn’t matter, that grapefruit spoons are for sissies and no one should hold the door anymore. Think again, jerk.
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Personalities
Chagrin and Men I Have Loved
Shark attacks, public gaffes, ruining a prom dress: as topics for nightmares, any may cause a bad night’s sleep. But only our writer has survived them all in full daylight, with the help of a few good men.
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Opinions
The Case for Cocktails
Fifty years ago, men ordered Manhattans, women drank Mai Tais, and no one brought guns to school. The logic is irrefutable.
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Stories
Ladies Night Transcript
Every Wednesday, a group of San Francisco women meet to chat over a few glasses of wine. Margaret Berry is among them. This week they discuss the mechanics of sticking it to the man.