How to Walk in New York
Walk or don’t walk? In New York, there is rarely a choice. The ground rules for how you should maneuver the pavement, always showing your best side under special circumstances, and what to do when sidewalk rage hits.
Guides
A collection of 62 issues
A Reasonable Guide to Scum Rock
Let the strippers go unpaid, let the motel rooms burn—rock’s only as good as its most depraved leaders are terrible.
2003 Holiday Survival Guide for Slackers
Last year you did all your shopping on the drive to grandmother’s house, but this year you’ve got a chance to make good.
How to Carve a Pumpkin
It’s nearly Halloween, time for ghosts, treats, and hours of time invested in what invariably winds up splattered down your block. Yes: the season-o-Jack. Here’s how to cut your gourd.
How to Write a Thank-You Note
“Sincerely, Help?” Having trouble finding the right words to thank cousin Sal for that mango slicer? How to write the perfect, honest thank-you note every time.
Holiday Survival Guide for Slackers
Don’t know what to get your (sorta) loved ones for the holidays? Well, there’s always powdered urine.
Weddings
Why you can’t ask your wedding guests to pay for your mortgage, or their own drinks.
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?
Relationships
Advice on relationships: how to call, coo, cuddle, and compete, all by adhering to a decent code of conduct.
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.