Word: mannerses
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"We are told by many timorous writers that 'flaming youth' is to blame for most of the woes of the modern world: that our young people are without reverence for the past, regardless of law and order, brutally frank, destitute of reticence and modesty and humility, crass and coarse in...
Superstar Jackie Chan usually avoids controversy as nimbly as he dodges flying fists. But when he commented recently on Taiwan's tumultuous presidential election, he executed an unrehearsed pratfall. Talking to reporters in Shanghai, Chan called the election "the biggest joke in the world." In Taiwan, Chan's remarks got...
Bush the Candidate made his 2004 debut privately when he called Kerry to congratulate him on his Super Tuesday victory. This display of old-fashioned manners reminded me of the evening in October 2000 when Bush and Al Gore competed head-to-head at the New York Archdiocese's Al...
We’re not sure when the last etiquette class was taught at Harvard, but FM decided it would be a good idea to remind students about what Miss Manners had in mind when discussing how to be polite, particularly in situations unique to our fair university. And we?...
The Super Bowl fiasco showed how tough it is to assemble a giant mainstream spectacle for today's niched audience. Even the audience reaction ranged from deep offense to bemusement. Bill Cleaver, of Pittsboro, N.C., watched the performance with his wife Julia and their daughter Annie, 10. "I'm not...