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How to Hold a Knife and Fork
Where table manners come from, and which ones matter now
Feb 14
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Why No Elbows on the Table?
History of a not-so-arbitrary rule, plus updated guidance
Feb 5
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Emily
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January 2025
How to Give the Best Handshake
Plus, the underlying power dynamics of the hand sandwich
Jan 30
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Emily
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Why Makeup Works
New rules for using this manipulative technology to your advantage (men included)
Jan 22
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A Very Brief History of Chivalry
Fact checking the trad chads
Jan 16
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Emily
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Can Chivalry Survive Without Gender?
A new social code is emerging thanks to trad chads and 4th wave feminists
Jan 9
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Emily
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December 2024
How to Be Less Rude
A formula for more social agency
Dec 19, 2024
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Emily
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How to Compliment a Stranger
Why this small grace has such big social effects
Dec 11, 2024
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Emily
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How to Ghost
The modern break-up protocol
Dec 4, 2024
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Emily
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November 2024
How to Be a Better Conversationalist Pt. 2
Conversation is one the riskiest things we do every day.
Nov 22, 2024
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Emily
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How to Be a Better Conversationalist Pt. 1
Being a good conversationalist isn't only about skill. It’s about compatibility.
Nov 13, 2024
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September 2024
[Full Interview] How to Smell
Perfume + memory hacking with Andrés Gómez Emilsson
Sep 11, 2024
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Emily
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