Season 3

Season 3 Recap: What Is Modern Etiquette?

Or, how to be a gentleman (gender neutral)

Apr 3 •

Stop Using Venmo Like a Broke Jerk—A Guide

Top 10 rules for the p2p age

Mar 27 •

Venmo is a Cope

Why millennials and zoomers are always settling up

Mar 18 •

How to Hold a Knife and Fork

Where table manners come from, and which ones matter now

Feb 14 •

Why No Elbows on the Table?

History of a not-so-arbitrary rule, plus updated guidance

Feb 5 •

How to Give the Best Handshake

Plus, the underlying power dynamics of the hand sandwich

Jan 30 •

Why Makeup Works

New rules for using this manipulative technology to your advantage (men included)

Jan 22 •

A Very Brief History of Chivalry

Fact checking the trad chads

Jan 16 •

Can Chivalry Survive Without Gender?

A new social code is emerging thanks to trad chads and 4th wave feminists

Jan 9 •

How to Be Less Rude

A formula for more social agency

Dec 19, 2024 •

How to Compliment a Stranger

Why this small grace has such big social effects

Dec 11, 2024 •

The modern break-up protocol

Dec 4, 2024 •

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