Miss Manners: Private chef keeps getting distracted by clients
A parent wants to help their private chef daughter find a way to tune out distracting clients while she cooks.
Miss Manners: Uninvited vegan guest judged my refrigerator contents
An uninvited, vegan plus 1 showed up to the letter writer’s dinner party and promptly criticized all the food.
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Miss Manners: Let’s be polite to our robot overlords
The unfortunate requirement of saying “Hey!” to get the attention of a certain nonhuman helper has led to the widespread ...
Miss Manners: Why is this vegan in my house, judging my cheese?
GENTLE READER: That might encourage uncomfortable follow-up questions for the girlfriend. Miss Manners suggests instead that you introduce them by their names. After doing so, you may add, “Carter is ...
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Miss Manners: My husband's co-worker bought him $500 worth of work shirts. Should I be concerned?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A woman my husband works with bought him five work shirts. (This is something that happens quite often with this co-worker.) I told him that I felt it was inappropriate ...
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Miss Manners: I told them no gifts, but mom’s cousin won’t take no for an answer
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My father, my three siblings and I are having a surprise 80th birthday party for my mother. One of her cousins responded that they were coming, but also asked what restaurant my ...
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Miss Manners: Is it rude to put a credit card on a table at a restaurant before the server brings the bill?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a restaurant, I laid my credit card on the table to signal we were ready to pay. My daughter said that was discourteous and I should wait for the server to bring the bill.
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Miss Manners: My fiance refuses to forgive my uncle’s racism
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My boyfriend is part-Asian.) These jokes were made on my blog ...
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Miss Manners: How to handle a relative’s racist comments years later
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My boyfriend is part-Asian.) These jokes were made on my blog ...
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Miss Manners: My fiancé is dead set against my rude, racist uncle attending our wedding
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My boyfriend is part-Asian.) These jokes were made on my blog ...
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Book Review
By Wilson Wong In his latest book, the Rolling Stone writer David Browne tracks three decades of folk, blues, rock and jazz below 14th Street. By Peter Keepnews Our critic A.O. Scott walks you ...
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Book Review
By Dave Kim The celebrity chef’s second children’s book, “Billy and the Epic Escape,” faced accusations that it stereotyped First Nations people in Australia. By Ali Watkins Suggested ...