How to Convey Sarcasm in Written Messages
Photo: Boryana Manzurova (Shutterstock) It’s hard to convey sarcasm in writing, but the consequences of using or interpreting a sarcastic phrase wrong can be serious. Sarcasm is, after all, “a…
Enough With the Pop Culture-Themed Weddings, I Beg of You
Screenshot: Netflix / YouTube Pop culture-themed weddings may seem cool in theory, but can be so unbearably wack in practice. Forcing your friends and family to LARP through a ceremony…
When to Tell Your Coworkers Your Salary (and When You Shouldn’t)
Photo: insta_photos (Shutterstock) The case for pay transparency is gaining traction. Next month, the New York City Pay Transparency Law, which mandates that companies disclose salary ranges for all job…
How to Throw a Less Annoying Wedding
Photo: IVASHstudio (Shutterstock) Scroll through Reddit’s r/AmItheAsshole for approximately two seconds, and you’ll discover the power of weddings to tear relationships apart. Wedding planning was fraught territory before the pandemic,…
Why You Should Write in Longhand More Often
Photo: simona pilolla 2 (Shutterstock) As far back as the 1930s, when manual typewriters walked the Earth, people have been predicting that some future generation will no longer need to…
How to Tell If Vintage Furniture Is the Real Deal or a Knockoff
Photo: InnaFelker (Shutterstock) While there have long been diehard fans of vintage and antique furniture, the furniture shortage and resulting delivery delay throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has made higher-end secondhand…
Do the Most ‘You’ Thing When You Travel (Instead of the Most ‘Touristy’ Thing)
Photo: STEKLO (Shutterstock) Every destination has its must-see sights. Some are so iconic you know them immediately: the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty. Others are heartily recommended by friends:…
10 Things I Wish I Knew When Planning My Wedding
Photo: Rawpixel.com (Shutterstock) Your wedding is a momentous, wonderful (and possibly once-in-a-lifetime) occasion, so we tend go overboard making sure every little thing is going to be perfect and that…