I find it impractical to spend a couple hundred dollars on a floral arrangement that will soon be dead, and would prefer to ...

I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with money in it, rather ...

The Championships have begun, and the quintessentially British tennis tournament has some very particular codes for attendees ...

In some cases, the friend in question actually carries more than platonic feelings for you. In others, it’s more of a big-brother vibe, where he simply doesn’t want to see you get hurt. Either way, he ...

It was 1959 and Duguay, of Clearwater, Florida, had polio. It mostly preyed on children and was one of the most feared diseases in the U.S., experts say, causing some terrified parents to keep ...

In the small town of Manawa, a humble-looking building with a barn-style roof houses one of Wisconsin’s most beloved steak ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences come from the most ordinary-looking places, and Smokey Bones in ...

GENTLE READER: Then please just order your food. Miss Manners reminds you that the waitress is not a menu item of whom you ...

Even if Miss Manners had inherited the crown jewels, she, like your grandmother, would never wear them during the day. But ...

Miss Manners agrees that ultimatums with friends can be awkward, but in this case, a time limit would have been helpful. Or ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My family enjoys hosting casual open house-type parties. Whoever wants to stop by can do so at their ...

I don’t want to offend anyone by implying their treats aren’t good enough for us, but I also don’t want food to go to waste.