It’s the season of joy and togetherness, which means, of course, I have approximately 687 unfinished items on my to-do list. There are (many) work projects to wrap up, gifts to buy, visits to prepare ...

The How Do You Do, Fellow Kids meme is a gif from 30 Rock depicting actor Steve Buscemi dressed as a hip teen, holding a skateboard with a backward red cap in a high school hallway. It is commonly ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do people say “How do you do?” anymore when being introduced to someone? The phrase seems to have faded away. If it is no longer used, what should I say when being introduced to ...

For people who have taken career breaks, four little words—“What do you do?”—can provoke dread. It seems to conceal a bundle of judgments: What’s your social status? What’s your income? What’s your ...

When manager Brian Epstein secured a record deal for The Beatles with E.M.I. Records, the group wasn’t even in England. They were performing in Hamburg, Germany. Epstein sent two telegrams: one to ...