With only a handful of days until Christmas, you may already have started to receive cards. Yes, cards—those little missives of good cheer and a vague sense of guilt because you haven’t done anything about yours. Do you find it weird that the cards are from people you have seen only half an hour ago and say, [...]

Dear Agony Uncle, I found out entirely by accident that my husband urinates in sinks. He does it not only at home, but in other people’s homes as well. Afterwards, he rinses the sink with water from the faucet, so at least he’s making an effort at cleaning after himself. When I spoke to him [...]

Last night at a rooftop party, I was drinking beer and buying vintage clothes in the interest of charity. Perhaps not the most immediate correlation, however, I now know that I can look rather fetching in a women’s pair of Scanlan & Theodore trousers. Who would’ve thought? With my hawk-eyed vision finely attuned to seeking [...]

Unlike most, air travel is something that I relish, provided it’s in short manageable spurts and not long-haul epic journeys. Much like dinners with my family. At the weekend I made one such voyage, alas not across international waters to meet my French lover, but an interstate visit to meet the Fockers, so to speak. I flew Virgin, [...]

Everyone’s heard the same old formulaic pick-up lines: “Do you have any <Insert nationality here> in you?” “No” “Would you like some?” Foul. Perhaps what is even more repugnant is that those horrible lines have worked on others before? I don’t want to imagine that kind of person who would accept such a proposition. Not [...]

There comes a time in life when one just has to move on, and I’m not talking about skinny jeans and the axing of The Real Housewives of New York. When seeking a new job, the process can be a little daunting; what with the cover letters, Curriculum Vitae and the constant stream of indifferent [...]

It has crept into the vernacular with little scrutiny, however, ‘invite’ and ‘invitation’ are two entirely different words. Sure, it’s an abbreviation, but if someone were to send us a wedding ‘invite’ —or worse—print it on the front of the card, quite frankly we wouldn’t go and would send a dictionary as a wedding gift. [...]

The Japanese are known for their politesse on public transport. Anyone who has travelled the Tokyo subway and has suffered the fate of their mobile phone ringing, spoken too loudly or dared breathe will know the scorn they’ll receive from fellow commuters. All etiquette stems from practicality and the observation of simple rules make the [...]

With the launch of the 2011 Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival just around the corner, now marks the frenzied preparation plucking, tanning, coiffing and waxing before the first horse leaves the gate. And that’s just the men. Each year, millions of dollars are spent finding the perfect outfit, so it’s best to be prepared for the [...]

There’s some mother’s advice you should always take heed of, like not swimming after having just eaten or not sleeping with the help, but sometimes her guidance is meant to be ignored. After all, mother never said you shouldn’t dine with strangers. A new initiative in cooperative dining, Colunching was started in Paris last year by French entrepreneur (so [...]