Melding music, play and Mother Goose tales, singer Natalie Merchant worked with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on “Cabinet of ...

GENTLE READER: It was to avoid the knives being used to attack fellow diners -- or at least to lessen that possibility.

However much we want to believe the world is a beautiful place with holiday destinations and fine dining, cut roses and ...

Gifts, to me, are not a chore and not an obligation. If I get a thank-you card, it is nice, but I do not see any obligation ...

Children’s etiquette isn’t what it used to be. Case in point: One of my students nailed me in the head with a doughnut. I ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...

If I get a thank-you card, it is nice, but I do not see any obligation on their part to send me one. I got my reward already.

Miss Manners suggests that if the situation comes up again, you alert the food truck workers and enlist their help. Or ask ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when a reader's attempt to assist an elderly man ...

"The next time you invite your mother over, tell her, 'I will be making duck a l’orange — unless, of course, you want to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: It’s frigid cold here these days, but that didn’t stop a huge turnout for a very popular food truck. The ...

Rather than harbor anger, Miss Manners suggests that you might take this as gentle teasing. The next time you invite your ...