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Minor Offenses on N.Y. Subway Can Bring a Ticket, or Handcuffs - NYTimes.com

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:16:51 -0500

Minor Offenses on N.Y. Subway Can Bring a Ticket, or Handcuffs - NYTimes.com:

Taking up more than one seat can be serious business.

If your point requires more than 140 characters, make it somewhere other than twitter.

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:29:00 -0500

(Weblogs, liveblogs, chatrooms, and other internets were invented for a reason.)

"Things Have Rules (1) Talking to strangers; (2) being a guest; (3) dressing appropriately."

Tue, 03 May 2011 02:14:56 -0400

“Things Have Rules (1) Talking to strangers; (2) being a guest; (3) dressing appropriately.”

- Ftrain.com

Point of Fashion

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:50:19 -0500

Guys: If you are going to wear a button down dress shirt but not wear a tie, and thus leave your top button unbuttoned, invest in some v neck undershirts.

Vertical transport

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:37:02 -0500

Didn’t anyone ever tell you that it is impolite to wear headphones in an elevator?

Well now they have.

Humanity's Endless Quest to Invent a Death Ray: A History | The Awl

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:52:02 -0500

Humanity's Endless Quest to Invent a Death Ray: A History | The Awl:

Death Rays have been a longstanding enforcement dream of GTML.

The Cause(s)

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:39:33 -0400

When giving money to the organization your friend is riding a bike/walking/running/marathon hula-hooping to support, don’t let the website publish your donation total in that scrolling box on the side (kind of tacky, right?). Unless you’re giving over $1000 (or maybe $500), in which case you are awesome and the extent of your generosity should be known by all.

Ryan Freitas: 35 Lessons in 35 Years

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:30:04 -0400

Ryan Freitas: 35 Lessons in 35 Years

Men Who Can Wear Shorts - The Awl

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:45:08 -0400

Men Who Can Wear Shorts - The Awl:

Alex Balk provides much-needed advice on this important sartorial topic.

ARTIST PROMOTES ‘SUBWAY ETIQUETTE’ WITH GUERRILLA CAMPAIGN

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:36:21 -0400

ARTIST PROMOTES ‘SUBWAY ETIQUETTE’ WITH GUERRILLA CAMPAIGN:

Jay Shells is a spiritual friend to the Guide to Modern Living. We salute his efforts to bring simple rules for happy urban coexistence into the real world with his eye-catching MTA posters.

Let's All Agree on Social Networking Manners

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:55:29 -0400

Let's All Agree on Social Networking Manners:

Writing for Cutline Communications, Rachael ponders essential dillemmas of social networking.