Topic: Society

The Dinner Party Is Dead. Long Live the Dinner Party!

Flickr/Richard Casey

In this week's Thursday Style section, the New York Times presents a terrifying conundrum for the world in which we live: Is the dinner party, that elegant trademark of yore, in its final throes?

By Heather Horn

Dec 10, 2010

Quote of the Day: Britain Disgusted by Its Own Search Terms

The Telegraph's Iain Hollingshead picks apart Google's annual list

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By Caitlin Dickson

Dec 6, 2010

Top Tweets: Tumblr Outage Edition

On Twitter, the loss of a social networking site prompts an array of smart remarks

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By Heather Horn

Dec 2, 2010

The Consolation List: Weird Gifts Rich People Buy

You may not have money, but at least you have taste

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By Ray Gustini

Nov 22, 2010

Top Tweets: Thanksgiving Countdown Edition

Twitter gets ready to head home for the holidays

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By Heather Horn

Nov 8, 2010

Eminent Late Historian Explains Why New York Will Endure

Tony Judt, who died this summer, contributes to the New York Times

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Oct 31, 2010

Quote of the Day: Have Adults Ruined Halloween?

R.L. Stine, popular writer of children's horror books, speaks out

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By Heather Horn

Oct 18, 2010

Is Culture Keeping the Poor Impoverished?

A politically incorrect concept comes back into style

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 13, 2010

Top Tweets: Unearthed Chilean Miner Edition

With Chile's miners headed for safety, Twitter was finally able to let the jokes fly

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By Ray Gustini

Oct 12, 2010

Top Tweets: Good Advice Edition

Twitter offered up sane and rational life advice, free of charge

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By Heather Horn

Oct 6, 2010

By John Hudson

Oct 1, 2010

Gay Teen Suicide Sparks Debate Over Cyber Bullying

Are schools doing enough to combat malicious online behavior?

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By Max Fisher

Sep 30, 2010

In the Future, Which of Today's Norms Will Be Seen as Errors?

Finding our contemporary mistakes

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By Ray Gustini

Sep 13, 2010

Top Tweets: Minor Grievance Edition

On Monday, Twitter struggled to get back to work

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By Heather Horn

Sep 7, 2010

Money Can Buy You $75,000-Worth of Happiness

And after that it will still help your existential angst

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Sep 4, 2010

Quote of the Day: Why Internet Debates Are So Awful

No, YOU've got an outsized sense of justice

Comments | 172 Views

By Heather Horn

Sep 3, 2010

2 Papers, 2 Different Worries About Twenty-Somethings

Are they feckless, or cut off from traditional institutions?

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 27, 2010

Bloomberg: Ground Zero Area Already Has 'Fast Food' and 'Porno Places'

The New York City mayor talks to Jon Stewart about Park51's possible neighbors

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 23, 2010

Twitter Users Share Travel Horror Stories

On Twitter, leaving the house Monday proved to be an adventure

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By John Hudson

Aug 11, 2010

The Internet's Best Job-Quitting Stories

Teachers, waiters, journalists and burger-flippers share their "Slater moment"

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By Heather Horn

Aug 6, 2010

Debating Giuliani Daughter's Arrest

Amid the media frenzy, a discussion about parental issues and "special treatment"

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