Are you a bad listener?
It seems we live with abbreviations, quick texts and acronyms, so here's another to add to your list: EQ, or "emotional intelligence," a term coined by author Travis Bradberry. Communication...
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Five tips for staying out of the Friend Zone
If your relationships constantly sway toward the platonic rather than the romantic, then, sorry to say it, but it's probably because of something you're doing. Luckily, it is possible to...
‘Silent House’: Horror remake retains scares, doesn’t need logic ✭✭ 1/2
A horror movie that works cuts through analysis, shrugs off opinions and snobbery, and eschews complexity — either in technique or in budget. You know it works when the hairs...
Tips on learning to drive with a manual transmission
Q: My daughter just bought her first car and it has a clutch. I've driven these quite a while back and will be teaching her how to do it but...
Materialism can take a toll on marriage
When both spouses focus solely on the "for richer" part of their marriage vows, there could be trouble, according to a recent study by Brigham Young University and William Paterson...
Top books for corporate America
According to 800-CEO-READ, a leading direct supplier of book-based resources, these are the best-selling business books for January, based on purchases by its corporate customers nationwide. 1. "Taking People with...
Paul Rudd’s riffing can’t save ‘Wanderlust’ ✭ 1/2
Paul Rudd stands in front of a bathroom vanity and riffs a string of vulgar, not-very-funny euphemisms for the intercourse he plans to have with Malin Akerman's character in an...
Good cast ensures a pretty good time on ‘Thin Ice’ ✭✭ 1/2
There's something about the frozen Northern Plains, filled with folksy, trusting and righteous Dakotans, Minnesotans and Wisconsinites, that screams "insurance fraud" to screenwriters. The notion that there's nowhere in America...
Bachelorette party do’s and don’ts
It's not all about Chippendales and feather boas. WeddingChannel.com rounds up all the details you need to plan a modern bachelorette party. Do: Communicate Talk to your girls about what...
All-wheel, four-wheel, front-wheel drives explained
Q: It's now a snowy winter in the hills and mountains of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Suppose I were to buy a small model vehicle, like a Hyundai. What are the differences...