Every cloud, they say, has a silver lining. That nasty COVID cloud that just past was no exception. After observing some of our modified behaviors during the pandemic, experts now say we'd do well to keep certain items that were brought about by the…
People throughout the world are having to relearn the art of small-talk, now that shops and offices are beginning to open. The population, used to grunting, not getting out of their pyjamas until mid-morning, and going to bed early, will have to r…
Following an extended period of uncomfortable silence, a pregnant pause gave birth to a kitten. "It was really something to see," sad onlooker Susan Harris. "First one pause, then four paws. So cute!" Harris noted that she had been tempted to b...
While aware that his daily inquiry as to his co-worker's morning commute is likely taken as no more than superficial small talk, Mike Greenwood of New York City truly does care about the transportation experience of his colleague Angela Schafer, who...
The physical fitness of Kim Berry, an introvert living in New York City, has skyrocketed as a result of walking up and down at least 67 flights of stairs every day in order to avoid feeling pressured to make small talk in elevators. "It's not eas...
In a classic but humiliating case of too much information, introvert Kelly Hayden of New York City inadvertently revealed a personal detail in the course of a casual conversation with a coworker. "He was talking about belonging to the Y," explaine...
Angela Bishop, an introvert living in Nashville, Tennessee, was disconcerted to realize that she'd exited her work building at noon right behind her coworker Matt Moffat, and, unless she darted across the street just ahead of the city bus now bearing...
Lynn Belcourt, an attorney in New York City who, despite her privileged upbringing, prides herself on being egalitarian in all her affairs, was mildly offended when janitor Jose Gonzalez seemed to misconstrue her friendly, anti-classist small talk as...
After being told he needed to work on his people skills if he hoped to advance in his career as a data administrator, introverted Daniel Hobson of New York City set his mind to improving his ability to feign interest in the mundane details of his cow...
Unlike some who make small talk about the weather, office life, and lunch while thinking of greater things, Trey Hill of Charleston, South Carolina, actually walks the small talk, in that his life is truly and entirely composed of only banal and tri...
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Finally, after four generations of the iPhone, Apple have released their long awaited Chat App. "This is a revolutionary app for the iPhone," said App World editor Buck Mackintosh. "Although the iPhone is a marvellous piece of technology that lets...
JERUSALEM -- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has more free time on his hands than he did at the height of his power and there are signs he and his staff are using it to fashion a new image for a political comeback.
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