Topic: Emily Post

'Emily Post's Manners in a Digital World': 6 lessons for being polite with technology

Daniel Post Senning, the great-great-grandson of the original grand dame of etiquette, Emily Post, offers updated advice in 'Emily Post's Manners in a Digital World.'

2 novels about dysfunctional families on vacation

These two novels center on family vacations that are anything but idyllic.

Reader recommendation: Emily Post

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.

Do we need a code of conduct for space?

Some experts are calling for an international code of conduct for spacefaring nations. But defining misconduct isn't easy.

Anthony Weiner explodes in Congress and on Fox News [video]

Anthony Weiner, a congressman from New York, was livid with Republicans for not passing a bill to give long-term medical benefits to 9/11 first responders. But by historical standards, his outburst was positively tame.

Google poised to sell ebook adverts. Will reading ever be the same again?

Opinion: Do you know who Captain Queeg, Howard Beale, and Chauncey Gardner are?

Today's TV talkers seem addicted to making cultural references that mean nothing to younger audiences.

Emily Post

Emily Post was a fierce egalitarian who believed that behavior – not income – defined class.