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Pirates 4 Script Lost in London — But Returned
Joining the ranks of the Confederate battle plans for Antietam, the original recordings of The Clash’s London Calling and other famous left-behind items, the script for the fourth Pirates of the...
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Sick of Surly Airline Staff? Delta Sends 11,000 Employees to Charm School
The Atlanta-based airline hopes customer-service classes will help its staff lose the ‘tude, and bring back service with a smile. (via Wall Street Journal) But Delta has a long way to go before...
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Princesses-in-Training: Boot Camp Gives Little Girls The Kate Middleton...
Every little girl dreams of being a princess: the crown, the prince, the manners. A London hotel hosted a one-day “Princess Prep,” where little girls could feel like a real-life princess for a day —...
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Sorry, Social Media Addicts: Tweeting Ban In Effect For The Royal Wedding
Westminster Abbey has been declared a Tweet-free zone. Event organizers have arranged for signal-blocking technology to be set up in Westminster Abbey in order to prevent Royal Wedding guests from...
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Don’t Text and Watch: Texas Theater Broadcasts Movie Texter’s Angry Voicemail
Don’t text during a movie, at least in this Texas movie theater. They will kick you out and make your angry voicemail into a PSA for everyone else. Austin’s Alamo Drafthouse gave a moviegoer the boot...
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Mother-In-Law’s E-mail Rant to ‘Bad Mannered’ Bride Goes Viral
With her scathing e-mail on etiquette now circling the globe, stepmother Carolyn Bourne may soon be the world’s most famous monster-in-law. Bourne, 60, wrote to her future daughter-in-law Heidi Withers...
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Are Americans Over Being Polite?
Are Americans becoming more rude, abandoning traditional polite phrases, or are the words we use now just updated versions of the same sentiment?
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Beijing to Chinese Tourists: Smarten Up!
As China continues to flourish, its burgeoning middle classes flock to experience foreign destinations, occasionally bringing them into conflict with local sensibilities. Vice Premier Wang Yang warned...
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