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Greg Sullivan
November 18, 2025
"Remember, everyone has an invisible tag around their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.'"
By Tod Perry
People often think that social skills are something innate. You're either born with them or doomed to a life of feeling awkward. Most people go through life just running on instinct and vibes when it comes to how they interact with people. However, there are simple tricks people can learn to improve their social skills, especially when dealing with difficult people.
The good news is that if you have always felt socially awkward, you can improve by picking up some interpersonal communications tips and keeping them in your pocket for the next party. Making small changes to how you speak, or, better yet, how you listen to others, can yield considerable benefits in your social, professional, and romantic life.
"Still making the hand-crank motion when telling someone to roll down their window."
Generation X (those born from 1965-1980) grew up in a totally different era than Generation Z (those born between 1997-2012). As latchkey kids, Gen Xers were notoriously allowed to roam free and consume pop culture during a more analog time.
Although it wasn't that long ago—times are different. In a Reddit community, Gen Xers discussed the outdated habits, words, and phrases they just can't shake from their 1980s childhoods—even though they are outdated.
A lil piece of home from a friend who sees you ♥️
By Sarah Watts
Our friends at All In Food are going "all in" from a dog’s drive-in meltdown to this fall’s hottest mashup (and dance moves). Going “all in”—no matter how you do it—just means being your most creative, joyful, and passionate self, unapologetically and out loud. Follow along and click the banner for a free All In bar!
"Beauty and cleanliness go hand in hand."
We might not talk about public toilets enough. Most of us need them now and again, and sometimes finding one that's suitable can be a challenge—if one can be found at all. There have been jokes for decades about stumbling into the "right" coffee shop and learning their bathroom code. But for a lot of people, it's no laughing matter.
Some places in the world are better on this matter than others. In a recent article from SecuriCare, a continence care products company, listing the top five cities for public "toilet accessibility," Paris came in at number one. "Paris has the most public toilets per square kilometre out of any European city." That said, the piece mentions that Tokyo actually has more public restrooms than Paris, but "not all of them are accessible to people with disabilities—traditional squatting toilets are still a common feature." Sydney, Australia, Zurich, Switzerland, and Copenhagen in Denmark round out the list.