The XX Factor : hugging

The NYT Publishes What Could Be An Onion Parody, and I Feel Bad About It

Samantha Henig — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:48:00 GMT

Last week, Michael Kinsley wrote a brutal takedown of the redesigned Newsweek , attacking it page by page and graph by graph for failing to be readers' "guide through the chaos of the Information Age." It's something that editor Jon Meacham wrote in the...(read more)

Le Mariage

Liza Mundy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:34:00 GMT

All the posts and photos about the splash Michelle Obama has made overseas, and talk of etiquette issues, and touching the queen versus not touching the queen, and hugs versus handshakes and marital fanny pats, and the general confusingness of cross-cultural...(read more)

Hug, Handshake, or ... Kiss?

Rachael Larimore — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:08:00 GMT

Per our discussion about whether handshakes or hugs are more appropriate in workplace settings, I think it's safe to say that the Obamas' meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, provides absolutely zero guidance. As we...(read more)

Shake That Thing

Dayo Olopade — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:47:00 GMT

To answer Sam's valid query about what to do when you meet someone new, in a formal or informal setting: HANDSHAKE . Always. Why on earth are we hugging? The last time I hugged a total stranger was at a three-hour spoken-word extravaganza before which...(read more)

Embrace the Hug? Or Shoot for Shake?

Samantha Henig — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:45:00 GMT

There's been some buzz today about whether Michelle Obama breached protocol by half-hugging the queen during her visit to Buckingham Palace. Given that the answer is a resounding "no," this is likely to die down pretty soon. Still, it's worth watching...(read more)