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Economist: Hat Tip to Proper Tipping

People work hard for their money, but they don’t make their money work hard for them. It’s time to fix that. Economist whips your income into shape with smart, practical advice. We’d still tip, dammit! Photo by Mute* People get feisty over the idea of tipping. Some feel that tips are misleading: if wages are [...]

Campaign Confidential: Subway Etiquette

Torontoist Environment Editor Chris Tindal is currently engaged in a federal by-election campaign. This weekly column is an attempt to offer a behind the scenes glimpse into what it’s like to be that mysterious Other: a politician. There is, of course, no multi-partisan training manual for new candidates on how one is to behave during [...]

The How-To-Not-Make-An-Ass-of-Yourself-At-Your-Office-Holiday-Party Roundup!

It sounds pretty simple. There’s one rule, right? Don’t get so wasted that you a) spill the beans to your boss about i) the fact that you hate him/her or ii) the fact that someone is quitting, b) touch someone inappropriately, or c) throw up in your boss’ lap. And yet come holiday season, we’re [...]

Say Goodnight to “Walk Left, Stand Right”

Citing safety concerns, the TTC is removing their “Walk Left, Stand Right” escalator signs system-wide. After we got sent a tip by reader Tom Mertron of Toronto Rants, a quick trip on the system this afternoon showed that only one of the four downtown stations that we checked — St. Patrick — still has the [...]