The New York meet-up has become one of the most venerated events in the horology world.

How do I politely accept an invitation when encountering a neighbor on a patio pouring a glass in that very moment?

Dear Abby: My husband and I married three years ago. We both had lost our spouses to cancer. He had a house and I had a house, so, since mine was paid for, I talked him into moving into mine and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received a wedding invitation from a good friend that began, “Mrs. Sallie Doe and the Late Mr. John Doe request the presence of your company at the marriage of their daughter.” I ...

You send somebody an invitation—to a party, a lunch, a meeting—and you wait for the reply. Yes or no. Or maybe. My colleagues and I wanted to know the psychology involved with receiving (and giving) a ...

I’m considering not attending. Would it be wrong to decline the invitation on those grounds? I’d like to tell them exactly why I won’t be in attendance. I’ve had enough of being told to accommodate ...

What’s Inside a Mobile Phone? The rise of mobile phones over the last decade is the most significant technological shift since the internet’s establishment as a global communication network in the ...

Allison Schrager is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a City Journal contributing editor, where her research focuses on public finance, pensions, tax policy, labor markets, and monetary ...