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The many faces of business-casual
The many faces of business-casual

Good news for facial-hair enthusiasts. After six decades of flagrant beardscrimination, Walt Disney Co. has lifted its ban on employee goatees and other face fuzz.

Remarkable Woman: Anupy Singla Remarkable Woman: Anupy Singla

The author of Amazon.com's top-selling Indian cookbook is not a culinary star like Madhur Jaffrey or Julie Sahni but a 43-year-old Lincoln Park mother of two girls ages 6 and 9, a wife, a former broadcast journalist and budding entrepreneur named Anupy Singla.
Handling your son's newfound passion for ballet Handling your son's newfound passion for ballet

Your son wants to take ballet lessons but he's afraid his pals will tease him. What should you tell him?
Mourning 101 Mourning 101

There will be a time, many times actually, when a friend, co-worker or casual acquaintance will face the death of a loved one.
Custom shirts, cut from a different cloth Custom shirts, cut from a different cloth

Custom-made men's dress shirts were once considered the privileged peacockery of the moneyed set — a dash of sartorial swagger that could be afforded only by Hollywood A-listers, Wall Street bankers and monocle-wearing aristocrats of a bygone era.
Costly turf war on men's balding heads Costly turf war on men's balding heads

Vin Diesel has embraced his baldness. And it's doubtful Michael Stipe spends much time browsing for toupees. But not all of the 40 million American men with follicularly challenged scalps are going quietly into that bald night. They're raging — with Rogaine, among other things.
After nearly 60 years, Disney to let theme-park workers grow beards After nearly 60 years, Disney to let theme-park workers grow beards

After nearly 60 years, Mickey Mouse has decided to let his workers put their razors away.
Talking politics in the workplace: Freedom of speech or off-limits? Talking politics in the workplace: Freedom of speech or off-limits?

When Tom Cotton, a robust Republican, discovered that an agent for his insurance company had plastered a withering anti-George W. Bush bumper sticker — "A village in Texas is missing its idiot" — on her car, he had to bite down hard on a stick.
Spying in the name of love Spying in the name of love

When Patricia Masterson's boyfriend broke into her email account in search of evidence that she had been cheating, she was deeply offended by the violation of her privacy. The fact that she had, indeed, been cheating hardly seemed like a good excuse.
Nitpicking grammar in the digital age Nitpicking grammar in the digital age

As we pored over the transcripts of the newly declassified John F. Kennedy recordings—45 of the 248 hours of taped conversations during his White House years—our thoughts turned immediately to social media.
Broth vs. stock: What's the difference? Broth vs. stock: What's the difference?

Q: What is the difference between chicken broth and chicken stock? Can you use either?

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