Like Nirvana, Pearl Jam came out of the early-‘90s Seattle music scene that gave birth to the decade’s alternative-rock revolution. But where Nirvana spiked their punk with classic-rock riffs ...

They may not be as plentiful, but when Pearl Jam wants to unleash they can do so amongst the best of them. Eddie Vedder is ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was walking in the humanities building of the university where I am a graduate student. I turned the ...

Miss Manners is all for telling strangers – kindly and privately – about wardrobe malfunctions, but in this case, nothing ...

I asked a man sitting in front of me at a college musical to remove his distracting baseball cap, which he did. My wife later ...

Hey creepy stars — mind your own business. Phosphorescent, "Ride On/Right On" The best rationale for blowing retirement savings on a convertible I've ever heard. Vampire Weekend, "Diane Young ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Are there polite ways to refuse to ... out a phone and begins videoconferencing the grandkids. I don’t mind -- until they try to force the phone on me. I have no interest ...

Pearl Jam is one of the most successful American rock bands of the last quarter century, and arguably the definitive alternative rock band of the 1990s. Although it was Nirva-na which first ...

Does Miss Manners have any suggestions? GENTLE READER: Since it is unlikely that you had an extra slip or skin-tone undies on your person ... organized in her mind, but it is unkind.

Your haste to get to your office may have demonstrated a commendable commitment to your studies. But Miss Manners suspects a quick stop to inquire if any further assistance was needed would not have ...