In old vaudeville shows, performers were often known to end their acts by repeating the phrase “no applause, just throw money.” The joke was a light way of nudging the audience into providing actual compensation for the entertainment they’d just received. The reason for dancing around and being indirect is simple: Asking for money is […]

In recent years, the new trend in weddings is for same-sex and heterosexual couples alike to have guests give charitable donations instead of providing the couple with traditional wedding gifts. Experts believe this is due to changing demographics. Because more couples are living together before marriage, they often already have the items that are traditionally […]