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If you are a man, or are thinking about becoming one, it might be worth your while considering banter. Perhaps the pre-eminent form of male-to-male communication – bar the grunt – banter is the social ...

In an App Store—nay, a world—brimming with digital communication options, it’s hard to know if anything’s missing. There’s Facebook Messenger for quick chatting with close friends and family, and ...

Banter is as British as the queen, and as necessary and noble. Judging by the current climate in the U.S., you lot would do better with more of both. Setting monarchy aside, though, let me focus on ...

Banter is a word that means different things to different people. For some, the term carries a playfulness that describes the very British tendency to lightly tease those closest to you as a form of ...

Messaging apps are all the craze and the latest batch have been focused on restoring a bit of privacy to your communications. Andrew Busey, the creator of iChat, remembers a time when chats were ...

In this series, we look at workplace norms that push the gender divide further, and how you can build an inclusive culture that helps everyone bring their best selves to work. “It’s just bants, relax.