There are few places in Toronto that can transport you back to as distinct an era as Small Talk, a swanky new jazz bar that serves as the latest addition to Toronto's perennially cool Ossington strip.

The Chicago indie rock band soothes heartbreak with the most anonymous, uninspiring music you can possibly imagine. The good news is that the songs don’t get worse from there. The bad news is that ...

While small talk sometimes gets a bad rap, people who genuinely enjoy it know it serves a much deeper purpose than just filling awkward silences. Whether it’s chatting with a stranger at the coffee ...

Learning how to get better at small talk might not seem like much of a conversational superpower. Arguably everyone’s least favorite part of socializing, surface-level chitchat can be awkward, ...

“I heard it’s supposed to rain this weekend.” “How about those Cubs?” “Did you hear about Ed, the escaped zebra from Tennessee?” If you groan at the thought of small talk, you’re not alone. More than ...

ATLANTA — You're standing in line at the supermarket or drugstore when a stranger speaks up. "Hello, how are you?" the stranger greets you. "Good, and you?" might be your response. Your conversation ...

You’re standing in line at the supermarket or drugstore when a stranger speaks up. “Hello, how are you?” the stranger greets you. “Good, and you?” might be your response. Your conversation partner ...

You walk into the conference networking event, feeling alone, aware of the steady chatter throughout the room. You look to find someone you might know, you sense your breath growing faster and you ...

The art of office small talk is dying out because younger workers feel more comfortable communicating online, according to research. A poll, of 2,000 employed adults, found 74 percent struggle to make ...

Nearly half said they preferred communicating digitally even if they were sitting near the recipient THE art of office small talk is dying out because younger workers feel more comfortable ...