A snoob is that terrible, dangling silence in an interaction, an awkward pause so uncomfortable it feels like you’ve been ...

In the Orient, the preferred choice of any individual is to remain silent. Silence in Japan, Korea and China is not considered as a sign of any weakness. Instead, the society adheres to the dictum ...

You’re out of words. The energy falls off a cliff. You’re just... standing there. Silence floods in, and no one seems to know how to wrestle the conversation back to life. This particular form ...

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Two months ago, the Taliban banned Afghan women from speaking in public. Exiled artists have resisted, using their voices to advocate for women’s rights. La Croix interviewed three such artists who ...