Archive for May, 2010
Rerun – Flag Etiquette
In honor of Memorial Day today, Dinner Topics is posting a “rerun” of the original Flag Etiquette post from last year. You can find the original post here. It is important to know that flag wavers take their respect of the flag very seriously. Most of us know the basics, but if you don’t know [...]
Weekend Roundup
It’s Memorial Day weekend, so the odds are that you will be visiting with friends and family over the next couple days. Look back at the past week of posts for a quick recap, and here’s a few more things you might need to know before the “barbie” starts “cuing”: Sex and the City 2 [...]
NHL’s Original Six should be called Remaining Six
The Stanley Cup begins tonight as the Philadelphia Flyers face the Chicago Blackhawks. The Flyers have faced almost insurmountable odds to get to this point (including a 3-0 deficit in games in the Eastern Conference Semifinals and a 3-0 goal deficit in Game 7 of the series), and for a while it was looking like the [...]
Who’s Who on American Idol’s Season Finale
For those of you who do not follow American Idol, this year’s season has been an eventful one. New people were introduced, others left the show, and of course, Lee DeWyze won the title of America’s next singing sensation. With all of these tumultuous events, it is hard to keep straight who is who when [...]
Silly Bandz – the latest fad for kids
Depending on where you live, the Silly Bandz fad has been around awhile, but thanks to a couple recent stories from Fox News and Time, they are sure to be a topic at your dinner table soon. Silly Bandz are nothing more than a brand of collectible rubber bands that are in specific shapes (animals, [...]
Writing Interns Wanted!
Are you in high school or college and looking for an internship this summer? Perhaps you are a 45-year-old stay at home mom with a background in writing and a hankering for picking up the habit again. Whatever the case, Dinner Topics is looking for a few interns for this summer and beyond. It’s a [...]
What’s a Euro worth?
The euro has been in financial headlines for a while now thanks to its lowest levels in almost a decade. What does that mean to you exactly? Well, last week, the euro was at $1.2144 relative to the U.S. dollar. That means 1 euro is worth $1.2144, making the euro “stronger” than the dollar, but [...]
Lost – what happened, or what happened?
The series finale of Lost was televised last night, and it was one of those finales that resulted in more questions than answers. If you are not a Lost viewer, you still won’t be able to escape talk of it today. Even though many who viewed it are still “lost,” here are some basics so [...]
