It is one of life's most undervalued and instructive pleasures. So why does gossip have such a bad reputation? SHARE One hot week in late summer, Jennifer Aniston appeared on the cover of no less than ...

New research from the University of Virginia has found that college students in well-connected friend groups are less likely to be involved with spreading negative gossip or being the target of such ...

Thanks to tabloids, Twitter, and TMZ, gossip has a nasty reputation. The truth of the matter: It's actually one of the most important ways we interact within our social and professional networks, says ...

Any potential benefits of gossip are quickly outweighed by its harmful effects on everyone involved, Tribune columnist Linda Lewis Griffith. MCT Gossip is the passing along of personal information ...

Gossip may be viewed negatively, but this ancient social tool can be beneficial when used in a healthy way. Positive gossip, like sharing praise or good news, can strengthen relationships, while ...

“Spill the tea.” “What’s the hot goss?” “Dish the dirt.” These are just some of the phrases we utter to a friend when we get together for dinner or drinks. When you share a common network of friends ...

‘Gossip’, a term that always comes with a certain judgement value added but in a recent research published by University of California, Riverside states that “Gossip, in the academic’s view, is not ...

While the narrative spun by high school movies differs entirely from the real experience of high school, a usual truth of both is the prevalence of gossip. Gossip to me is fascinating — probably ...

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