Dear Ellen...should I boycott a wife beater's album? Dear Ellen, My favourite singer was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend. Do I boycott his new album? Join the campaign to have artists' crimes included in promotional materials, like health warnings on cigarettes. Then buy it, if you still want to, but donate twice the cost of the album to Women's Aid. A work colleague has an absurdly loud sneeze. Sneezing is a spasmodic involuntary action, so that's pointless. Whenever you hear their text tone, silently repeat this mantra: "I respect my partner's privacy, as he/she respects mine." Before long, the sound alone will induce in you a Zen-like calm. Then download a fake text alert app. 4th May, 2013 Do I have to tip for a pedicure? Especially for a pedicure. Forget waiters, tell hairdressers where to get off, save all your money - and triple-tip for pedicures. These heroes touch other people's grisly feet for a living. It would be exploitation at 10 times the price.