What does clapping for 13 straight minutes do to a person? That question, along with #spitgate, has occupied too much of my mental space throughout this year’s Venice Film Festival. A film I did not ...

The crowd at the city council meeting did not protest when the mayor asked that they refrain from booing or cheering as she invited the public to speak on any topic. But no clapping? “A violation of ...

This post is co-authored by Ron Riggio and nonverbal communication expert Alan Crawley. When and why do we clap? We get startled, and we clap. We try to get our dog’s (or our child’s) attention, and ...