I started frequenting a trendy poetry cafe in New York my freshman year of college. On the cusp of adulthood, poetry had been a safe haven for me, a place where I could escape when the noise in my ...

Generally, we clap when we want to praise someone or something. It is a part of appreciation practice but there is a lot more to it than we think! Clapping has been proven to provide a lot of health ...

Clapping boosts heart health as it reduces stress, promotes physical activity, improves blood circulation, and more.

People will once again be allowed to clap at Encinitas City Council meetings to express support with a public speaker at the podium. And, a ban on speaker time donations, enacted during COVID-19, also ...

Students at Oxford University will replace clapping at student union events with “silent jazz hands” after concerns that applause could trigger anxiety. Officials at the university’s student union say ...

The clapping hands emoji: When used repetitively in a row, it signifies applause, but as any social media user by now understands, that is not the emoji's primary placement in the world of Twitter.

The student union at the University of Manchester in England received unwanted attention online following reports of what was described as a "clapping ban" during some of their events. The union voted ...