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 ...

We've dug up 10 classic Christmas cartoons that are blasts from the past. Some you may recognize, others might be "hidden gems" for you to discover. So slip into those Christmas pajamas and climb on ...

He works in mysterious ways.

Roz Chast was born in Brooklyn. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a B.F.A. in painting in 1977. Her cartoons and covers have appeared continuously in The New Yorker since ...