My husband, Don, will talk to anyone. In line at a store, on a plane, in a parking lot; it doesn’t matter where we’re at, he’ll engage. In fact, I have my current job because he was gregarious enough ...

Senate Republicans have for weeks been debating the use of the “talking filibuster” to guarantee the passage of the SAVE America Act in the upper chamber, after President Donald Trump called the ...

Maryellen MacDonald is professor emerit of psychology and language sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of “More Than Words: How Talking Sharpens the Mind and Shapes Our World.” ...

For a band that broke up under a cloud of bitterness, Talking Heads still appreciate a good celebration. The recently released biography “Burning Down the House” (HarperCollins, 512 pages) from New ...

Documentary interviews, TV news anchor segments, YouTubers explaining skincare routines, and Michael Scott making awkward eye contact with the lens all have one thing in common: the talking head video ...

Fifty years ago this month, three clean-cut art-school students who called themselves Talking Heads played an audition night at the Bowery club CBGB. Different from the other newly minted punk bands ...

As a dog parent, I have often pondered how much easier life would be if canines could speak. I have even gone so far as to give my pets dialogue when recalling funny stories about them. That is why I ...

Not dating. Not seeing each other. Just… “talking.” Here’s how new research defines this confusing, emerging stage of romantic relationships. What happens in the time between meeting someone new and ...

You’re standing in line at the supermarket or drugstore when a stranger speaks up. “Hello, how are you?” the stranger greets you. “Good, and you?” might be your response. Your conversation partner ...

Small talk has its uses, especially in the business world. It can help us suss each other out, establish a basic level of trust, or just fill the time while we’re waiting in line. But let’s be honest, ...

"The Talk" is done talking. CBS' peppy daytime show ended its 15-season run Friday after an hourlong series finale. The audience gave the show's hosts – Sheryl Underwood, Jerry O'Connell, Amanda ...

Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Sheryl Underwood, Jerry O’Connell and Natalie Morales on "The Talk" (Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS) Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell, Akbar ...