“THAT subtile Art, which may inable one with an observant Eie to Heare what any man speaks by the moving of his lips.” 1 In these words did John Bulwer, “sirnamed the Chirosopher,” describe the art of ...

Concession speeches are an election night standard, but it has not always been that way. Political theorist and historian Paul E. Corcoran looked back to study concession speeches in history and found ...

As the political conventions grow near, we will all be looking to hear a great speech. But what is a great speech in the modern era? Speechwriting and speech-giving are forms of art in much the same ...

SCOTLAND – Nearly 20 years later, Justin Leonard still gets compliments for his British Open victory at Royal Troon. They don't remember any of the shots he played, only the words he said. "I get more ...

We have seen the terrible consequences of offending angry people with art. Almost every thoughtful person is condemning the massacre of cartoonists and satirists in France. Freedom of expression and ...

The Gettysburg Address was a quick-hitting speech that was built to last. Length: A little over two minutes. Message: Stay the course of a difficult war. If Democracy won’t work here, it won’t work ...

Amber Henry, a senior at Wilde Lake High School, was recruited to the school’s speech and debate team when she was a sophomore. She was a student in a class taught by Kelli Midgley-Biggs, the English ...

UPDATE: Well, what did I tell you? After struggling to maintain consciousness for the first seventeen hours of the awards, America woke up to a delectable Meryl Streep speech for the ages. Read more.

There is a black flag flying in front of The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago right now. On it are the words “Question Everything.” It is a marker for Virgil Abloh’s first solo exhibition, which ...

Anyone who wants to display public art in Bloomington may have a more difficult time now that a new policy explicitly limits what some artwork can say or depict within the city's right-of-way. Under ...