As you find yourself standing among the crowds in Cleveland — or sitting at home watching — you may realize that there is clapping going around. But what is the best way to determine the enthusiasm of ...

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan famously noted that critics aren’t “applause meters.” He wrote this after he gave James Cameron’s blockbuster “Titanic” a negative review and was accused of ...

I had a blast at the annual Academy Nominees luncheon at the Beverly Hilton, as I always do. Each year, Academy governors and brass and the Oscar nominees (after meeting the press in the interview ...

Presuming the applause meter was accurate at the Clark County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner, then former Sen. Bob Beers will be the next member of the Las Vegas City Council in a few weeks. The ...

WILLIAMSTOWN -- Soprano Claire Leyden topped the applause meter. Leyden, a junior, was one of four Williams College students featured Friday night in the Berkshire Symphony’s student soloist concert.

The annual event was postponed because of the L.A. wildfires, but finally returned as part of Oscars week, but without the applause meter (or Karla Sofía Gascón). After the Los Angeles wildfires, the ...