Gemstone eye masks — often made of jade, rose quartz, or amethyst — have surged in popularity as a luxurious way to unwind and refresh tired eyes. Their cool weight, elegant design, and spa-like feel ...

A newly acquired mask in the African art collection at the New Orleans Museum of Art is a fantastic facemask that is made and used within the central Pende regions of Zaire. Characterized by ...

Despite the proof of the importance of wearing masks to prevent the spread COVID-19, a group of anti-maskers in the Los Angeles area is causing havoc at shopping malls and neighborhood grocery stores ...

The Chhau dance of Eastern India — Orissa, Jharkhand, and West Bengal – is a blend of martial traditions, temple rituals, and folk and popular performance of this region. Episodes from the epics ...

In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. Characterized by slit eyes, which appear as convex ...

As the Elmbrook School Board debated its reopening plans Tuesday night, a Brookfield mother said her children, whom she identified as Christian, should be exempt from the "pagan ritual" of wearing ...

A district court judge dismissed a Boston-area man's complaint that Whole Foods Markets Group's mask policy violated his religious beliefs, with claims that masks "are part of a satanic ritual" and ...

Since the pandemic began, it has become almost a ritual at Peninsula School Board meetings: a crowd of anti-mask activists lining up at the lectern for an hour-long, tag-team display of anger and ...