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 ...

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. Formidable masks played a vital role in the warrior ...

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 ...

African masks have always been an integral part of the continent's cultural heritage, serving as a link between the spiritual ...

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 ...

Every year at Easter time, the Yaqui community of Tucson stages an elaborate paschal drama. The ritual plays, performed in an outdoor courtyard and chapel over several days in Holy Week, re-enact the ...

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 ...