This Halloween, people in many places will be wearing two kinds of masks: one to be scary, the other to protect themselves and others against COVID-19. Yes, it’s another pandemic Halloween—and while ...

A team of researchers recently investigated the paint coating a 1,000-year-old gold mask taken from an elite tomb of a community in western Peru that is today known as the Sicán. They were intrigued ...

The first time Jonna Mendez wore a lifelike human mask, she grew increasingly paranoid. In the midst of a training exercise to test going undercover, the CIA’s former chief of disguise had chosen to ...

The ‘Human Mask’ film is inspired by a real situation in Japan, in which a monkey – wearing the mask of a young woman – has been trained to work as a waitress. The film opens with footage of the ...

Luie loves to play RPGs and is a big fan of Monster Hunter, Final Fantasy, Persona, and the Bokujo Monogatari series. Recent fan art showcases the humanoid designs of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From card: "Exceptionally fine spec., ...

In the canals of the Yangtze delta, researchers uncovered 5,000-year-old human bones shaped into cups and mask-like pieces. The polish, carved edges, and deliberate cuts reveal a practice few expected ...