When you visit a Vishnu temple in the states of Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh or Karnataka you encounter a ritual practice that is not seen in northern India The priest places a crown usually of silver on ...

A new exhibition celebrates the often-overlooked endpapers of more than 50 works of children's literature ranging from the ...

A rare Qing dynasty painting, titled "The Blue Goats," heads to auction at Sotheby's Hong Kong with a high estimate of $19 ...

A friendly baby elephant played with a Japanese tourist, kissing her on the cheek with her trunk. Footage shows four-year-old tusker named Khamkaew coiling her trunk around the holidaymaker who hugged ...

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The common denominator is a willingness to hunt, to see potential where others might see junk, and to value the history and ...

The unassuming industrial exterior of Urban Ore belies the wonderland of treasures within. Berkeley’s ultimate recycling adventure begins here. Photo credit: Kyle M. This sprawling wonderland of ...

Sculptor Tanda Francis created mannequin heads for the Met’s 'Superfine' show, blending Black history, identity, and radical ...

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But the bigger bet is on Monkman himself. The painter, who wears both his queer and Indigenous identities on his sensational ...

Lorna Simpson found the meteorite on eBay. “It was for a great price,” she told me, declining to give the exact figure, ...

This "magic town" in Mexico is well known for its proximity to Mexico's highest volcano as well as it's elefant-shaped ...