Mask

A doctor wears a protective mask as he walks outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York, April 1, 2020.

Will the US ever mimic Asia’s culture of ‘universal masking’?

COVID-19

Across much of Asia, masks are considered an essential weapon in the war against the new coronavirus. Should Americans follow suit?

A protester is shown in mid-air kicking a police vehicle with their face fully covered in a mask.

PHOTOS: The masks of the Hong Kong protests

Global Politics
Staffs Wear No-Face Masks To Reduce Pressure During Working Time In Handan, Hebei, China

Tired of smiling all day? This company may be for you.

Lifestyle
A rare antique tribal mask, Kachina Hapota, circa 1910-1920

Why a charity and an anonymous bidder are returning ‘old friends’ to the Hopi

Lifestyle & Belief

Vote 2008: Xtreme Polls

French-Alaskan cultural exchange

Arts, Culture & Media

There’s an unusual cultural exchange under way right now. France has the largest collection of Alaskan Alutiiq artifacts in the world.

The World

Afghan women reveal abuse from behind ‘The Mask’

Lifestyle & Belief

A new Afghan television program hopes to allow women to publicly share their stories of abuse from behind the safety of an anonymous mask. We speak to the show’s creator, Sami Mahdi.

The World

Xtreme polls 2008: Getting creative with political prognostication

Arts, Culture & Media

The most accurate polls around might be a little on the unconventional side: Halloween mask sales, schoolchildren, coffee cups, and cookies. Mary Beth Williams hits the streets of New York to look at this year’s ‘Xtreme’ polls.

The World

French-Alaskan cultural exchange

Global Politics

There’s an unusual cultural exchange under way right now. France has the largest collection of Alaskan Alutiiq artifacts in the world. Dmae Roberts has the story.

The World

India’s first gay pride parade

Conflict & Justice

Anchor Marco Werman speaks to Indian gay rights activist Ashok Row Kavi about the first ever gay pride parade in New Delhi yesterday.