ON the surface, emojis seem laughably trivial—cartoon faces and tiny icons cluttering our phones. Yet behind their colorful simplicity lies a fascinating story of 21st-century global culture. These ...

In Islamic tradition, one of the few symbols that have often been misunderstood is the hijab. To many outside the faith, the sight of a Muslim woman covering her hair raises certain questions. But to ...

Around the world, including here in the Chicago area, Tibetans and supporters celebrated the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday on ...

An elderly Jew named Sigmund Sobolewski drives up to the boundary of an acreage owned by a man who is an Identity Christian.

Kinkade called himself the Painter of Light, but Art for Everybody finds the darkness in his life. Relatives recount that ...

Younger Americans are more likely to express belief in witchcraft and luck, as our new research shows in the journal ...