Humans are creatures of habit whether we want to admit it or not. In the ongoing shift from office-centric work culture to distributed workplaces, managers are doing their best to build virtual ...

The holidays are a whirlwind of festivities, get-togethers, last-minute shopping sprints and year-end getaways. As soon as the last pieces of décor are stowed back into storage, private spaces are ...

Beyoncé is just like the rest of us – or at least that’s what New York-based illustrator Ellen Weinstein wants you to think. Her new book, “Recipes for Good Luck: The Superstitions, Rituals, and ...

A study of preserved plant remains found in the biblical home of Goliath has revealed fascinating insights into the mysterious rituals and religious practices of an ancient civilization. The plant ...

The story of how a stonemasons’ guild became the world's largest secret society is less about conspiracy and more about Enlightenment thinking. The title page of the Freemason Constitution at the ...

The discovery of wooden staffs and clay trays near the sarcophagus of King Tut might be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as the Awakening of Osiris. As its name suggests, this ritual is ...

Sevier County erected a bronze statue of Dolly Parton in early May 1987 to celebrate the country icon who had spent her childhood tromping through the woods and hollers of Sevierville, Tennessee. By ...

Before she joined the Zoom call, Bidisha Banerjee made sure she had a cup of water and an empty bowl next to her computer. She was joining an online ritual to mark the end of a year-long experiment in ...