altar
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Part photo album, part teen bedroom, part house party, part altar and part art gallery, “East of the River” never sacrifices style to content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
A former altar boy, Burnham has said his Catholic upbringing had a big impact on his life.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
They are evangelists who worship at its Texas toast–padded altar.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
A former altar boy, he grew up as one of seven children in Nairobi informal settlements, and his parents scraped together enough to send him to school and university, where he studied criminology.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
At one end of her playhouse, Daisy had built a little altar.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
Agosto Machado’s altars channel Betye Saar’s assemblages, but have little of the mystery that makes her work so compelling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
On November 1 and 2, many Mexicans will visit their dead in cemeteries and place offerings at home on colorful altars.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025
If you’re paying attention, you’ll start to notice them — little altars to chef Anthony Bourdain scattered across America’s restaurants, displayed with something close to religious conviction.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2025
A trailblazer in Chicano art, Amalia Mesa-Bains is known for her reimagining of traditional Mexican altars and offerings and her presentations of Mexican American women’s spirituality.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
“Assalamu alaikum warahmathullahi wabarakathu,” Muhammad says, moving his bulky body into a please-the-in-laws-to-be pose, very similar to how a praying mantis may appear approaching the most sacred of altars.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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