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But it’s the romantic material that really motivates this 32-year-old, who records in a booth in her bedroom next to an altar with a crystal ball and charms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Participants are invited to leave something at the community altar.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

A pair of deep seats covered in nubby upholstery sit close to this sacred space’s altar — a vinyl-stacked media console holding a vintage receiver and turntable, flanked by two ATC SCM50 loudspeakers.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

The election of Leo XIV as Pope "touched something inside me," said Kawakami, who will be among the altar servers at the papal mass.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

She spent hours in front of this memorial altar, drowning in sadness.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Lisa Markidis has her face painted with La Catrina makeup at the official opening of the Dia De Los Muertos altars in Gloria Molina Grand Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

In a middle-class neighborhood, altars, crucifixes, and images of the Pope adorn the home of Joaquin Kawakami Effio, a 15-year-old who is considering the priesthood.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The opera opens in the real world, as drably attired villagers assemble marigold- and candle-festooned Day of the Dead altars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

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

“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