When we wear masks, we carve a piece of ourselves out—withholding parts of ourselves as unworthy. But in relationships, we can’t be truly healed unless we offer up all the pieces.

Today, we wear masks to celebrate Halloween and ward off disease—but the mask has deep roots in human history. Here’s what masks mean to us. This article — and everything on this site — is funded by ...

The Masks We Wear to Survive A gay, African-American physician relied on personas to endure his medical training By Chase T. M. Anderson edited by Gareth Cook ...

The Masks We’ll Wear in the Next Pandemic. N95s are good. Some scientists want to do much better. By Jacob Stern. MirageC / Getty. October 13, 2022. Share. Save. Updated at 3:25 p.m. ET on ...

But don’t wear a surgical mask or a do-it-yourself mask if you think it’s going to protect you from COVID-19 that’s suspended in the air, say in a closed, poorly ventilated space.

“The Masks We Wear” will be on display until Oct. 31 at (Not) Sheep Gallery located at 17 W. Russell St. Admission is free. The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. as ...