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This costume, with corn husks and feathers and paper flowers, is worn by a member of a dance group that gathers in cemeteries and other places to mark Day of the Dead festivities (called Xantolo, the word written above the mask). The idea of combining a skeletal mask with European fashion was devised by the Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada, who lived in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

A Photographer's Vision Of The Magical Masks Of Mexico

Aug 27, 2019 For more than 30 years, Phyllis Galembo has been fascinated by masks and costumes and photographed them in countries from Benin to Zambia.

2019 PBS Online Film Festival

Jul 12, 2019 Featuring diverse films from PBS member stations and public television producers.

Where Are All The Bob Ross Paintings? We Found Them

Jul 12, 2019 Bob Ross painted more than 1,000 landscapes for his television show — so why are they so hard to find? We solve one of the internet’s favorite little mysteries. A New York Times video investigation.

Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories

Oct 10, 2018 Who doesn't love a good scary story, something to send a chill across your skin in the middle of summer's heat?

2018 PBS Online Film Festival

Jun 15, 2018 From fact to fiction, films that offer surprising stories only PBS can tell

Great American Read

Jun 1, 2018 Explore the list and vote for your favorites!

What Song Got You Through School?

May 9, 2018 NPR All Songs Considered wants to play and talk about the songs that got you through high school or college.

Tiny Desk Concerts

May 9, 2018 Intimate video performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

"Louie, Louie"

May 9, 2018 David Brancaccio and Janen Nguyen look at the history of the song "Louie Louie"

Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Antiques Roadshow'

Apr 13, 2018 Pop Culture Happy Hour talks with Jesse Thorn, host of NPR's Bullseye, about the PBS institution that celebrates used crap and how much it may be worth.