NEW YORK – Having a personal portrait made is usually an occasion of dignity and a sign of accomplishment. Usually. But it's hard to be stately when your portrait comes with a hand hole, a plush nose ...

In many a generation, and nearly everywhere in the world, puppets are a given. But if you’re only familiar with the old-school, fuzzy-wuzzy hand puppets that were once so popular in the U.S., or Miss ...

The head is carved from wood. Mechanisms in the hollow head move the eyes and mouth. The main rod, made either of wood or bamboo, runs through the neck to the head, and the length varies. The hand ...

While the epic Ramakien is told through nang talung, the art of shadow puppetry from southern Thailand, a shadow puppet from Hamburg, Germany, will portray a child waking up in the middle of the night ...

In the movie spoof “This Is Spinal Tap,” the band members knew their days were numbered when they got second billing to a puppet show. “Oh no! ” wailed their manager. “If I told them once, I told them ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

It’s a warm night in Indonesia and the air is filled with excitement as villagers watch a puppet show accompanied by traditional music. To the rhythmic beat of cymbals, drums and a bamboo harmonica, ...