Talisman jewelry has been reliably in demand for years, and even more so in the recent year or two. We’ve talked about the evil eye, hamsa hand, lucky charms, and even scarabs as of late. The iconic ...

Are you one of the few people who still hold up the peace sign in photos? If you're not, there's a good chance you still jokingly make this gesture to make fun of those who do. Regardless of your ...

Jim Marshall photographed the spread of the peace sign between 1961 and 1968, with his images now published for the first time by Reel Art Press. Cover of Jim Marshall: Peace (courtesy Reel Art Press) ...

Gerald Holtom's rarely exhibited original sketches for the peace symbol will go on view this March at the Imperial War Museum in London. Peace sign badges (courtesy ...

Thanks to my colleague Scott Klein for telling me that the Peace Sign, one of the most widely known symbols in the world, turns fifty this week. It was first displayed on home-made banners and badges ...

The sign of peace at Mass has not always led to serenity among liturgists or within the congregations gathered each Sunday in Catholic churches around the world. After nine years of study and ...

October 9th marks what would have been John Lennon‘s 75th birthday, and his widow Yoko Ono will commemorate the late Beatle by organizing the world’s largest human peace sign at New York’s Central ...

The first time I went to a Catholic Mass, there were a lot of things that seemed crazy to me. The kneeling, the incense, the parts with everyone saying the same prayers at the same time—most of it was ...

Editor’s Note: Shepard Fairey is a street artist, graphic designer and activist. This is an edited excerpt from “Peace: Photographs by Jim Marshall,” published by Reel Art Press. The peace sign has ...