[caption id="attachment_16932" align="alignright" width="300"] A Noh theater mask of the oni Hannya (image by Tommaso Meli; used through a Creative Commons license)[/caption] “Who was that Masked Man?" A childhood memory, televised in black and white––yet...

If you peel back the frivolous mask of a holiday that inspires $8.4 billion in candy; decorations; and costumes sales for little kids, grownups looking for a moment of escapist fantasy, and long-suffering pets; you’ll find a...