From left: 14K Gold Astley Locket with Moonstone, $2,050, ... There is a renaissance for lockets—not to mention amulets and box rings—with secret compartments that keep things, ...

Kazu Kibuishi nearly died while making ‘Amulet.’ Two decades later, he’s completed it. The Irvine-raised graphic novel creator was living in Alhambra when he contracted bacterial meningitis.

The reports said the temple has became the talk of the town again when it began issuing amulets and lockets depicting the Japanese first “Anime Ambassador” and “iPad God”.

World’s biggest amulet market: why Thais wear so many good luck charms, and why some cost so much US$1.25 billion worth of Buddhist charms are sold every year in Thailand – not surprising when ...