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...from radio, originally came up with the idea after stumbling across the radio plays on the Internet one Christmas Eve a couple years ago. "These are shows that haven't been heard in 60 years. You'd think if anything, the traditionalists would be like, 'This is really cool.' Mitch Thrower, son of the Yule Log's creator, isn't sure his father would agree. "If my Dad was around now, I suspect he would have preferred the traditional WPIX Yule Log," he says, "because of the sentimental value for millions of people, and the power of tradition...
...separated from its original religious meaning that the Puritans banned it in the 17th century). But in the past decade Hanukkah has taken on a higher cultural profile thanks to a growing number of actors, comedians, musicians and marketers who want kids to know that it's cool to spin a dreidel. Earlier this month a rare national TV special exclusively dedicated to the holiday, Lights! Celebrate Hanukkah Live in Concert, aired on PBS, featuring performances by musicians like Dave Koz, actress-singer Mare Winningham and the Klezmatics...
...2000s answered with a flood of Festival of Lights extravaganzas. Sandler's critically panned animated 2002 film, Eight Crazy Nights, was a cult hit, while a cool kids' film, Chanukah on Planet Matzah Ball, targeted the 6 and under set. The beautiful teenagers of The O.C. came up with an all-inclusive holiday, much like Seinfeld's Festivus, called Chrismukkah. Jewish hipsters gathered to watch rockers like Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell toast Hanukkah at the now-annual New York City event, A Jewcy Hanukkah. The punk-pop band the LeeVees formed specifically to "spread Hanukkah cheer" and released...
...entire city, from the Sunset District to North Beach. CH2M Hill has already labeled all 925 existing solar systems throughout the city, including commercial sites, government sites and the handful of residential sites, which is nice if you're keeping track of these things. But the really cool part comes when you enter in an address - any address in San Francisco - into the website. The camera shifts to a rooftop view of the business or home, with data on the size of the roof, its estimated solar energy potential, the estimated electricity that could be produced and the utility bill...
What Global Warming? Dubai is reportedly building the world's first refrigerated beach; heat-absorbing pipes running under the sand will keep the surface of the beach from getting too hot, and giant wind-blowers will cool suntanners. The idea is to prevent the wealthy guests of the neighboring Palazzo Versace hotel from burning their delicate feet on the searing hot sand. If all else fails, they can always go back to that centuries-old device - shoes. (See 10 things to do in Dubai...