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...reach into the cheetah's cage to pet it. One year, with no money for Christmas presents, he has her just pick out a star in the night sky: "We laughed about all the kids who ... got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys...
...unlike some of the other arts. It’s wonderful that I’ve been able to build a special concentration and gain academic validity in the eyes of the school for the work I do, but nevertheless that line still separates the performing arts from the plastic arts and film—this can be incredibly frustrating and taxing...
Romuald Hazoumé from Benin stacks dozens of decorated plastic cans into a modern totem pole, while Cameroon-born Samuel Fosso's self-portraits depict him as a tribal chief, an elegant woman and a pirate. Elsewhere as part of "Africa 05," the British Museum and other venues will present the continent's history, identity and culture through artifacts, dance, literature, drama, fashion, cinema and lots more. Africa's year, indeed. tel: (44-20) 7960 5226; www.hayward.org.uk; www.africa05.co.uk
...could use those stamps. Four years ago, he lost his job as a janitor at the Quezon City Hall. He and his family are now scavengers, living out of a wooden pushcart. This is Castillo's idea of happiness: "Once I found nearly half a fried chicken wrapped in plastic," he told me. "I knew it was still edible because it was still cold, just came from the refrigerator. We had a feast that day." Around the world, people are searching for happiness. For Filipinos, happiness isn't a goal: it's a tool for survival...
...tourists on Patong beach are smiling. A little over a month since the waters retreated and then advanced with such deadly effect, Herman M?ller, 41, a truck driver from Germany, is sitting on Patong beach and having, he says, "a very nice holiday." He's not alone. Hundreds of plastic deck chairs line the sand in two neat rows. Local hawkers do a steady trade supplying beer and tanning lotion to the crowd, while, behind them, kneeling on bamboo mats, masseuses cheerily press their palms into the backs of heavyset men for $8 an hour. On the beachfront, more holidaymakers...