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...grave post from East Timor, a tree carving from the American South, and ceramic pottery from sources as far-flung as Jamaica and the Himalayas line the office walls of Robert A. Lue, a senior lecturer on molecular and cellular biology...
Close your eyes, and the dude kind of sounds like Bono! The Joshua Tree, a U2 tribute band named for the real-deal’s eponymous 1987 hit album, performs all your favorites at a fraction of the cost. With five bucks, you can belt out “Bloody Sunday” with a decidedly non-Irish but still pretty talented rock band...
...fact that non-Christians celebrate Christmas does not take anything away from the religious beliefs that, for most, the holiday is based. Last I heard, no Christian ever suddenly stopped believing in Jesus because a Muslim person wished them "Merry Christmas" or decorated an evergreen tree in December. Rather than begrudging non-Christians their own celebrations of Christmas, it seems more productive and much kinder to simply be grateful for the positive effects that the holiday season has on everyone. After all, the more the merrier...
Every Christmas season, Jan Bukvaj builds an enormous landscape out of tree stumps, moss and dried flowers in a studio in his backyard. At the scene's center he places century-old wood-carved figurines[an error occurred while processing this directive] representing the Holy Family. He then populates the slopes, lakes and caves with several hundred animals, shepherds, fishermen, hunters, hunched grannies and bearded villagers, many of which were carved and painted by Bukvaj himself. But he wishes it was even bigger: Bukvaj feels that his 7-m-by-3-m room still doesn't provide enough space...
...Artist Jeff Clapp turns discarded aluminum oxygen canisters from Mt. Everest into decorative bells for $2,400 a pop. The leftover aluminum shavings make a nice tree ornament that someone might actually buy (the "Everest" balls are $48 for four at Eco-Artware.com). Or save your money and hang items from around the house-Barbie's accessories, Pez dispensers-using hemp twine...