A manger scene juxtaposed against concrete blocks seemingly pierced by a mortar shell: with Christmas looming, the latest Bethlehem offering by secretive artist Banksy appeared in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Dubbed the Scar of Bethlehem, the baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph are backlit through damaged concrete, chiseled pockmarks exploding out from a gaping hole in four directions to approximate the Christmas Star.
The work is installed at Banksy's Walled-Off Hotel, where all rooms overlook a concrete section of the barrier built by Israel to cut off the occupied West Bank from Israeli territory.
Dec 20, 2019
World's Tiniest Gingerbread House
There was Tiny Tim, and then the Little Drummer Boy - but they had nothing on the microscropic gingerbread house believed to be the smallest in the world and unveiled by a Canadian researcher.
Half the size of one made in France last year, it was cut and etched from silicon, complete with sharply defined bricks and trim, and a Canadian flag for a welcome mat.
Casagrande said that the intention of the project is to stir scientific curiosity among the public.
Dec 19, 2019
Greece Finds Old Royal Tombs
American archaeologists have discovered two monumental royal tombs dating from about 3,500 years ago near a major Mycenaean-era palace in Greece's southern Peloponnese region. Recovered grave goods from the two tombs near the Bronze Age palace of Pylos included a golden seal ring and a golden amulet of an ancient Egyptian goddess, highlighting trade and cultural links.
Dec 18, 2019
Playhouse Theatre to Reopen After 20 Years
A historic Manchester theatre that has stood empty for decades is set to stage its first production in 20 years.
The Playhouse Theatre in Hulme was named last year in the Theatres Trust's list of venues "at risk" of demolition or redevelopment.
But the Grade II-listed building will reopen with a Christmas production after the space was taken over by community co-operative NIAMOS.
Dating back to 1902, it hosted shows by Nina Simone during its heyday.
Originally named the Hippodrome, the theatre became the Grand Junction Theatre in 1905, and finally the Playhouse in 1950.
Dec 17, 2019
Hiroshima Buildings to be Razed
Authorities in the Japanese city of Hiroshima have planned to demolish two buildings that survived the 1945 atomic bomb, but some locals want them preserved as landmarks.
The two buildings, built in 1913, were first used as a military clothing factory, and later as a university student accommodation, reports the BBC. They were also used as a makeshift hospital after the Second World War bombing.
In 2017, authorities found the structures - now publicly-owned - were highly likely to collapse in a strong earthquake. As the buildings are not in use and not open to the public, the local government decided they should be demolished by 2022. A third building at the site will be preserved, and its walls and roof will be repaired and reinforced to protect it from earthquakes.
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