By: Mary Dzon, University of Tennessee Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside ...

Far from the baby-cheeked cherubs of Renaissance art, they were fiery beings who inspired fear.

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Men and women we thought were wisemen, by virtue of the position they hold, gathered to eat entrails of the Òkété in the Nigerian senate last week. Venue was the Red Chamber of the National Assembly.

Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the ...