These Babel Blocks by Boym Studios had me a little confused at first glance. I found myself asking, "Are these real?" Apparently so! These wooden figures celebrate "the people of New York City, a fascinating mix of races, religions, and cultures" and are part of the Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art . For $70 you can get this set of five , including: Nafisa – loves ‘American Idol’! Moishe (goes by Moi) - a college-educated, champion sidewalk sweeper Chen – teaching English to kids at the YMCA to save money to go to business school. Jose - born and raised on the Lower East Side Mary - not many people come to New York looking for poverty, chastity and obedience… but Mary did! Some might find these a little too over the top. Of course, for that fleeting 10 minutes of my childhood when I wanted to be a nun, I have to admit that a Mary action figure would have rocked. ...