Virgina Postrel writes, The anti-photo policies of museums don't necessarily make sense, except as some kind of revenue enhancer. Prohibiting flash is one thing. And I don't blame the Louvre for blocking photos in the often-crowded Italian painting gallery. But prohibiting all photos in an uncrowded museum filled with works in the public domain is unnecessary—unless you … [Read more...] about The Great Museum Flash Scam
Archives for June 2006
Reason Pillow Girl
Glenn Reynolds, while reporting that this is the sixtieth anniversary of the bikini, has decided this this is blog sweeps week. I figure I better do my part. Here's an image of the infamous Reason magazine pillow girl in a nifty little cowgirl/bikini outfit. … [Read more...] about Reason Pillow Girl
Giving Rush Limbaugh a Hard Time
Rush Limbaugh had another run-in with the drug police: Rush Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription. It's a perfectly legal drug. Who really cares whether or not he has a prescription? Assholes from U.S. Customs, that's who. … [Read more...] about Giving Rush Limbaugh a Hard Time
Jeff Fest 2006
I stopped in at the Jeff Fest (a.k.a. The Jefferson Park Community Festival) on the northwest side today. It's one of the many festivals going on this summer in Chicago. (My photos can also be seen as a slideshow without the commentary.) Here's Chicago's most famous Elvis impersonator: A few more sites around the fest: Lots more photos … [Read more...] about Jeff Fest 2006
From the Halls of LAX…
This happened back in April, but it's worth telling, because you just can't make up this kind of stupidity. At Los Angeles International Airport, employees of the Transportation Security Administration discovered that passenger Daniel Brown was on the no-fly list, so they grabbed him before he boarded his plane and interrogated him, despite the fact that he was a uniformed … [Read more...] about From the Halls of LAX…