Culture

The NYT this morning reports about a Florence museum's exhibit of mythology and erotica [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/11/international/europe/11florence.html?hp]. It's full of classical art. That classical art has a lot of nudity and even some erotica (the two aren&

I'm posting it simply because it's magnificent. > One of the great monuments of the world is the Cathedral of Cologne. Some have called it the grandest in the world. Look at the picture and you will be able to pick out nearly all the Gothic

One of the better stories I've read in awhile. If you check out the story, you get the impression that they're dealing with more sophisticated panhandlers. I can't imagine the civil libertarian cries are far behind: > In plain sight of children and tourists,

There's a sucker born every minute . . . especially in a money-crazed society like ours. There's a good quote in Tocqueville to go with this story, but I don't have a copy of Democracy in America with me right now. > Donald Trump earned $25,

Not bad for a man who earned $109 from his paintings during his lifetime: > You know an artist has reached the zenith of fame when people climb all over themselves to see his drawings. And that's what they'll do starting today, when the Metropolitan Museum

I love it when sublime truth pokes its head through pop culture's thick crust. Eric Clapton, who has turned 60, recently gave a glimpse of the true meaning of freedom: freedom from the constraints and distortion of passion. > "At first there was a little regret that

This link [http://www.zombietime.com/sf_rally_september_24_2005/anatomy_of_a_photograph/] has a very interesting (borderline fascinating) example of media bias. It starts with a simple picture in the San Fransisco Chronicle and then, in five short blurbs, shows that the Chronicle took a picture out

I'm not a big fan of its politics, but The New Yorker has some of the best writing in America right now. It would appear at least one large retailer also thinks highly of the publication: > It seems the American Society of Magazine Editors . . . didn't