"Big Bambu" at the Met

At Doug + Mike Starn's "Big Bambu" installation on the roof of the Met.

I should have worn my native outfit and I'd fit right in. Tinikling, anyone?

Brassai

At a recent visit to the Met, I wandered around the small photography exhibit and discovered Brassai. I feel dumb (my inferiority complex kicking in) because when I Googled and looked him up in Wikipedia, he's apparently well-known and well-loved. The pictures displayed at the exhibit showed Parisian scenes at night: in alleys, after-hours bars, bordellos. They had the feel of film noir - a term yet to be coined at that time. Paris + film noir = I'm there.