http://www.follymuseum.com stuff and nonsense Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:35:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The museum's Publications department is always after the curators to liven up their writing for our membership magazine. Avoid dull, plodding openings, they urge -- instead, find a lively hook. In journalism this is called the "lede" -- it's spelled that way to avoide confusion with "lead" as in "leading" ... http://www.follymuseum.com/how-to-write-a-lede/ By Thomas Christensen, based on historical photos by Nadar and Etienne Carjat Digital image, colored pixels Via the Sleep of Reason This image of nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) is part of a set of contemporary hagioagraphic portraits of historical figures that occupies a wing in MoFo's historical galleries. Known among MoFo ... http://www.follymuseum.com/st-charles-of-the-flowers-2008/ This view of the Museum of Folly bookstore comes from loungerie's photostream. . http://www.follymuseum.com/mofo-bookstore/ Mofo Store Manager Kenneth  Whirlow is pleased to announce the acquisition of a special addition to our store's rare books selection. The book is a rare signed first edition of Plato's Republic. Whirlow (acting on a tip from famous book scout Nico) was able to acquire the book from EBay ... http://www.follymuseum.com/signed-first-edition-of-platos-republic/ Indonesia, Tegal, Central Java Wood, cloth, and mixed media via Asian Art Museum; From the Mimi and John Herbert Collection Jesters or clowns are among the most popular figures in the folk puppet traditions of Java, Indonesia. The rod puppets (wanage golek) -- not to be confused with the more aristocratic shadow puppets ... http://www.follymuseum.com/indonesian-jester-puppets/ New York City (publisher), Hong Kong (printer) Fragment of a page from a book; ink and colors on paper Via the New York Times The Museum of Folly was, regrettably, unable to purchase the original painting by Pablo Picasso of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907). This reproduction was torn out of an art history ... http://www.follymuseum.com/demoiselles-avignon-galenson/ Lake George, Minnesota Digital photograph; colored pixels Via Mail Online This unfortunate Ursus arctos recalls the fictional bear of A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh series, who got his head stuck in a honey jar. While Mr. Milne's Pooh was, admittedly, a bear of very little brain, our curators do not feel that there is a ... http://www.follymuseum.com/real-pooh-2008/ This photo of our employee entrance is from zarylla's photostream. If you came in through the employee entrance you can, if you wish, exit and view our front facade and public entrance. . http://www.follymuseum.com/employee-entrance/ MEMO FROM: Anita Gidway, Visitor Services manager TO: Director’s office Dr. Thom: As you know, we have begun providing comment cards for visitors to fill out when they leave the museum. So far we have accumulated 33 cards. I thought you might like to review the comments, which I have sorted by department ... http://www.follymuseum.com/visitor-comments/ Durham, North Carolina Titanium compounds, urethane, and other synthetic materials Via SFGate The Museum of Folly is pleased to have in its collection this golf ball, believed to have been struck by Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City mayor Rudi Giuliani, during his attempt to secure a position on the ... http://www.follymuseum.com/golf-ball-2008/