Champagne chair...

... contest. IN THE COMMENTS: Lauderdale Vet said: I passed that along to my wife, who seems interested :) She'd make a nice chair, I th...

"I'm switching to Polish now, in stores and elsewhere. But I find that I have that American softness to my speech. The Polish melodic inflection is gone too."

"I hear its absence, but I do nothing to force it back. I'm kind of enjoying the reaction. At several points, people think that I a...

"I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody's religious obligations, never mind how comical..."

"... and could not find it in my heart to undervalue even a congregation of ants worshipping a toad-stool; or those other creatures in ...

"Stanley Hill, who supervises a food stand that has been located near the structure for 18 years, said he noticed smoke coming from Big Tex's neck area..."

"... and then watched for about 15 minutes as the giant cowboy burned." More images of the fire: #RIPbigtex .

"Good Evening, It's An Honor To Be Used As A Political Prop By My Husband's Campaign."

That's the headline for an Onion article , linked by Christopher in the comments to my live-blogging the first day of the DNC convention...

At the Pioneers-of-the-Future Café...

... la la la la la.

The next day... at the Pioneer Café...

... bring the whole family. *** Here 's the closeup of the sculpture, which you were commenting on last night, saying things like: I...

At the Pioneer Café...

... it's all rugged individualism around here.

"'So patently false' Obama removed Churchill bust from the White House."

Politico headline for an article relying on White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer to contradict something Charles Krauthammer wr...

Quite the photo op.

Removing the statue of Joe Paterno. A good one . ADDED: "The 14 Most Unintentionally Terrifying Statues in the World." Just somet...

At the Questing Oryx Café...

... please continue. (Animation by Chip Ahoy , who was inspired by "The Screw, Screwed." )

The screw, screwed.

Text : "What is happening to the tip of this sculpture? The polyurethane is undergoing reversion, a very slow irreversible process wher...

At the Althouse Café...

... you can talk all night. No photographs today. Sorry. Here 's a portal to Amazon, in case you want to buy something and simultaneousl...

At the #29 Café...

... keep looking.

At the Fake-Hand Café...

... it looks pretty real.

Drawn into the artistic vortex.

I showed you the vortex in the museum, where the unsuspecting black-booted woman strode by. And Chip Ahoy said "Stupid square post mod...

"Damien wants to make a statement and this statue certainly does that."

"I think it’s a wonderful idea and I’d be surprised if anyone opposed it."

The veterans monument and the giant bunny statue.

"When the veterans want to do something, we allow them to do those things. Why can't the town of Dedham put the bunnies that show t...

In the empty museum...

... I guess I was the only one with no place better to be.

At the Biomorph Café...

... it's so organic.