The Getty Villa is essentially a Cheesecake Factory on speed in terms of size and financial backing. Besides that, it ranks far below any Cheesecake Factory I’ve been to. At the Villa, you can’t indulge in a delightful spinach dip and Chardonnay while enjoying plastic Greek-inspired glories.
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A High Time at LACMA
On a not-so-recent trip to LA (6 months ago??), I decided to be “positive” and have a “fun,” “productive” day on my own. By positive, I mean drug-induced, and by fun and productive, I also mean drug-induced.
I Can’t Wait to Be a Rich Old Man With My Trophy Wife at an Art Museum
Wandering around museums staring at art and people is fun, even when I’m dressed like a dad at a suburban barbecue, worried the grass might stain my New Balances, and everyone else throws me looks as if I walked into the building assuming it was a Buffalo Wild Wings and was too ashamed to leave despite a lack of deep fried cheesecake bits.
The Whitest and Wealthiest Organizations for the “People”
Museums are vessels of the past. Just like history is written by the victor, they present relics through the lens of the elite class.