Cultural Critique Connoisseur Mugs

Man tries to peep up the Statue of Liberty's skirts.

"That's the guy I hired to read Proust for me."

Louis Armstrong

Reading my Critics

The height of fashion in 1796

"It's a postmodern mosaic, almost lyrical in its undercurrent." "My five-year-old will be happy to hear that."

"Your usually vicious sarcasm is weak. Go pump some irony."

'I've been called some mean things as a baby boomer, but 'Pig in the Python' really hurts.'

Barcode on Ancient Greek Vase

What We Thought Were Canals Are Deep Prejudices and Inequities.

'You did turn the company around... but we liked it the way it was...'

"Can you speak up: there's a bloody racket going on in the background."

At This Restaurant, There Are Only Two Dishes on the Menu and They Both Suck

'Are you sure this is authentic ancient Indian art?'

Bookstore, the Politically Incorrect Guide to You.

"I find that hugely offensive!"

"It was a lot more satisfying before 'catch and release.'"

"I feel like we've walked into some sort of epidemic of hipatitus."

Mr. Empirical With "Antarctica""Small is hostile. Rage contributes to shift away from literality. I'm off to True Value Hardware for some more self-reference tools."

"Maybe we should have brought a Riesling."

"Imagine if only 1/2 the companies that claimed to have a great culture actually did."

"Never mind, Harry. Just remember, the 'Saturday Review' loved it."

"It started with a simple case of peer-review."

Turning Japanese: I really think so.

"It lost a little something in translation."

"Say 'eh.'"

"The Leonardos, the Raphaels, Titians, Veroneses, Giottos... Italy wants them back, all 427 of them."

"Please hold applause until end of dragon."

Junk art/ food/ tv/ music/ amusements/ novels/ views/ life.

Birthday Cakes: From Around the World

Creation of Red Wine

'Number two. That's the art that offended me.'

The writers group met every Tuesday for support and fellowship.

The Cremaster Cycle

"How the hell is that supposed to feed us?"