- Today’s top Tumblr: Nipples at the Met. It’s a “database of all the nipples on view in the permanent collection.” So far, there’s only 45 nipples on the site, but I bet there’s thousands at the Met. Go send a tip! [Tumblr]
- Human Rights Watch issued a harsh warning to the Guggenheim and the Louvre for possible violations of workers’ rights. Both museums are building satellite campuses in the United Arab Emirates that employ “11,000 construction workers, many of them migrant laborers from Asia.” [The Washington Post]
- Until this week, Estonia was the only country in the EU to allow human trafficking. Now that they’ve banned the practice, I bet Russia’s going to get all the illegal girls. [The Guardian]
- PBS released a new Off Book short this week titled “Art In The Era Of The Internet”. This one isn’t as bad as their animated GIF feature, (we produced an annotated transcript in response a few days ago), but it sounds like an ad. There’s a reason for this. As AFC commenter Tim Bavinka points out in our google doc, this PBS series is produced by Kornhaber Brown, a third party company and ad agency. The company even describes Carnegie Hall as a “brand” on their website. Ick. [Tom Moody]
- Santa Monica College wants to triple its course fees for students who register late. This half-baked plan was probably devised by a dad who thinks students could learn a lesson about the importance of punctuality. [Los Angeles Times]
- Former State Rep. Anthony Wiener hasn’t tweeted since that scandal last year, but his Twitter account is still active. Should we expect a return from the sexting maestro? [The Hill]
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