Californians love to destroy things that taxpayers fund, e.g., the Santa Monica Airport. Thirty nine years ago, this love of destruction reached the Los Angeles Central Library, torched by a still-unknown arsonist (see state-sponsored NPR). Nearly 400,000 books were destroyed. Here are some photos from the restored building.
Note the mural showing happy children with guns and also one of Elizabeth Warren’s ancestors:
We need humanoid robots so that every house can have one of these candeliers:
A plaque reminds us that Californians torched their own library twice in one year:
Egypt before the Muslim Conquest:
More than five years since the start of Coronapanic, the locals are still trying to avoid SARS-CoV-2 by voluntarily entering a crowded public space while wearing a cloth mask of some sort (note accessory Whole Foods bag):
From my earlier A Greta Thunberg yacht trip to California?, a poster in the Teen section reminding young Californians that humans are in charge of viruses and can end a pandemic via their own actions:
Also worth a repeat, the library reminds teens to cooperate in thwarting ICE:
That take on Rockwell’s “Rosie the Riveter” kinda has Shep Fairey’s M.O. on it, but lacks his stylistic flourishes.
I think Rockwell borrowed the physique for his model from a Michelangelo piece.
Is there a swastika in the pic at the top center (hat of the guy with feather)?