Well, they finally opened and I plan to go by and see the New Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum on Sunday, after I meet and interview Penelope Trunk who writes the Brazen Careerist column online and now has a new book being published,  which I’m reviewing an advanced copy of, called The Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success by Penelope Trunk.

According to the Michael Kimmelman of the New York Times:

“..In total there are 57,000 square feet of exhibition space for classical antiquity, around 30,000 for Rome alone, equivalent to all the galleries at the Whitney Museum combined. You can exit Rome into African art then go directly into modern art, which depended on both Rome and Africa for utterly different ideas about the human body. “

Getting back to today, Saturday, I intended to go and paint but it seems I’m finding myself sitting at the PostMark Cafe in Park Slope and quite enjoying it and deciding that maybe, with all the things I’m doing and have on my plate right now, sitting here and enjoying the nice atmosphere and light is what my soul needs today.

One thing I will say about the New York Times  that really irritates me … they so don’t “get it” when it comes to syndicated content.  I am looking at an online video made the other day by Michael Kimmelman and and Geoff McGee of the new Roman Wing at the Metropolitan that I’d like to embed here – but the Times won’t allow that …. why?  I don’t know. 

The New York Times policy is about owning exclusive rights to show their own online videos is going 180 degrees against what everyone wants.  The Times just does not get it!  You want more traffic, you have to share the goods – you want to be a dying newspaper – just keep doing what your doing.

Message to the New York Times – get off your high horse and change your syndication policy.