SUBMITTED BY: Ilya Mirman LOCATION: The Louvre, Paris, France (2009) Is ANY painting or ANY museum exhibit worth waiting in lines longer than the Outback Steakhouse on a Saturday? Is it possible to enjoy the Mona Lisa when you know there are dozens of people hovering behind you, wishing that you would disappear? No wonder [...]
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By a unanimous 3-0 vote, the Executive Board of Directors of Tacky Tourist Photos unconditionally condemns the Russian tourist who threw her coffee mug at the Mona Lisa painting at the Louvre. The London Telegraph recreates the scene here: “Screams erupted from the 40-odd tourists jostling for position around Leonardo da Vinci’s enigmatic painted lady [...]

