MeFi post: Nothing to do with the open bar

I'm a fan of alt-f in Las Vegas, who for the longest time would have to hire models and buy dresses to do what he envisioned. Now his brides are disappointed if he doesn't make them lie down in a puddle or whatever.

He also rightly points out that weddings are just the one time most of us are allowed to hire a photographer to take pictures of us outside a high school portrait. The dress is merely a costume. The wedding simply an excuse for professional photography.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Mozzie at 2:25 PM on June 25, 2007

MeFi post: Bookstore burns books

I once worked as a property master for a theatre. This is literally the last stop for books. When books become props, they are no longer prized for their content, but are instead prized for their "bookness" and "book-like qualities."

We would then proceed to mutilate them. We'd take the innards out of a set of law books and fill them with foam so that they'd look like books but be lighter. We'd re-cover them so that the title matched what was... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by Mozzie at 3:24 PM on May 29, 2007