Long Island University‘s provost is a master of understatement.
As a parting gesture, the just-fired director of the campus art museum stole nine Egyptian antiquities from the place, erased them from the collection’s computer database, and then sold them to Christie’s as part of “the collection of Barry Stern.”
The court wants to know why he robbed the museum. I’m sure Barry had cause: They didn’t appreciate him, he needed the money, and shit, no one would have noticed the pieces were missing if Christie’s hadn’t sent a purchase order to his old address at the museum (That last thing happened because Barry fucked up. But … you’re gonna lock up a man for making a mistake?).
September 18th, 2009 at 9:11AM
He shouldn’t be wearing white after Labour Day.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:28AM
God almighty, David, I missed that.
September 18th, 2009 at 12:23PM
Wearing linen after Labor Day should be a criminal offense on any island from a Fitzgerald novel. Including Long Island.
September 18th, 2009 at 3:11PM
Gosh, and to think clearing Diamondopolous et al from the place should have cleared up their problems. Herakles dropped his broom…
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But the provost wouldn’t know nuthin’ about wearing white after Labor Day: LIU is south of 25A!