Speaking of LA, the LAT has a long and somewhat sad feature story on the Polaroid photographers of MacArthur Park and their dying way of life. These are older men who spend their days trying to make a few bucks by taking photos of folks in the park. For a long time, they were able to make a good living at this; many immigrants would purchase photos and send them home to show how well they were doing in America. Disposable and digital cameras have mostly killed off this business (“These days, on a good day, they earn $10, $30.”) but they’re still out there, still hustling.
Meanwhile, the NYT would like for you to know that “The Constitution Trumps Arizona“. I, personally, am delighted at The Paper of Record’s new-found respect for the Constitution of the United States, and the applicability of same to state and local governments.