Pittsburgh looks to attract more gay and lesbian tourists

Seen in a Friends-only entry, so I'm keeping the source anyonmous:

PITTSBURGH -- Tourism is a multibillion-dollar business and fighting for a slice of the action means getting the word out about your city's offerings.

Pittsburgh is trying to attract more gay and lesbian visitors, but that means battling a few misconceptions about the town.

The city wants to show the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community or GLBT, a group that accounts for 10 percent of the U.S. travel market, what the city has to offer.
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"Statistics tell us there is a lot of money to be had, a lot of money to spend," said Beverly Morrow-Jones of Visit Pittsburgh. "They like spending money and they like having a good time, and I think, just like everybody else, the gay and lesbian community wants to feel welcomed."

So, Visit Pittsburgh is making its pitch, selling the city through inclusion in the gay-friendly NaviGaytor travel guide.

The rest of the article is at: http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/15113070/detail.html

And... NaviGAYtor travel guide...? I have got to get my hands on one of these.

'cause I never go to Pittsburgh, you know. :-)

[Edit: talvinamarich pointed out that the guide has a website at http://www.citynavigaytor.com/]

Understanding Art For Geeks

Most of you geeks out there (myself included) do not have a proper education in art.

So I'm going to show you pictures that will help explain famous pieces of art in terms that you will understand.









Clicking on any of the pictures will take you to the appropriate page on Flickr which tells what the original picture is called. It may help explain some of the more obscure comments.

The full archive has 42 photos and can be found here. It's really worth checking out.