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Veiled Pensioners of the Mystic Sofa

Veiled Pensioners of the Mystic Sofa Isol atoe s PA N C A K E B R E A K FA S T Veiled Pensioners of the Mystic Sofa The George Washington They haunted me as I toured Once upon a time, however, Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia, is a towering structure, a replica of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt—or, at least, a replica of what people used to think the ancient lighthouse looked like. It features a colossal statue of the first president, monster columns made of granite, and enormous murals depicting significant moments in the life of George Washington, Freemason. The visitor can gaze upon a trowel Washington used when he was laying the cornerstone of the Capitol building, a lock of Washington’s hair, a clock that was stopped at the moment of Washington’s death, an exact replica of the Masonic lodge where Washington attended meetings, and a Masonic apron that belonged to one of his successors, president James K. Polk. But what really hooked me during my visit to this magnificent treasure-house was a pair of blue, vinyl sofas in one of the building’s lodge rooms, sofas done in the unmistakable fake-leather style of the 1970s, and yet preserved http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Baffler MIT Press

Veiled Pensioners of the Mystic Sofa

Frank, Thomas
The Baffler – Mar 1, 2014
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© 2014 Thomas Frank
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Isol atoe s PA N C A K E B R E A K FA S T Veiled Pensioners of the Mystic Sofa The George Washington They haunted me as I toured Once upon a time, however, Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia, is a towering structure, a replica of the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt—or, at least, a replica of what people used to think the ancient lighthouse looked like. It features a colossal statue of the first president, monster columns made of granite, and enormous murals depicting significant moments in the life of George Washington, Freemason. The visitor can gaze upon a trowel Washington used when he was laying the cornerstone of the Capitol building, a lock of Washington’s hair, a clock that was stopped at the moment of Washington’s death, an exact replica of the Masonic lodge where Washington attended meetings, and a Masonic apron that belonged to one of his successors, president James K. Polk. But what really hooked me during my visit to this magnificent treasure-house was a pair of blue, vinyl sofas in one of the building’s lodge rooms, sofas done in the unmistakable fake-leather style of the 1970s, and yet preserved

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The Baffler – MIT Press

Published: Mar 1, 2014

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