"Look at her, just staring at her phone like a zombie," the middle-aged woman said in a loud stage whisper which was clearly intended to be heard.

"She's sitting in an art museum, right in front of a genuine Monet, and she's staring at her phone," said her husband, not even bothering to whisper.

"Guarantee you if someone had shown Monet an iPhone while he was painting that piece of shit he woulda dropped his brush and forgotten all about it," said the girl without looking up.

Reading by Tim Foley.
Featured image by Steven Depolo, Creative Commons 3.0

Into The Unprecedented

Readings of all Caitlin Johnstone's articles, usually by her co-writer Tim Foley.