December 10, 2013  The Art of Sex  You have to admit that the
new Museum of Sex in New York City is a wonderful idea.
Imagine-a place where you can go and look at pornography without
shame or sanction. In fact, the more you pore over it, the more
you examine every minute detail, the more scholarly you will be
perceived to be. Book me a flight!  A lot of people must feel
this way, for the museum has been wildly popular since it opened
several months ago. It's already turning a profit. Yes, profit.
For as museums go, it's a hybrid. It is a for-profit commercial
enterprise, yet it follows the laws and style of a reputable,
well-established art museum (which is invariably non-profit).
This means you get the porno, but it's all behind glass-
literally. Plus, it costs $17.  The museum is located on Fifth
Avenue at 27th Street, in a smallish building that was, on my
recent visit, still covered with scaffolding. At least I thought
so at first. Then I realized that perhaps it was a giant condom,
part of some grand-open