whoever stole the jewels from the louvre should keep them

The real currency of a crown isn’t the diamonds; it’s the story: who wore it, which coronation it witnessed, what empire smiled behind it

maisa • whoever stole the jewels from the louvre should keep them

Someone walked into the Louvre — in broad daylight — spent roughly the length of a rushed matcha run in a jewellery case, and walked out moments later with the French Crown Jewels

whoever stole the jewels from the louvre should keep them

i was at a ppt night and saw someone talk about how appalling the security was (analog cameras, no security guards on some goats, no pressure-sensitive sensors, etc.), and also how the robbers still made many mistakes (leaving dna on the scene, etc.) ???

this is all to say that it was so goofy and a funny reminder that the world is so very malleable