The Metropolitan Museum of Art laid off 357 people today. This will save them $10 million—$28,000 per layoff. They still have 2,200 employees. Several uncultured questions:

New York art-lovers with too much class (or the lack of a corporate A&E card) to skip making the suggested donation are going to be a little lighter in the wallet: The Met is jacking its admission price up by five dollars, to a $20 total. Spokesman Harold Holzer justified the hike by saying, "Ever since 9/11, the…