/*
* Plugin Name: APCu Object Cache
* Description: APCu backend for the WP Object Cache.
* Based on Plugin named APCu Object Cache Backend
* Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/apcu/
* Author: Pierre Schmitz
* Author URI: https://pierre-schmitz.com/
* Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/apcu/
*
*
* @Authors James Dugger, Jonathan Bardo
* @copyright 2017 GoDaddy Inc. 14455 N. Hayden Road Scottsdale, Arizona
*/
$oc_logged_in = false;
foreach ( $_COOKIE as $k => $v ) {
if ( preg_match( '/^comment_author|wordpress_logged_in_[a-f0-9]+|woocommerce_items_in_cart|PHPSESSID_|edd_wp_session|edd_items_in_cartcc_cart_key|ccm_token/', $k ) ) {
$oc_logged_in = true;
break;
}
}
$oc_blocked_page = ( defined( 'WP_ADMIN' ) || defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) || defined( 'XMLRPC_REQUEST' ) || 'wp-login.php' === basename( $_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME'] ) );
function wpaas_is_using_apcu() {
return version_compare( PHP_VERSION, '5.6.0', '>=' ) && function_exists( 'apcu_fetch' );
}
if ( 'cli' !== php_sapi_name() && ! $oc_logged_in && ! $oc_blocked_page && wpaas_is_using_apcu() ) :
/**
* Save the transients to the DB. The explanation is a bit too long
* for code. The tl;dr of it is that we don't have a single 'fast cache'
* source yet (like memcached) and so some long lived items like transients
* are still best cached in the db and then brought back into APC
*
* @param string $transient
* @param mixed $value
* @param int $expire
* @param boolean $site = false
*
* @return bool
*/
function wpaas_save_transient( $transient, $value, $expire, $site = false ) {
global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb;
// The 'special' transient option names
$transient_timeout = ( $site ? '_site' : '' ) . '_transient_timeout_' . $transient;
$transient = ( $site ? '_site' : '' ) . '_transient_' . $transient;
// Cap expiration at 24 hours to avoid littering the DB
if ( $expire == 0 ) {
$expire = 24 * 60 * 60;
}
// Save to object cache
$wp_object_cache->set( $transient, $value, 'options', $expire );
$wp_object_cache->set( $transient_timeout, time() + $expire, 'options', $expire );
// Update alloptions
$alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' );
$alloptions[ $transient ] = $value;
$alloptions[ $transient_timeout ] = time() + $expire;
$wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' );
// Use the normal update option logic
if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
if ( $site && is_multisite() ) {
$wpdb->query(
$wpdb->prepare(
"INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->sitemeta}` ( `option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload` ) VALUES ( %s, UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) + %d, 'yes' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );",
$transient_timeout,
$expire
)
);
$wpdb->query(
$wpdb->prepare(
"INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->sitemeta}` ( `option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload` ) VALUES ( %s, %s, 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );",
$transient,
maybe_serialize( $value )
)
);
} else {
$wpdb->query(
$wpdb->prepare(
"INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( %s, UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) + %d, 'yes' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );",
$transient_timeout,
$expire
)
);
$wpdb->query(
$wpdb->prepare(
"INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( %s, %s, 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );",
$transient,
maybe_serialize( $value )
)
);
}
$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
}
return true;
}
function wpaas_prune_transients() {
global $wpdb;
if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb && function_exists( 'is_main_site' ) && function_exists( 'is_main_network' ) ) {
$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
// Lifted straight from schema.php
// Deletes all expired transients.
// The multi-table delete syntax is used to delete the transient record from table a,
// and the corresponding transient_timeout record from table b.
$time = time();
$wpdb->query( "DELETE a, b FROM $wpdb->options a, $wpdb->options b WHERE
a.option_name LIKE '\_transient\_%' AND
a.option_name NOT LIKE '\_transient\_timeout\_%' AND
b.option_name = CONCAT( '_transient_timeout_', SUBSTRING( a.option_name, 12 ) )
AND b.option_value < $time" );
if ( is_main_site() && is_main_network() ) {
$wpdb->query( "DELETE a, b FROM $wpdb->options a, $wpdb->options b WHERE
a.option_name LIKE '\_site\_transient\_%' AND
a.option_name NOT LIKE '\_site\_transient\_timeout\_%' AND
b.option_name = CONCAT( '_site_transient_timeout_', SUBSTRING( a.option_name, 17 ) )
AND b.option_value < $time" );
}
$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
}
}
/**
* If another cache was flushed or updated, sync across all servers / processes using
* the database as the authority. This uses the database as the authority for timestamps
* as well to avoid drift between servers.
* @return void
*/
function wpaas_init_sync_cache() {
global $wpdb;
if ( empty( $wpdb ) || ! ( $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) ) {
return;
}
$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
$result = $wpdb->get_results(
"SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$wpdb->options}` WHERE option_name = 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;",
ARRAY_A
);
$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
if ( empty( $result ) ) {
return;
}
$master_flush = false;
foreach ( $result as $row ) {
switch ( $row['option_name'] ) {
case 'current_time' :
$current_time = $row['option_value'];
break;
case 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' :
$master_flush = $row['option_value'];
break;
}
}
$local_flush = wp_cache_get( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush' );
if ( false === $local_flush || $local_flush < $master_flush ) {
wp_cache_flush( true );
wp_cache_set( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush', $current_time );
}
}
/**
* Start default implementation of object cache
*/
if ( ! defined( 'WP_APC_KEY_SALT' ) ) {
define( 'WP_APC_KEY_SALT', '' );
}
function wp_cache_add( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) {
global $wp_object_cache;
if ( 'transient' == $group ) {
wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire );
return $wp_object_cache->add( "_transient_$key", $data, 'options', $expire );
} elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) {
wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire, true );
return $wp_object_cache->add( "_site_transient_$key", $data, 'site-options', $expire );
} else {
return $wp_object_cache->add( $key, $data, $group, $expire );
}
}
function wp_cache_incr( $key, $n = 1, $group = '' ) {
global $wp_object_cache;
return $wp_object_cache->incr2( $key, $n, $group );
}
function wp_cache_decr( $key, $n = 1, $group = '' ) {
global $wp_object_cache;
return $wp_object_cache->decr( $key, $n, $group );
}
function wp_cache_close() {
return true;
}
function wp_cache_delete( $key, $group = '' ) {
global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb;
if ( 'transient' == $group ) {
if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
$wpdb->query(
$wpdb->prepare(
"DELETE FROM `{$wpdb->prefix}options` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s );",
"_transient_{$key}",
"_transient_timeout_{$key}"
)
);
$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
}
$wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'options' );
// Update alloptions
$alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' );
unset( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] );
unset( $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] );
$wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' );
return $wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_$key", 'options' );
} elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) {
if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
$table = $wpdb->options;
if ( is_multisite() ) {
$table = $wpdb->sitemeta;
}
$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
$wpdb->query(
$wpdb->prepare(
"DELETE FROM `{$table}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s );",
"_transient_{$key}",
"_transient_timeout_{$key}"
)
);
$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
}
$wp_object_cache->delete( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'site-options' );
// Update alloptions
$alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' );
unset( $alloptions["_site_transient_$key"] );
unset( $alloptions["_site_transient_timeout_$key"] );
$wp_object_cache->set( 'alloptions', $alloptions, 'options' );
return $wp_object_cache->delete( "_site_transient_$key", 'site-options' );
}
return $wp_object_cache->delete( $key, $group );
}
function wp_cache_flush( $local_flush = false ) {
global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb;
if ( ! $local_flush ) {
if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
$wpdb->query( "INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES ( 'gd_system_last_cache_flush', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ), 'no' ) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES ( `option_name` ), `option_value` = VALUES ( `option_value` ), `autoload` = VALUES ( `autoload` );" );
$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
}
}
return $wp_object_cache->flush();
}
function wp_cache_get( $key, $group = '', $force = false ) {
global $wp_object_cache, $wpdb;
if ( 'transient' == $group ) {
$alloptions = $wp_object_cache->get( 'alloptions', 'options' );
if ( isset( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] ) && isset( $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] ) && $alloptions["_transient_timeout_$key"] > time() ) {
return maybe_unserialize( $alloptions["_transient_$key"] );
}
$transient = $wp_object_cache->get( "_transient_$key", 'options', $force );
$timeout = $wp_object_cache->get( "_transient_timeout_$key", 'options', $force );
if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > time() ) {
return maybe_unserialize( $transient );
}
if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
$result = $wpdb->get_results(
$wpdb->prepare(
"SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$wpdb->options}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s ) UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;",
"_transient_{$key}",
"_transient_timeout_{$key}"
),
ARRAY_A
);
$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
if ( ! empty( $result ) ) {
$transient = false;
$timeout = false;
$current_time = time();
foreach ( $result as $row ) {
switch ( $row['option_name'] ) {
case "_transient_$key" :
$transient = $row['option_value'];
break;
case "_transient_timeout_$key" :
$timeout = $row['option_value'];
break;
case 'current_time' :
$current_time = $row['option_value'];
break;
}
}
if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > $current_time ) {
return maybe_unserialize( $transient );
}
}
}
return false;
} elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) {
$transient = $wp_object_cache->get( "_site_transient_$key", 'options', $force );
$timeout = $wp_object_cache->get( "_site_transient_timeout_$key", 'options', $force );
if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > time() ) {
return maybe_unserialize( $transient );
}
if ( ! empty( $wpdb ) && $wpdb instanceof wpdb ) {
$table = $wpdb->options;
if ( is_multisite() ) {
$table = $wpdb->sitemeta;
}
$flag = $wpdb->suppress_errors;
$wpdb->suppress_errors( true );
$result = $wpdb->get_results(
$wpdb->prepare(
"SELECT option_name, option_value FROM `{$table}` WHERE option_name IN ( %s, %s ) UNION SELECT 'current_time', UNIX_TIMESTAMP( NOW() ) AS option_value;",
"_site_transient_{$key}",
"_site_transient_timeout_{$key}"
),
ARRAY_A
);
$wpdb->suppress_errors( $flag );
if ( ! empty( $result ) ) {
$transient = false;
$timeout = false;
$current_time = time();
foreach ( $result as $row ) {
switch ( $row['option_name'] ) {
case "_site_transient_$key" :
$transient = $row['option_value'];
break;
case "_site_transient_timeout_$key" :
$timeout = $row['option_value'];
break;
case 'current_time' :
$current_time = $row['option_value'];
break;
}
}
if ( false !== $transient && ! empty( $timeout ) && $timeout > $current_time ) {
return maybe_unserialize( $transient );
}
}
}
return false;
} else {
return $wp_object_cache->get( $key, $group, $force );
}
}
function wp_cache_init() {
global $wp_object_cache;
if ( mt_rand( 1, 100 ) == 42 ) {
wpaas_prune_transients();
}
add_action( 'muplugins_loaded', 'wpaas_init_sync_cache' );
$wp_object_cache = new APCu_Object_Cache();
}
function wp_cache_replace( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) {
global $wp_object_cache;
return $wp_object_cache->replace( $key, $data, $group, $expire );
}
function wp_cache_set( $key, $data, $group = '', $expire = 0 ) {
global $wp_object_cache;
if ( defined( 'WP_INSTALLING' ) == false ) {
if ( 'transient' == $group ) {
return wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire );
} elseif ( 'site-transient' == $group ) {
return wpaas_save_transient( $key, $data, $expire, true );
} else {
return $wp_object_cache->set( $key, $data, $group, $expire );
}
} else {
return $wp_object_cache->delete( $key, $group );
}
}
function wp_cache_switch_to_blog( $blog_id ) {
global $wp_object_cache;
return $wp_object_cache->switch_to_blog( $blog_id );
}
function wp_cache_add_global_groups( $groups ) {
global $wp_object_cache;
$wp_object_cache->add_global_groups( $groups );
}
function wp_cache_add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ) {
global $wp_object_cache;
$wp_object_cache->add_non_persistent_groups( $groups );
}
class GD_APCu_Object_Cache {
private $prefix = '';
private $local_cache = array();
private $global_groups = array();
private $non_persistent_groups = array();
private $multisite = false;
private $blog_prefix = '';
public function __construct() {
global $table_prefix;
$this->multisite = is_multisite();
$this->blog_prefix = $this->multisite ? get_current_blog_id() . ':' : '';
$this->prefix = DB_HOST . '.' . DB_NAME . '.' . $table_prefix;
}
private function get_group( $group ) {
return empty( $group ) ? 'default' : $group;
}
private function get_key( $group, $key ) {
if ( $this->multisite && ! isset( $this->global_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
return $this->prefix . '.' . $group . '.' . $this->blog_prefix . ':' . $key;
} else {
return $this->prefix . '.' . $group . '.' . $key;
}
}
public function add( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) {
$group = $this->get_group( $group );
$key = $this->get_key( $group, $key );
if ( function_exists( 'wp_suspend_cache_addition' ) && wp_suspend_cache_addition() ) {
return false;
}
if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) {
return false;
}
// FIXME: Somehow apcu_add does not return false if key already exists
if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) && apcu_exists( $key ) ) {
return false;
}
if ( is_object( $data ) ) {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = clone $data;
} else {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $data;
}
if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
return apcu_add( $key, $data, (int) $expire );
}
return true;
}
public function add_global_groups( $groups ) {
if ( is_array( $groups ) ) {
foreach ( $groups as $group ) {
$this->global_groups[ $group ] = true;
}
} else {
$this->global_groups[ $groups ] = true;
}
}
public function add_non_persistent_groups( $groups ) {
if ( is_array( $groups ) ) {
foreach ( $groups as $group ) {
$this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] = true;
}
} else {
$this->non_persistent_groups[ $groups ] = true;
}
}
public function decr( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) {
if ( $offset < 0 ) {
return $this->incr( $key, abs( $offset ), $group );
}
$group = $this->get_group( $group );
$key = $this->get_key( $group, $key );
if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] - $offset >= 0 ) {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] -= $offset;
} else {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = 0;
}
if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ];
} else {
$value = apcu_dec( $key, $offset );
if ( $value < 0 ) {
apcu_store( $key, 0 );
return 0;
}
return $value;
}
}
public function delete( $key, $group = 'default', $force = false ) {
$group = $this->get_group( $group );
$key = $this->get_key( $group, $key );
unset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] );
if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
return apcu_delete( $key );
}
return true;
}
public function flush() {
$this->local_cache = array();
// TODO: only clear our own entries
apcu_clear_cache();
return true;
}
public function get( $key, $group = 'default', $force = false, &$found = null ) {
$group = $this->get_group( $group );
$key = $this->get_key( $group, $key );
if ( ! $force && isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) {
$found = true;
if ( is_object( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) {
return clone $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ];
} else {
return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ];
}
} elseif ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
$found = false;
return false;
} else {
$value = @apcu_fetch( $key, $found );
if ( $found ) {
if ( $force ) {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $value;
}
return $value;
} else {
return false;
}
}
}
public function incr2( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) {
if ( $offset < 0 ) {
return $this->decr( $key, abs( $offset ), $group );
}
$group = $this->get_group( $group );
$key = $this->get_key( $group, $key );
if ( isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] + $offset >= 0 ) {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] += $offset;
} else {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = 0;
}
if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
return $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ];
} else if ( function_exists( 'apcu_inc' ) ) {
$value = apcu_inc( $key, $offset );
if ( $value < 0 ) {
apcu_store( $key, 0 );
return 0;
}
return $value;
}
return false;
}
public function replace( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) {
$group = $this->get_group( $group );
$key = $this->get_key( $group, $key );
if ( isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
if ( ! isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) ) {
return false;
}
} else {
if ( ! isset( $this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] ) && ! apcu_exists( $key ) ) {
return false;
}
apcu_store( $key, $data, (int) $expire );
}
if ( is_object( $data ) ) {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = clone $data;
} else {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $data;
}
return true;
}
public function reset() {
// This function is deprecated as of WordPress 3.5
// Be safe and flush the cache if this function is still used
$this->flush();
}
public function set( $key, $data, $group = 'default', $expire = 0 ) {
$group = $this->get_group( $group );
$key = $this->get_key( $group, $key );
if ( is_object( $data ) ) {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = clone $data;
} else {
$this->local_cache[ $group ][ $key ] = $data;
}
if ( ! isset( $this->non_persistent_groups[ $group ] ) ) {
return apcu_store( $key, $data, (int) $expire );
}
return true;
}
public function stats() {
// Only implemented because the default cache class provides this.
// This method is never called.
echo '';
}
public function switch_to_blog( $blog_id ) {
$this->blog_prefix = $this->multisite ? $blog_id . ':' : '';
}
}
if ( function_exists( 'apcu_inc' ) ) {
class APCu_Object_Cache extends GD_APCu_Object_Cache {
function incr( $key, $offset = 1, $group = 'default' ) {
return parent::incr2( $key, $offset, $group );
}
}
} else {
class APCu_Object_Cache extends GD_APCu_Object_Cache {
// Blank
}
}
endif;
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{"id":3179,"date":"2020-05-22T03:35:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T10:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2020-06-18T00:14:18","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T07:14:18","slug":"the-critic-a-story-behind-plus-more-photos-of-weegee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldpics.net\/the-critic-a-story-behind-plus-more-photos-of-weegee\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Critic\u2019: a story behind plus more photos of Weegee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The best-known photo by Weegee<\/p><\/div>\n
‘The Critic’ image was made by Weegee (a real name Arthur Fellig), and it is another diamond in the Top 100 influential photos in history<\/a>. Here’s a full story about ‘The Critic’ photo, together with some best pictures of Weegee and interesting facts from his life.<\/span><\/p>\n The photography history remembers Weegee as a New York City crime photo reporter: his images of bloody murders’ scenes illustrated numerous publications in NYC’s newspapers in the 1930s and 1940s. But the photographer was also haunted by the dire social inequality of the post-depression New York. He didn’t miss a chance to capture some extraordinary scenes of the screaming poverty living in parallel with luxury nourishes.<\/span><\/p>\n Weegee named this image ‘Their first crime’. He added then: ‘They’re innocent now, but sooner or later these immigrants’ kids will slip up.’<\/p><\/div>\n ‘The Critic’ was one of such photos. The idea behind the image was pretty simple: to capture two wealthy ladies – Mrs. George Washington Kavanaugh and Lady Decies – together with an in\u00adebriated woman, catching the contrast between two worlds of NYC life. Weegee knew well where to take this image and how. Weegee hired Louie Liotta as an assistant, and his task was to find a beggar woman and call her upon the photographer’s command. When the tiara- and fur-bedecked socialites arrived for the opera, Weegee gave Liotta the signal to spring the drunk woman. “It was like an explosion,” Liotta recalled. “I thought I went blind from the three or four flash exposures.” That was a gonzo style photo reporting, followed by many paparazzi later. This image was bought by Times newspaper, which published it under the headline “The Fashionable People,” and the piece let readers know how the women’s “entry was viewed with distaste by a spectator.”<\/span><\/p>\n