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Editors’ picks
A Crazy Compilation
By Joshua Grover-David Patterson

F rom gaming sites to TV shows, podcasts, apps and blogs, the delight! editorial staff is always on the look-
out for new, useful, and entertaining information available with home and mobile technology. This month
presented us with lots to share with readers. Here are just a few favorites we discovered.

Crazy Cool Crazy Crafty

Thecoolhunter.net—This Web site’s tag line WhatTheCraft.com—Founded by Alexis,
WATCH IT! just about says it all: “Roaming the USA and a self-taught, self-labeled “craft junkie,”
Go behind the the globe, so you’re in the know.” Winner WhatTheCraft.com has a tutorial database,
scenes of a of the 2007 and 2008 Weblog awards suggested places to buy supplies, and
MasterChef (weblogawards.org) for Best Culture Blog of the even a submissions tab, where you can
audition site at Year, The Cool Hunter tracks all that is cool in the offer up your own “how-to-make-what-I-
delightmag.com world, from architecture, ads, fashion, and more. made” instructions to the world. The site
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FOX’s MasterChef—Based on the BBC series Shazam (mobile phone app)—It happens to all of us. You’re
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of the same name, MasterChef takes amateur
cooks and tries to make them into four-star
gastronomic masters. Every episode, contestants
face heated challenges as they attempt to create
mouth-watering culinary delights. Renowned chef
Gordon Ramsay (Hell’s Kitchen,
image courtesy of FOX
sitting in a coffee shop, or walking through a store, and
suddenly a song comes on. You love it. You must have it.
But you have no idea who it is or what it’s called.
The Shazam app allows you to hold your phone
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and “Shazam” it. The app runs the music through

Kitchen Nightmares) and his a database of 8 million songs going back

cohorts-in-food Joe Bastianich to the 1950s, and tells you exactly what
and Graham Elliot Bowles serve you’re listening to. From there, Shazam
as judges as the participants allows you to buy and share your new
demonstrate their foodie skills in favorite tune.
the hopes of being a MasterChef. Editor’s Tip: Check out the Shazamer’s
The show premieres Thursday, Blog at shazamers.com for information
July 29 at 9/8 pm C. about the latest in music—some
Editor’s Tip: Get a glimpse at some of it’s even free.
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 Laura Linney embraces the art of slowing down to reflect on what
L
ife, death, living, dying—oh, Laura Linney
couldn’t be more captivated by the subject
linger
matters the most in life and reminds us all to.... matter. At the moment, it’s allowing her to do
something she does so well—wax philosophical. And
nearly everything that spills from her lips sounds
rather poetic, even more-so when she is asked about
the best advice she’s ever been given: “We don’t have
a lot of time, so we have to work very slowly,”
The response is almost riddle-like. After all, we
now live in a Twitter-inspired culture. If we don’t have
a Little
longer
much “time,” shouldn’t we all just be moving faster to
pack everything in?
In a word: No.
In fact, Linney has been pondering the subject of
time, and what one does with it, so much that the
Emmy-winning, Oscar- and Tony-nominated actress
her
has intentionally taken on projects that address that
b y greg arc}
very issue. The first came earlier this year in the form
of the Tony-nominated Broadway play, aptly titled,
Time Stands Still. The moving work found Linney por-
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traying a photographer who questions her existence
after returning home injured from Iraq. It resumes
production this fall.
The second, and perhaps more attention-grabbing,
is her series debut on Showtime’s The Big C, a surpris-
ingly thought-provoking comedy-drama premier-
ing this August about a school teacher-wife-mother
who suddenly discovers she has cancer and only has
one year to live. (It’s the softer yin to Breaking Bad’s
brutal yang.)
“The subject matter [of the play and the series]
intersected with so many things that I have been
deeply thinking about over the last few years, just as
far as time, and the time that we have, and what you
do with the time that you have,” Linney admits. “And
… coming to terms with that we don’t have forever.
Everyone has a set amount of time, whether you have
a very long life or a short one. And I just started think-
ing, ‘If you’ve only had a year to live, is it a blessing or
is it a curse to know that?’ >>>
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Laura Linney takes time to reflect on a few things
that really matter.
d!: Biggest professional influence?
LL: Maggie Smith, Jessica Tandy and definitely Judi
Dench—all those Brits. But really, the people who
have given their entire life to the arts.
d!: What’s your preference—stage or film?
LL: It used to be a much easier question to answer.
You know, I grew up in the theater and I was more
intimate with it and lived for it—forever. I still do
in many ways, but I love the challenge of film and
television. I always wanted to be in theater so the
rest of this has just been a huge delightful surprise.
But I love them both and I am happiest when I am
able to do both.
d!: What could Hollywood use more of?
LL: That’s a dangerous question. Well, I think it
could use a little more of New York—just a little bit.
Hollywood is what it is but there’s a brutal honesty
in New York. You always know where you stand.
Linney takes on the role of Cathy, a woman awak-
ened by her cancer diagnosis, in the new Showtime
series The Big C premiering August 16th.
“The series just sort of hit during the right
time, and I thought well, since I am obsessing
about all these questions anyway [laughs], why
not work on it for a solid period of time and re-
ally investigate all of that.”
In truth, the forty-something actress, who
first turned heads as the naïve Mary Ann Single-
ton on the small screen in Armistead Maupin’s
Tales of the City in the ’90s—and later in the
reserved in life, discovers her prognosis. “You
hear differently. People are different to you.
Relationships are different to you. When you
don’t have a lot of time, what do you do with it?
When I am on my deathbed, whenever that is,
I know there will be countless hours that I wish I
could have back.”
It’s a startling admission, really, because
when you think of Linney, the performer, the
image that typically comes to mind is one of
a focused, grounded soul truly dedicated and
immersed in the arts. From the outside looking
in, a time waster she is not.
“I think when you are in an active state [of
terminal illness],” she notes, “when you can
make conscious choices about how you’re liv-
ing your life, there’s a different sort of urgency
in living with those decisions.”

Photos © 2010 Robert Ascroft/SHOWTIME; Thinkstock.com; Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

d!: Most interesting music in your iPod?
LL: All of my ’70s funk.
d!: What makes you laugh most?
LL: My husband [Marc Schauer].
d!: Any guilty pleasures?
LL: Oh, it’s too embarrassing. I watch Hoarders.
It’s fascinating.
films You Can Count on Me, Mystic River and
Kinsey—has been investigating such esoteric
ideals for quite some time. Born in New York,
her father was a playwright, her mother a nurse
in Manhattan. She says she grew up watching
her mother go to the hospital every day and
later, come home, “sometimes elated” and
sometimes a little deflated.
A beaming Linney receives an honorary Doctorate
“Cancer was always there,” she recalls. “I’ve
during Juilliard’s 104th commencement ceremony
always known about the power of cancer—how
on May 22, 2009, in New York City.
it changes so many lives; changes so many
families; how it can rob people of a life, and, Not surprisingly, she credits the arts—acting
in a weird way, how it can give people a in particular—for helping her see those truths
second life.” clearly and for broadening her entire perspec-
That’s certainly what happens to her tive about the human condition.
character, Cathy, in The Big C, which “I really love that I am always learning some-
also stars Oliver Platt (Frost/Nixon) thing I didn’t know,” she muses. “I’m constantly
as her husband and Oscar nomi- put in a situation to step outside of myself and
nee Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) as beyond myself and, hopefully, to examine and
her student. learn about different situations and different
“You see everything different- people, behavior, philosophy and thought.”
ly,” Linney notes of what happens She’s silent for a moment. “I just love it.”
after Cathy, who is somewhat

Two Steps Forward

The world is changing and the media—from TV to film—is changing with it. But how
does Linney, the thespian, feel about some of today’s technological advances?

“We’re in that awkward phase. There are things I like about it and
things I don’t. What I don’t like is that it forced everything to speed up even
more, and while that is fantastic for the business side of things, it’s not so
great for the creative people because there are some things that do
require time. It’s not instant pudding, what we do, it just isn’t. There needs
to be an infusion of time for certain things to develop. But we’re on the ride.
The train’s leaving the station, you know?”

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Rated PG.
Not the Messiah (He’s a Very
Naughty Boy)
Staged to commemorate Monty
Python’s 40th anniversary, Not the
Messiah may not have the kick of
Spamalot, but it is funny enough,
and silly enough, to take its rightful
place at the Python Round Table.
Chaos and confusion reign in the
first quarter hour, but things pick
up once the hapless Brian Cohen
(William Ferguson) enters the
picture. The oratorio’s best bits are
lifted from the film, particularly in
which cases Brian tries to dissuade
his eager would-be followers that he
is not the Messiah, and Idle dazzles
with a Dylan-esque ditty. Some
of the jokes are inspired. Others
are nudge-nudge, say-no-more
groan-worthy. In their fleeting bits,
fellow Pythons Terry Jones, Michael
Palin, and Terry Gilliam (as well as
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Programming subject to change; consult
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Shutter Island
The year is 1954. U.S. marshal
Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio
in an intense performance) and
his partner (Mark Ruffalo) arrive
at a foreboding enclave for the
criminally insane located on a
wind-swept island off the coast
of Boston. They are investigating
the inexplicable disappearance of
a murderer, but Teddy becomes
embroiled in a darker and more
sinister mystery: Just what is going
on behind these fortress walls?
What is the true nature of the work
performed by the hospital’s medical
director (Ben Kinglsey)? The lines
between reality and nightmare blur,
and Teddy becomes convinced
that nothing is what it seems.
Once Shutter Island reveals its
devastating secrets, a return trip is
recommended to appreciate the
virtuoso method that makes the
madness palpable, amplified by a
compelling music score supervised
by Robbie Robertson and indelible
performances by the entire cast.
Rated R.
Greenberg
Roger Greenberg, the self-
defeating, self-deluded character
uncompromisingly portrayed by
Ben Stiller, is a piece of work. He’s
40, unemployed, and recently
released from the hospital after
suffering a breakdown. He is
staying at the home of his wealthy
brother, who is vacationing with
his family in Vietnam. Greenberg’s
plan is to do nothing. “Nothing”
includes building a doghouse for
his brother’s pet, sending off rant-
filled letters to Starbucks and other
companies that have offended his
sensibilities, and reaching out to
a former girlfriend (Jennifer Jason
Leigh) and estranged friends (Rhys
Ifans as a disappointed former
rocker who still hasn’t forgiven
band member Greenberg for
turning down a promising record
deal 15 years earlier). Greenberg
finds himself drawn to his brother’s
25-year-old assistant, Florence
(Greta Gerwig, whom you will like)
who is also adrift, and though he
treats her terribly, she senses his
vulnerability. Director and co-writer
Noah Baumbach is generous
enough to hold out the possibilities
of a happy ending. Considering
Greenberg’s cringe-worthy
misanthropy, this is another reason
why movies have it all over real life.
Rated R.
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Work of Art: The Next Great Artist is a colorful peek into the creative mind, an education in style and
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to a stranger, you’re asked to create a portrait that
captures his or her true essence—an image that
reflects all the things that make this person unique.
Could you do it? That was the artists’ first challenge on
Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, Bravo’s latest entry
into reality TV.
In this colorful twist on the familiar competition format,
14 artists with varying levels of skill and experience
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create work that’s critiqued by a panel of art-world entirely unfamiliar to them. Other challenges have them

Photos: Courtesy Bravo/Andrew Eccles, © 2010 Thinkstock

judges. The artist who’s impressed the judges least is making art out of trash, constructing a large outdoor
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vying for any artists’ dream, a solo show at the Brooklyn their personal issues, and designing a book cover for a
Museum, and a $100,000 cash prize. classic novel, among others.
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The Creator
Sarah Jessica Parker, best known for her starring role in Sex and The
City, is also an art lover and advocate. It’s her production company,
Pretty Matches, that’s responsible for the show.
The Artists
The Judges 1. Jaime, 25 | Lawton, OK | painter | work explores delusions of grandeur
China Chow is both a judge and the host of Work Of Art. Chow 2. Ryan, 27 | Libertyville, IL | painter | themes center on youth culture and the “cult of excess”

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grew up in the world of art. Her father owned the restaurant, 3. Abdi, 23 | Baltimore, MD | painter | inspired by the world we live in and the occurences he witnesses
Mr. Chow, a mecca for New York artists, where she met
4. Amanda, 35 | Chicago, IL | painter | style is characterized by architectural influences
prominent artists like Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and
5. Peregrine, 33 | San Francisco, CA | painter | themes of sexual vulnerability and social hierarchies
Julian Schnabel. Her knowledge and passion for art
6. Erik, 31 | Homer Glen, IL | film maker | work is unusual in style and often dark
guides viewers as they evaluate the contestants’ work
7. Jaclyn, 26 | Miami | painter | themes deal with sexuality and spirituality
each week.
8. Mark, 32 | Santa Maria, CA | photographer | work is typically racy and infused with humor
Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn is a gallerist, independent curator, 9. Nicole, 25 | New York, NY | industrial design | creates functional art objects infused with sculptural style
collector, tastemaker and art advisor who oversees important 10. Trong, 38 | Saigon, Vietnam | painter | work is often intellectual and clever
private collections. 11. John, 40 | Dekalb, IL | painter | experiments with color and pattern through combinations of material
12. Judith, 62 | Albany, NY | painter | explores creative expression within set contraints
Bill Powers is a gallery owner and editor-at-large for Purple 13. Nao, 46 | San Joaquin, CA | performance artist | explores intersections of race and culture identity
Fashion magazine. He’s written about art and culture for the 14. Miles, 23 | Minneapolis | painter | themes include perception, persona, and control through art
New York Times and Vanity Fair, and is currently on the board
of a non-profit that places art in healing environments. The Mentor
Simon de Pury has an impressive pedigree in the art world. His background includes Chairman of Sotheby’s
Jerry Saltz is currently the Senior Art Critic for New York Switzerland, Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe, and he is currently Chairman and Chief Auctioneer of Phillips
magazine. He’s written for a number of well-known publications, de Pury & Company, the leading global auction house for Contemporary Art, Design and Photography. His
including Village Voice, where he reigned as Senior Art Critic. inimitable zeal and enthusiasm—and his sharp business mind—make him the ideal mentor for Work of Art.

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The Fishko Files) and a place to hear concerts, listen to members of the audience. Streaming audio puts New York concerts
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audience a dimentional composition
bio of the artist, a few reviews, the set list
to explore. From a cross-dressing
and a photo slideshow of the performance.
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On the tube this month AMC, TNT, Syfy, A&E, ABC, USA

› Boston Med › Paulo Costanzo

stars alongside
If you happened to catch the Peabody
Surf Report Mark Feuerstein
Award-winning Hopkins, a breathtak-
Drama, reality and ing seven-part 2008 ABC news doc
that was so vividly filmed entirely at
as his eccentric
younger brother in

comedy all collide in July

By Greg Archer
True Blood and Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List may already be keeping you enthralled this sum-
mer, but take note of our hot picks for July and why the 10 ‘O Clock hour rocks.
› Mad Men
Thus far, it’s the only ca-
ble series that nabbed
back-to-back Emmys
for Outstanding Dra-
WATCH IT!
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these shows at so. Beyond the dash-
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cast—Jon Hamm has
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people swooning—the
writing here is top-notch; the acting some of the finest
on television. Truth is, Mad Men, along with network
cousin Breaking Bad, is one of the best shows on the
air. It boldly captures the mood of the early ’60s and in
doing so, allows for a chance to better understand life
in the second decade of the 21st century. Take note: the
Get the free app new season hopes to cover new ground on a number of
levels. Creatively, the struggling new ad agency Sterling
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(See how on page 1) Cooper Draper Pryce is a perfect platform for the show’s
cast to expand their characters as everybody moves into
new territory. But look for a troika of newcomers—two
guys and a curvy gal—to come on board the agency,
and watch how well Hamm’s Don Draper and costar Jan-
uary Jones maneuver through the emotional mine fields
of their ever-shaky relationship. Yes—Madison Avenue
never looked better.
Watch: Premieres Sunday, July 25, 10/9 pm C, AMC
› Rizzoli & Isles
I’m sure we weren’t the only ones irked when ABC
yanked the Women’s Murder Club off its lineup back in
2008, thereby sending its lead star, the picture-perfect
Angie Harmon, into the television afterlife. Rest assured,
Harmon is back and in fine hands with TNT, a network
Royal Pains on USA
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, then Bos-
ton Med will win you over. And if you
missed Hopkins, this is a must-see. It
promises to “take over” where Hop-
kins left off and aspires to put some
class into something that, with few
exceptions, lacks it: Reality TV. Filmed
over four months at Massachusetts
tive; Alexander plays Isles, a close friend who happens General, Brigham and Women’s, and
to also be a medical examiner. TNT has invested more Children’s Hospital Boston, the show
than a dozen episodes for the first season, and judging conquers new ground by showcasing
by how well the network handles its shows, a second real-life medical cases, some patients’
is likely. Another positive note: Gerritsen’s original vi- jaw-dropping journeys and dramatic
sion seems intact, thanks to writer Janet Tamaro, who’s story arcs that will turn heads. One
penned scripts for Lost and Bones, and director Michael tale that surprised both the patient—a
M. Robin, who worked pacing wonders on The Closer. charming Hollywood producer—and
Watch: Premieres July 12, 10/9 pm C, TNT the show’s producers chronicled a stun-
ning surprise: the patient’s face being
› Haven transplanted onto a Vietnam veteran
Stephen King? A small town in Maine? Sounds like a win- who was horribly scarred. It’s the sec-
ner to us. Syfy’s new ond face transplant performed in the
outing is based on U.S. and actually the first to be so in-
King’s chilling novella timately filmed. Now this, I suspect, is
The Colorado Kid. In it, what Reality TV should be about.
an FBI agent (Jericho Watch: Thursdays, 10/9 pm C, ABC
alum Emily Rose) finds
› Royal Pains
a seemingly routine
case suddenly creating Good writing combined with a solid
a profound ripple effect cast is one thing, but USA deserves ku-
in her life. (This is King, after all.) Seems that the town dos for fueling its spunky surprise hit of
is a portal if not somewhat of a refuge for folks affected last summer with some of today’s hip-
by a wide range of “supernatural afflictions.” In a curi- pest music. From Cake’s Sheep Go to
ous Heroes-like twist, some of the townsfolks’ dormant Heaven to The Wylde Bunch’s Ain’t No
abilities surface. Look for the charm to come from Eric Love in the Club, it’s hard not to walk
Balfour and Lucas Bryant, who have supporting roles. away from RP bored. Think of it as Burn
Chances of romance in between suspense? Very good. Notice’s tamer yet adorable cousin—a
Watch: Premieres Friday, July 9, 10/9 pm C, Syfy show about a big city doc (Mark Feuer-
stein) transplanted in the Hamptons
› The Glades and suddenly making house calls to the
Can a Windy City homicide detective come to terms rich. The scripts always prescribe dra-
with his life in balmy Florida? That’s what A&E is hoping ma and some mayhem but thus far, the
in one of its more promising outings of this year. In The writers have handled those elements
Photos: Photo Illustration by Rod Karmenzind

that knows how to dole out the estrogen (The Closer,
Saving Grace, HawthoRNe). Here, Harmon
teams with Sasha Alexander (NCIS)
in what could be dubbed a post-
modern Cagney and Lacey. The
outing is based on Tess Gerritsen’s
successful mystery novels. Harmon
steps into the role of Rizzoli, a
spirited yet tough Boston detec-
Glades, Aussie wonder Matt Passmore is the disgruntled to winning ends. The show walks a fine
detective wrongfully accused of shacking up with his balance between believable and prob-
former captain’s wife. Florida, it would seem, is some able. As for the new season … hang on
kind of exile. Or is it? The fish-out-of-water theme will to your bedpans—Trauma’s Anastasia
no doubt be milked to divine ends here as Passmore’s Griffith joins the cast—a perfect love
character adjusts to life in sleepy Palm Glade, Florida, interest/foil for Feuerstein. Better still
but sources tell us that not everything is pretty between … Marcia Gay Harden is all set to guest
the palms. Watch and see. star. Nothing painful about that.
Watch: Tuesdays, 10/9 pm C, A&E Watch: Thursdays, 10/9 pm C, USA

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Getting Cultural
By Michael Joseph

T HE INTERNET IS A MELTING POT OF CULTURAL enlightenment. From music, to

wine, art and dance, there is an abundance of information available. We’ve assembled
just a sampling of fun facts that we learned from browsing some of the best and
unique sites including: About.com, Wine.com, Randomhistory.com, Youdanceamerica.com.

Classical Music Ballet

HEAR it!
Listen to the song from
which the alphabet
melody originated
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, and A prima ballerina can complete
The Alphabet Song are all composed from the same 32 fouetté turns, while staying
tune. So who was the original composer? Many people in the exact same spot on the
think it was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, but that’s not floor. After performing the
true. The tune is actually an old French melody titled turns, the tip of her pointe shoe
Ah! Vous Dirai-Je, Maman (Ah! Will I tell you, Mother). will be hot to the touch!

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Opera
After an opera, it is appropriate to
yell “Bravo!” for a man and “Brava!”
for a woman. If you want to cheer
for two or more singers, use the
plural form, which is “Bravi!” If the
group consists only of women,
yell “Brave!” (BRAH-vay).

Wine
One of the most quoted legends about the
discovery of wine is the story of Jamsheed, a
semi-mythical Persian king (who may have
been Noah). A woman of his harem tried to
take her life by ingesting fermented grapes,
which were thought to be poisonous. Wine
was discovered when she found herself
rejuvenated and lively.
To prevent a sparkling wine from foaming out
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The most expensive pieces of art ever sold are:
1. Walking Man, A. Giacometti—$104.3 M
2. Boy with a Pipe, P. Picasso—$104.1 M
3. Dora Maar with Cat, P. Picasso—$95.2 M
4. Adele Bloch-Bauer II, G. Klimt—$88 M
5. Triptych, 1976 by F. Bacon—$86.3 M
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of the glass, pour an ounce, which will settle
quickly. Pouring the remainder of the serving
into this starter will help to reduce excessive
foaming or overflow.
6. Portrait of Dr. Gachet, V. van Gogh—$82.5 M
7. Water Lily Pond, C. Monet—$80.4 M
8. Bal du moulin de la Galette, P. Renoir—$78.1 M
9. Massacre of the Innocents, P. Rubens—$75.9 M
10. White Center, M. Rothko—$72.8 M

Oenophobia is an intense fear or hatred of In 1961, Matisse’s Le Bateau (The Boat) hung upside
wine. (Oenophobe: also known as a party down for two months in the New York Museum of
pooper or buzz kill.) Modern Art—none of the 116,000 visitors had noticed.

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