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25th October 2006

Doonesbury’s War

“Revealing more about himself than he ever has, Garry Trudeau gives us tantalizing clues about what’s behind his venerable comic strip’s recent burst of genius, and pain.”

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25th October 2006

How to mend a Picasso painting

“Casino mogul Steve Wynn ripped a hole through his $139 million Picasso painting while gesticulating at a cocktail party, reports the New York Post. Nora Ephron gave her own first-person account of the damage: It was ‘a black hole the size of a silver dollar … with two three-inch long rips coming off it in either direction.’ Wynn had just agreed to sell the painting; now, the deal is off. Is there any way to fix the ripped Picasso?”

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25th October 2006

Inspiration is magical

“You can’t bottle up inspiration. You can’t put it in a ziplock, toss it in the freezer, and fish it out later. It’s instantly perishable if you don’t eat it while it’s fresh. On Friday I was inspired by a few things. I swore off the weekend and dove into it. And I got about 2 weeks of work done in 24 hours. Inspiration is a time machine.”

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