Word: connorism
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...plasterwork ceilings, antiques and Irish fabrics, the Merrion Dublin (www.merrionhotel.com) has one of the most important collections of Irish art outside a conventional gallery - and it's constantly evolving as proprietor Lochlann Quinn makes fresh purchases. The explosive color and intensity of nudes by Irish Post-Impressionist Roderic O'Connor, a close friend of Gauguin's, contrast strikingly with the simplified shapes and subtle lighting in William Scott's kitchen-implement still lifes. The collection also features powerful observations of Irish rural life by Jack B. Yeats, brother of the poet, haunting society portraits by John Lavery and a specially...
...What's the value of an electronic tongue? Wine buyers, stung by recent reports of widespread fraud, will appreciate having an objective tongue on hand to weed out bogus bottles. "You could use it to verify that a wine was made from the proper grapes," says Mary O'Connor, wine director of Planeta Vino, a Madrid wine school. "For example, there are only five authorized grapes for a Rioja, but lots of winemakers sneak in cabernet anyway. This could help enforce the standards." The device, which is small, portable and relatively inexpensive, could also come in handy during...
...Jonquera-Jiménez plans to train the e-tongue to identify more varietals, and that, says, O'Connor, will only increase its value for wine educators like herself. "The human palate is unable to detect that a wine is, say, 20% merlot. A device [with a full range] would be an awesome tool for explaining the mystery of what goes into a wine." Still, she says, don't look for the e-tongue to completely replace the human palate. "This kind of device is purely technical. It's the human palate that determines whether a wine is worth drinking...
...career as an actor, that he lunched with Julia Roberts and slept with Madonna (that relationship didn't work out, we're told, because ''Madonna came on far too strong for him. Blatant sexuality really embarrasses John''). According to the book, he flamed out with famous flirt Sinead O'Connor. When John asked for her phone number, the singer snapped...
...called the upbeat statements from pro-lifers a ''kind of premature crowing that is not warranted,'' adding that ''anyone who is thoughtful recognizes that the court is not 5 to 4 on the basic issue of Roe vs. Wade. There is no evidence that (Dissenting Justice Sandra Day) O'Connor or the Chief Justice would be prepared to overrule Roe, although both are disturbed by some of the detailed elaborations and distinctions.'' The Pennsylvania law, which was passed in 1982, would have required physicians to record intimate details about a woman seeking an abortion, including her address, age, marital status...