Just in time for A Complete Unknownthe Bob Dylan partial biopic with Timothée Chalamet inhabiting the title role, anyone with serious disposable income can own an historic document from the period depicted in the film. In 1964, Dylan was crashing at the New Jersey home of a friend, journalist Al Aronowitz, when inspiration struck. While […]
A Texas bankruptcy judge blocked The Onion’s bid to purchase Infowars Tuesday, leaving the future of the infamous conspiracy site uncertain—and reigniting the national debate around founder Alex Jones’s accountability. In his ruling against The Onionthe satirical news site that had planned to turn Infowars into a parody after winning the site at auction last […]
Sam Hodde/Getty Images Legendary quarterback Tom Brady had his personal memorabilia and watch collection auctioned off on Tuesday for an eye-popping total. Per Eduardo Tansley of The Athletic, “The GOAT Collection: Watches and Treasures from Tom Brady” auction by Sotheby’s in New York brought in a combined total of $9 million. Among the items in […]
Still searching for that perfect holiday season gift for the bibliophiles in your life? If so, a trove of rare books and manuscripts headed to auction later this month may offer a (pricey) solution. Christie’s upcoming auction of 169 items will take place on December 11th. Among the lots are classical scores autographed by famous […]
2011 Land Rover Defender ‘Spectre’ Collecting Cars From December 1 to December 8, Collecting Cars will be auctioning more than 45 Land Rover models with varying provenance. The Land Rover auction will see cars from around the world go under the hammer attracting James Bond, classic Land Rover and special edition fans alike. As well […]
A rare, eight-page draft letter John Lennon wrote to Eric Clapton in 1971, pitching him on a new musical project at one of the most tumultuous times in Clapton’s life, is headed to auction. This copy of the missive is dated Sept. 29, 1971 and it contains various deletions and corrections, including some in a […]
If you take stock of all the art up in New York City this fall, my Lord—it’s kind of an embarrassment of riches. The museums just rolled out the big shows, which means the highly anticipated “Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt” opens at The Met this weekend, and the fabulous Orphism show […]
Satirical news publication The Onion has bought Infowars, the media organisation headed by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, for an undisclosed price at a court-ordered auction. The Onion said that the bid was secured with the backing of families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, who won a $1.5b (£1.18b) defamation lawsuit against […]
The original lyrics to “Holidays in the Sun” and “Submission” were written on a single sheet of paper, which is estimated to sell for over $80,000 John Lydon’s handwritten lyrics to the Sex Pistols classics “Holidays in the Sun” and “Submission” are headed to auction. The Pistols frontman wrote out the lyrics in green pen […]
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The historic home run ball that sealed Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s 50-home run, 50-steal season sold at a record price on Tuesday. The ball, which was retrieved by a fan at LoanDepot Park during the Dodgers’ win over the Miami Marlins in September, sold at Goldin Auctions for $3.6 million […]
