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more about #auction more comments → MarissaExplainsItAll: I think celebs should purposely have bad handwriting so they never have to deal w/ this. Trust me, no one has figured out what I've meant for decades. more » notheretomakefriends: "Piaf's entourage -- including other lovers (...) also figure prominently in the collection." which prompts the following question: anything about her... more » YourScreenplaySucks: It's a pity that these sorts of letter collections are increasingly a thing of the past. "55 print-outs of tweets, emails, & texts between Famous ... more » inabook: This is the sort of thing that makes me sad that people no longer seem to write handwritten letters. They're so wonderful, and such-- good glimpses o... more » kelsium: That's really cool, Sadie! Thanks! Now what are you doing here? Go be outside in the sun, crazyface! more » Fridge Hussy : Is finally heading back to uni!: I don't know how I'd feel having the whole world read my letters. They're such intimatye exchanges, I don't think they should be auctioned like that. more » ellaesther: Wait, hold on, that's my daughter's name! Now I have to buy it for her! Shit, where's my checkbook? more » NefariousNewt: Also on sale today at Christie's, some water colors by some little-known Austrian artist named Hitler. more » swedishfishing: Holy shit. The cult of personality is kind of crazy, you know? Genius only goes so far. I guess it's neat though. more » laetitiae: I often teach Nietzsche and use Picasso as an example of an ubermensch, not in life in general but in painting. He had mastered the classical styles w... more » hatepaperdoll: That picture is terrible. I know a guy down by the mall who can do your exact likeness in charcoal in like, 5 minutes, plus he can do you riding a dun... more » Mary McCarthyite: With the money she gets, she can commission another painting: "La Fille de l'artiste a soixante-treize ans avec beaucoup d'argent" It will show her wi... more » stoprobbers: You know, at a certain age a portrait like that would be a major self esteem killer. Though, 20 years later, it would turn you richer beyond your wild... more » brinkswomanship: I bet the colours are even more amazing and vibrant in person. more » lilbobbytables: That is roughly $23,322,663.00. Yowzers. I felt like a madman spending $200.00 on a painting a few months ago. Balling out of control - I am doing it ... more » -
#pablopicasso
But, Doesn't She Want It?
"La Fille de l'artiste a deux ans et demi avec un bateau," Picasso's 1938 portrait of Maya, his daughter with Marie-Thérèse Walter, is expected to fetch up to £16 million at auction. [Telegraph] -
#makeupforever
Dial P For Powder
An awesome Surrealist compact, designed by Salvador Dali in 1935 for the designer Elsa Schiaparelli, is up for auction on eBay. We're guessing the bidding starts at "out of out price range." [BoingBoing] -
#amileinhershoes
Get Sarah Palin's Naughty Monkeys!
The Naughty Monkey shoes that Sarah Palin wore when she was announced as McCain's VP pick are now at auction on eBay. She bought 'em herself, surprisingly, and now you can, too. [Associated Content, eBay] -
#deflowerpower
What Do You Wish You Knew Before You Lost Your Virginity?
The auction price for 22-year-old Natalie Dylan's virginity is up to 2.5 million pounds (about $3.6 million), but the Times of London has ten tips for her to remember when she does give it up. More »
