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Drake Makes a Mixtape for Sotheby’s

Arts, Culture & Media

For his latest trick, Drake sets black contemporary art at Sotheby’s to the music of Rihanna, Riff Raff, Chief Keef, and Drake. Beats By Dre included. 

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Einstein’s handwritten secrets for a happy life auctioned for $1.56 million

Culture
Untitled Basquiat piece sold for a record $110.5 million to Japanese collector

A Japanese billionaire bought a Basquiat painting for a record $110.5 million

Arts
Legendary hat of the Emperor Napoleon I.

Napoleon’s hat and other collectibles go up for auction — to fund palace repairs in Monaco

Culture
A Christie's moderator facilitates the sale of a piece of artwork titled "Homme Assis" by Pablo Picasso during a Christie's auction in Shanghai on September 26, 2013.

A master forger’s works go to auction — under his own name for once

Arts

Rare Printing of the Declaration of Independence Sold

You would never guess that the newspaper business was struggling, at least not if you were at an auction in New York City last week where a newspaper printing was sold for $550,000. But this isn’t just any newspaper printing. It’s a rare edition of the first newspaper printing of the Declaration of Independence. On […]

Worth a Mint: Rare Canadian Penny Up for Auction

Arts, Culture & Media

A Canadian penny minted in 1936 is coming up for auction next month. It’s one of three pennies in existence with a small dot under the date. This special coin is expected to fetch over $250,000.

Art.sy: The ‘Pandora’ of the Art World

The world of fine art – from the auction house to the home display – has long been considered the realm of the stuffy, old and wealthy. One imagines collectors examining sought-after pieces through opera glasses, wine glasses in hand, noses in the air. Fine art is also one of the last mediums to resist […]

‘The Hunger Games’ Town Up For Sale

Do you want to own Peeta Mellark’s family bakery or Katniss Everdeen’s family home from “The Hunger Games”? You’re in luck, the entire town of Henry Mill Village where scenes for District 12 were filmed is on the auction block. The catch? Just make sure you have a cool $1.4 million lying around. Wade Shepherd, […]

EV on Ebay

An all-electric vehicle sets off a bidding war on Ebay, doubling its original sticker price.