I'm no art expert, but paying $43.8 million for a pair of blue canvases seems just a bit freaking insane high.
Record Auction Price for Barnett Newman, $43.8 Million, Is Set at Sotheby’s
In a hushed salesroom at Sotheby’s on Tuesday night, a packed audience watched intently as six bidders fought over Barnett Newman’s “Onement VI,” a deep blue abstract composition from 1953. The winner, a telephone bidder speaking Italian, ended up paying $43.8 million, a record price for the artist’s work at auction — beating out the previous record of $22.4 million, paid just a year ago for another canvas in the same series. Faint applause could be heard from the onlookers.
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If you buy groceries at Safeway, you may be signed-up for their Just4U program, which are personalized digital coupons. Once in your Just4U account, click on the offers you're interested in and the coupons will be automatically generated when you scan the associated product. No scissors and no clipping required, pretty slick.
Right now, there's an offer for $9.05 in Free Money, by purchasing a $100 Mastercard Giftcard. Each card costs $5.95 and Safeway is giving you $15 off, for a net purch... Continue reading...
This will only work if you go to Harkins Theatres, which are mainly in Arizona with a few other locations spread across California, Colorado, Texas and Oklahoma. Instead of buying tickets, purchase a $25 gift card from the cashier. The gift card will come with a coupon for a free medium popcorn, worth about $5.
Then buy your movie ticket(s) with the gift card you just purchased. This is, effectively, a 16.7% discount on movie tickets if you were going to buy popcorn anyway. Bring in a few ... Continue reading...
In 2011, police began secretly filming cargo holds at several Italian airports. About 30 Alitalia baggage handlers were caught stealing on film and another 57 are under investigation.
H/T View From the Wing
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Silver Bullion of Singapore is a unique and excellent option to securely and safely store precious metals overseas. The founder of Silver Bullion, Gregor Gregersen, was kind enough to answer a few questions so we could learn more about his company. If you're serious about protecting your families wealth from inflation, currency debasement and confiscation, I strongly encourage you to visit their website at https://www.silverbullion.com.sg Full disclosure: I received absolutely no compensat... Continue reading...
Ok Husbands/Boyfriends , try to top this surprise...AJK is the husband and this story is written by his wife. AJK's comments are in [brackets]. If you aren't familiar, Shabbos or Shabbat, is the Jewish day of rest which starts at sundown on Friday and ends on sundown on Saturday. Ok, on to the story...
AJK's YVR Surprise, A Trip Report by His (Much Better) Half
Although, I normally would do all my Shabbos shopping on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, this week AJK offered to do it with me... Continue reading...
Read this...especially if you coach kids in anything.
Uniquely Memorable by Chuck Culpepper
He sometimes halted practice to have players spend five minutes gazing beyond the giant evergreens to Mount Rainier. He sometimes halted practice to have players go to other sporting fields and cheer on, say, the soccer team. He always halted two-a-day practices in August and instructed players to go help freshmen move into dormitories.
Did you know one of the most remarkable American coaches died on Frida... Continue reading...
Posted by Randall A Reinwasser. Posted In : Culture
Ulan Baatar, the capital of Mongolia, is 6,400 miles away from Phoenix:
The easiest way to fly there is two stops, with a total travel time of nearly 24 hours:
As you can imagine, when I went to the post office on Friday to mail a letter to Ulan Baatar, I thought I was going to pay a lot. Given that I've sent documents to Ulan Baatar via Fed Ex and UPS and it cost around $100 each time, I was expecting to pay $25 to $30 minimum. Wrong! Total cost was just $1.90 or $.0003 cents per mile. It... Continue reading...
Having Gold status at Hilton is a very nice perk. Among other things, you get room upgrades (when available), free breakfast and free internet. It normally takes 20 Hilton stays in a year or having a branded credit card to earn Gold status. However, the MilesQuest blog has developed a creative way to obtain Hilton Gold status for free. Both myself and Mrs. Solitude Canyon are already Gold members, so I couldn't try this trick myself to confirm. At any rate, based on the comment section b... Continue reading...
