Amascammers

from The New York Times Amazon’s Curious Case of the $2,630.52 Used Paperback By David Streitfeld SAN FRANCISCO — Many booksellers on Amazon strive to sell their wares as cheaply as possible. That, after all, is usually how you make a sale in a competitive...

Lost Kubrick Script Found

from The Guardian Lost Stanley Kubrick screenplay, Burning Secret, is found 60 years on Script co-written by director is so close to completion it could be developed into a feature film The legendary American director Stanley Kubrick on the set of Barry Lyndon in...

Resale Royalties

from The Observer Should Artists Get Royalties if Their Work Is Resold? Europe Says Yes, US Says No By Daniel Grant Frank Stella’s Delaware Crossing (estimated at $8 to 12 million) and Picasso’s Femme assise sur une chaise(estimated at $25 to 35 million) from the...

Mont Blanc Tunnel Cool

from WIRED JULY 16, 1965: MONT BLANC TUNNEL OPENS by Keith Barry 1965: After 19 years of planning and construction, the Mont Blanc Tunnel officially opens. The new tunnel stretches 7 miles, linking the French town of Chamonix and the Italian town of Courmayeur. Buried...