The Onion buys Alex Jones’s Infowars at auction
Satirical news publisher The Onion announced Thursday that it has acquired conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' website Infowars in a bankruptcy auction. “Ultimately, the decision to acquire infowars It was a no-brainer for Global Tetrahedron's executive committee,” said Bryce P. Tetraeder, CEO of The Onion. said in a statement. Jones' Infowars business was put up for […]
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
With support from families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the satirical news publication The Onion has sold Alex Jones' “Infowars'' at a bankruptcy auction. Jones owes more than $1 billion from a libel judgment that claims the massacre was a hoax, his family announced. Thursday. Robbie Parker, whose daughter Emily was […]
First art piece painted by humanoid robot sells at auction for a whopping $1 million
Sold! The first artwork created by a humanoid robot was expected to sell for up to $180,000, but it shocked the audience when it sold for $1.08 million. Renowned auction house Sotheby's sold the painting in New York on Thursday after receiving 27 bids on it. The first artwork created by a humanoid robot was […]
Watch worn by ‘Titanic’ actor Bill Paxton to go up for auction as part of Sotheby’s ‘Important Watches’ sale in December
Two watches associated with the movie “Titanic” and the wreck site will be auctioned off during Sotheby's “Important Watches” sale in December. The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on April 15, 1912 and tragically sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. Approximately 1,500 people lost their lives when the ship sank. Titanic: Why the world remains […]
Rare copy of US Constitution collecting dust in North Carolina filing cabinet sells for $9M at auction
Two years after the only known private copy of the U.S. Constitution printed by Charles Thomson, secretary of the Continental Congress, was discovered in a filing cabinet in a North Carolina home, the document was sold at auction for $9 million. Until 2022, this 237-year-old document sat gathering dust in a metal file cabinet beneath […]
Rare Copy Of US Constitution Found In Unusual Location Sells For Millions At Auction
A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution found inside a file cabinet in North Carolina sold for millions of dollars at an auction in the state Thursday. One bidder bet more than $9 million on the incorporation documents, which was sold within seven minutes, Blank Auctions owner Andrew Blank confirmed. CBS News. A rare copy […]
Rare copy of US Constitution found in filing cabinet sells for $9M at auction
A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution found in a filing cabinet sold at auction this week for $9 million. It took just seven minutes for the nearly 237-year-old document to sell for the high price, said Andrew Blank, owner of Blank Auctions. he told CBS News. Auction booklet next to a signed copy of […]
Sotheby’s to auction painting by humanoid robot in a futuristic first
She's the real Vincent Van Gobot. In a first for Sotheby's, the famous auction house will sell a painting created by a humanoid robot, which is expected to fetch a whopping $180,000. The robot, known as Ai-Da, used its unique hydraulically powered hand to create a painting titled “AI God” by renowned mathematician and computer […]
Emily Carr painting discovered at NY barn sale worth six figures at Canadian auction
One person's trash is another person's treasure. A longtime New York-based art dealer stumbled across the painting at a barn sale in the Hamptons and bought it for just $50. Now, this rare piece will be auctioned off in six numbers. A few months ago, Allen Treibitz discovered and purchased the piece, which features a […]
Man in Texas Wins Guitar Signed by Taylor Swift at Charity Auction, Then Smashes It to Pieces
A man who won a guitar autographed by Taylor Swift at a charity event in Texas smashes it into pieces on stage shortly after winning the item, with video of his gleeful act going viral online. . The video appears to have been recorded over the weekend at the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner near […]