Obama suddenly the cash underdog?

"Is Barack Obama the new campaign cash underdog? Obama campaign manager David Plouffe seemed to say Monday that the Illinois senator — who has raised well over $275 million and smashed just about every political fundraising record over the course of his 18-month bid for the...

7 Glasses for 7 Sins by London Designer

It could be a joke for all I know.At least reading Seven deadly glasses on tongue in cheek Dezeen design magazine put a smile on my face.London-based designer Kacper Hamilton created these 7 glasses for 7 sins which as you might have forgotten are lust, gluttony, greed,...

Milles Sabords...1932 Tintin Cover Original Painting fetches $1.2 Million

Milles sabords as Captain Haddock would have said...Art collecting is not all about old masters, statues, animals in various states or other provocations as the recent auction at Artcurial in Paris (March 29) proves.An AFP news brief, Blistering Barnacles! Tintin artwork...

$30 Gifts, 30 Days, 30 Artists, One Day Sale: December 7th (Portland, Oregon)

Think you cannot afford to become an art collector. think again! Start small. Besides becoming the Bicycle Capital of the US, Portland (Oregon) is home to many artists. Some of them got busy for the past month to meet the deadline set by a One Day Show and Auction to benefit...

Parking wardens to become council 'spies'

"Parking attendants could soon be able to hand out on-the-spot fines if they catch anyone dropping litter. The attendants will be re-named "civil enforcement officers" and allowed to issue penalty notices for fly-posting and graffiti. They would also become council "spies",...

Cops stood by as boy drowned

The police community support officers (PCSOs) did not attempt to rescue Jordon as they were not trained to deal with this type of incident."TWO Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) "just stood there" while a ten-year-old-boy drowned trying to save his step-sister, an...

Police: We've got nothing on McCanns

"COPS have got NOTHING on Kate and Gerry McCann and they will NOT be quizzed again, it emerged last night. Portuguese prosecutors announced there was insufficient evidence to warrant any further questioning of the couple over their lost daughter Madeleine. The declaration was...

Just People

I am collecting 8X10s of people. They don’t have to be “somebody special”, they don’t have to be quasi-famous or even remotely famous! They just have to be a person! (Sorry, no pets allowed UNLESS you are in the photo with them!) All I ask is a nice 8 X 10 autographed...