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Claude Lalanne’s Mirrors Sell for .5 M., Breaking Auction Records

Claude Lalanne’s Mirrors Sell for $33.5 M., Breaking Auction Records

Published by Jenni Sidey

A bespoke ensemble of 15 mirrors by Claude Lalanne sold at Sotheby’s New York today for $33.5 million, breaking the artist’s secondary-market record and becoming the most valuable design work ever to leave the auction block.   Collectively titled Important and Unique Ensemble of Fifteen Mirrors for Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé, the piece sold for more than double its pre-sale high estimate ($10 million–15 million), surpassing a functioning bar in the shape of a hippopotamus by François-Xavier Lalanne—the husband and longtime collaborator of Claude Lalanne—which fetched $31.4 million at Sotheby’s in December 2025.  Related Articles The gilt-bronze mirrors exemplify Claude’s whimsical flair. Each is framed by a delicate vine of electroplated leaves sourced from the artist’s own garden—“a magnum opus of [Claude Lalanne’s] early artistic imagination,” according to Sotheby’s. As the wry title suggests, the mirrors were a 1974 commission installed in the famously aesthetic “Salon de Musique” of the Paris residence of couture designer Yves Saint Laurent. The mirrors were in the possession of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg, a pair of powerhouse …

6 small home upgrades that actually add value when you sell

6 small home upgrades that actually add value when you sell

Published by skeptic

If you’re getting ready to sell a home, you want to get the most money you can for it. Maybe it’s the perfect time to sell and the market is a seller’s market. Maybe it’s a buyer’s market, so you need to try and get every cent you can for your place. While you may not want to change what you’ve done to the home to make it one, it’s probably smarter to make some concessions and make the home look brand new again. When you’re preparing to put your home on the market, you want to make it look as accessible as possible to appeal to the widest array of people. There are some small upgrades that won’t cost you a lot of money that could pay large dividends when it comes time to choose from different bidders. It’s important to consider them because they could be the difference between a lot of people at an open house and a handful. Related Most smart home beginners waste money on this one device they don’t …

Sotheby’s to Sell M. Picasso Painting from Donati Collection

Sotheby’s to Sell $40 M. Picasso Painting from Donati Collection

Published by José Betancourt

A $40 million Pablo Picasso painting from the artist’s Cubist period will hit the block at Sotheby’s this May during the marquee New York auctions. Part of a cache of works from the collection of late Surrealist artist Enrico Donati and his wife Adele, who died last year, Arlequin (Buste), from 1909, is likely to be one of the most expensive works by Picasso sold during the marquee sales this season. It features a harlequin that appears to emerge from a cascade of three-dimensional geometric forms. Related Articles The auction house said on Monday that the work was valued within “the region of $40 million,” suggesting that it has increased dramatically in monetary worth since Enrico bought it for around $12,000 in the 1940s. He purchased it through Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, one of Picasso’s most famous dealers, having become enamored of the piece upon seeing it at the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris. It’s the second high-profile attempt by Sotheby’s to sell Arlequin, which made its way to market at the auction house in 2008, …

Leaker: Apple Will Release iPhone Air 2 No Matter How Badly It May Sell

Leaker: Apple Will Release iPhone Air 2 No Matter How Badly It May Sell

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Despite the iPhone Air’s struggling sales, a known leaker claims Apple will push ahead with at least two generations of the device, while also suggesting the standard iPhone 18 will see virtually no exterior design changes. In a recent post on Weibo, the leaker known as “Fixed Focus Digital” said that the standard ‌iPhone 18‌ will not have substantial changes to its design, reinforcing rumors about an incremental upgrade: The standard model of the iPhone 18 will see virtually no changes to its exterior design—aside from a potential minor tweak to its dimensions. In another post, the leaker claimed that Apple still plans to release a second-generation ‌iPhone Air‌ model: The Air 2 will proceed with its standard product iteration cycle; no matter how abysmal the sales turn out to be, Apple will grit its teeth and push through with at least two generations… Sales of the ‌iPhone Air‌ have reportedly struggled badly since its launch in September 2025. A KeyBanc Capital Markets survey for investors found “virtually no demand” for the device. Supply chain …

Downed U.S. Drone Appears On TikTok Live As Iraqi Children Try To Sell It

Downed U.S. Drone Appears On TikTok Live As Iraqi Children Try To Sell It

Published by Jenni Sidey

As the U.S.-Iran conflict enters its second month, America’s Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS, is becoming increasingly visible across the Middle East theater, a sign that the Department of War has learned one critical lesson from both the Iranian drone playbook and the Ukraine-Russia war: cheap drones are the future of warfare. The latest news on LUCAS comes from an unverifiable TikTok video, amplified on X, which appears to show a downed drone seized by Iraqi children who are reportedly trying to sell it. If authentic, the footage is another reminder that low-cost drones are proliferating so widely across the region that they will likely spread to other parts of the world. Iraqi boys trying to sell crashed drone on TikTokThat’s a U.S. LUCAS kamikaze drone (Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System), reverse-engineered from Iran’s Shahed-136. Dimensions: ~3 meters long, ~2.4 meters wingspan. pic.twitter.com/DPJ9nKFp03 — Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) April 4, 2026 In a separate video reposted on X, Iranian forces appear to have recovered a LUCAS drone in the Persian Gulf area. 🚨 …

SpaceX Files Initial Paperwork to Sell Shares to the Public and Likely Make Musk a Trillionaire

SpaceX Files Initial Paperwork to Sell Shares to the Public and Likely Make Musk a Trillionaire

Published by Sam Flores

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk’s space exploration company has filed preliminary paperwork to sell shares to the public, according to two sources familiar with the filing, a blockbuster offering that would likely rank as the biggest ever and could make its founder the world’s first trillionaire. A SpaceX IPO promises to be one of the biggest Wall Street events of the year, with several investment banks lining up to help raise tens of billions to fund Musk’s ambitions to set up a base on the moon, put datacenters the size of several football fields in orbit and possibly one day send a man to Mars. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about the confidential registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SpaceX did not respond immediately to a request for comment. Exactly how much SpaceX plans to raise has not been disclosed but the figure is reportedly as much as $75 billion. At that level, the offering would easily eclipse the $29 billion that Saudi …

There is no one left to sell Trump’s war

There is no one left to sell Trump’s war

Published by Sam Flores

Tonight, on April Fools’ Day — the first night of Passover, with the bond markets closing early tomorrow ahead of Good Friday — Donald Trump will finally address the American people about the war he started with Israel in Iran. It has taken him more than a month to do so.  The administration seems to believe that if it can just find the right messenger or the right primetime moment, the narrative for war will click into place. But the timing of Trump’s address, after weeks of deflection and delay, dropped into a narrow window between market closures, feels revealing. Trump’s war in Iran is built on so many contradictions that MAGA’s disciplined propaganda machine of administration officials, media outlets like Fox News, podcasters and influencers is starting to crack under the strain. For weeks the president has tried to outsource the job of selling the war to the American people, first to the Pentagon, as former Fox News anchor turned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was supposed to be the perfect vessel for this …

Mohegan to sell Connecticut Sun, as Houston relocation planned for 2027

Mohegan to sell Connecticut Sun, as Houston relocation planned for 2027

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The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority says it has reached an agreement to sell the Connecticut Sun to the Tilman J. Fertitta family, a move that would relocate the WNBA franchise to Houston starting in 2027 if league officials sign off. The announcement came Monday (March 30) from Uncasville, Connecticut, bringing an end to Mohegan’s 23-year run as owner. The team will spend one final season at Mohegan Sun Arena before the planned move. Company officials said the decision followed a broad review of long-term options for the franchise. PRESS RELEASE: Mohegan Update Regarding the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun Details: https://t.co/9ck673miAG pic.twitter.com/AC1iQusNuf — Connecticut Sun PR (@CTSunPR) March 30, 2026 More than twenty years ago, the Mohegan Tribe made history by becoming the WNBA’s first independent owner and bringing top-tier women’s basketball to its reservation. In a statement, Mohegan Tribal Council Corresponding Secretary Joe Soper reflected on that legacy and the people behind it. “Mohegan owes an enormous amount of gratitude first and foremost to our extraordinary fans cheering on the team for 23 incredible seasons,” Joe …

Apple Still Plans to Sell iPhones When It Turns 100

Apple Still Plans to Sell iPhones When It Turns 100

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Apple is allergic to nostalgia. In 2008, when the Macintosh was about to turn 25, I mentioned it to Steve Jobs and he instantly shut down the discussion. “If you look backward in this business, you’ll be crushed,” he told me icily. “You have to look forward.” Now that Apple’s 50th anniversary looms, however, the company is begrudgingly engaging in a series of concerts and commemorations, and we’re being blitzed by books, articles, and oral histories of the company’s early years. Rather than join the crowded trek down memory lane, I asked Apple to do what Jobs suggested—look forward. What does Apple want to happen in its next 50 years? Earlier this month, I sat down with two senior executives to discuss just that. One was Apple’s SVP of worldwide marketing, Greg Joswiak, aka Joz, who joined Apple in 1986. The other was SVP of hardware engineering John Ternus, the putative front-runner to succeed Tim Cook as Apple’s CEO. He’s been with the company for 25 years. I also chatted briefly with Cook himself, just …

Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies : NPR

Rubio plans travel to France to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 allies : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

President Trump walks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, March 20. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the strategy of the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring, the State Department said Tuesday. Rubio will attend a G7 foreign ministers meeting near Versailles outside of Paris on Friday “to advance key U.S. interests” and “discuss shared security concerns and opportunities for cooperation,” the department said. “Areas of focus will include the Russia-Ukraine war, the situation in the Middle East, and threats across the world to peace and stability,” the department said in a statement released amid conflicting accounts over whether the U.S. and Iran are talking about a resolution to the conflict. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. and Iran have had discussions, although Iran has …