| Donations With Dividends, Like Cruises and Puppies Idealists who think charity should be driven purely by altruism are offended by what has been called transaction-based philanthropy. nytimes.com |
A Trove of Steinbeck A rare archive of letters, draft manuscripts, character descriptions and pages of dialogue from the author will be sold at Bloomsbury Auctions in New York on Tuesday. nytimes.com |
A Dangerous Battle for Supremacy For years, Christie's and Sotheby's have been at each other's throats in an effort to get a bigger share of the art market. Will their risky practices continue? nytimes.com |
China: Calligraphy Scroll Is Sold for $64 Million A scroll of classical calligraphy has been sold at an auction in Beijing for $64 million, according to reports by several official Chinese news organizations nytimes.com |
Texas Rangers Sold at Auction The Texas Rangers were sold early Thursday morning to a group led by Nolan Ryan, the team’s president, and Chuck Greenberg, a lawyer who owns two minor-league teams. nytimes.com |