| India Looking for Strong Bids at 3G Auction India is hopeful an auction for third-generation radio waves next month will draw in bids at a “few times” the reserve price of 20.20 billion rupees ($415 million), a senior government official said. nytimes.com |
A Novelist’s Catalog of Lives on the Block Leanne Shapton’s book tells the story of a hopeful young couple’s four-year relationship almost completely through their things, many of which end up unceremoniously, and improbably, under the gavel. nytimes.com |
Exhibit A-List If a general malaise has settled over the global art market, no one in London seems to have noticed. nytimes.com |
A Beatle’s Toilet Gets Top Dollar A toilet that once belonged to John Lennon was sold for 9,500 (about $14,700) at an auction in Liverpool on Saturday, Reuters reported. nytimes.com |
Bandwidth Auction Was Rigged, India Says Licenses were granted to favored clients in a manner that lacked transparency, a government report says. nytimes.com |