| 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 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 |
For Housing Crisis, the End Probably Isn’t Near Two auctions, one in Washington and one in Miami, suggest that real estate prices have not bottomed out. nytimes.com |
As Iraq Stabilizes, China Bids on Its Oil Fields Companies from China, the world’s fastest-growing consumer of oil, bid aggressively as Iraq began auctioning licenses in six large oil fields. nytimes.com |
Christie's Amasses $65.67 Million in a Sparse Impressionist Sale Christie's scored beyond all hope on Tuesday night in a sale of Impressionist and Modern art that was alarmingly thin. Of the 40 paintings and sculptures offered, 28 realized an aggregate $65.67 million. nytimes.com |