“I thought it brought a strong price. Colonial Williamsburg had been looking for a larger Stirewalt to add to their collection,” Will Kimbrough said on the result for this folk art paint-decorated diminutive or child’s blanket chest, done in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia by either Jacob Stirewalt (1805-1869) and/or […]
Jeffrey S. Evans Dons White Gloves For Routson Americana, Glass & Lighting
Will Kimbrough said he was not surprised that this Staffordshire medallion portrait series transfer-printed platter brought the sale’s top price of $18,720. “We knew it was a good one. The unique combination of portraits and views may be unique and it’s what drove the price.” ($5/8,000). Review by Madelia Hickman […]
A New Augmented-Reality App Wants You to ‘Solve’ Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
To enter the jail cell where sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself—or, depending on your appetite for conspiracy theories, was murdered—on the CrimeDoor app, scan the floor with your phone. When the app registers your surroundings, a floating blue door appears. Behind it, the decor of your living room or […]
Quibi’s content failed to hook viewers and convince them to pay. Insiders said Jeffrey Katzenberg had close control of many programming decisions.
Jeffrey Katzenberg. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Quibi Quibi, the mobile-video startup that raised $1.75 billion from backers like Alibaba Group, JPMorgan Chase, and Disney, is folding six months after debuting its subscription service. The Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded startup said in a statement that its demise was likely caused by a combination […]
Jeffrey Toobin’s alleged indecent Zoom exposure shows some men have learned nothing from #MeToo
Legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin leaves the Supreme Court on March 27, 2012. (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press) Oh dear. It may have finally happened. A famous man on a Zoom call allegedly “took it out,” as Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ character Elaine once put it so succinctly on “Seinfeld.” According to Vice, […]