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Natasha Lyonne, pictured here in November 2022, is one of several actors who's auctioning off unique experiences to support TV and movie crews impacted by the ongoing writers' strike

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Now's your chance to solve a crossword puzzle with Natasha Lyonne

Want Adam Scott to walk your dog? What about dinner with Bob Odenkirk? Some of Hollywood's most beloved names are auctioning off unique experiences to help support the writers' strike

September 14, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
A rare painting by N.C. Wyeth was purchased for $4 at a thrift shop in 2017. Now it may fetch up to $250,000 at auction.

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  • Arts & Life

Rare painting bought for $4 at a thrift store may fetch a quarter million at auction

A $4 thrift store purchase turned out to be a rare painting by American artist N.C. Wyeth.

September 01, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
A dress worn by actress Carrie Fisher in the 1977 film <em>Star Wars</em> is one of 1,400 items up for sale at a live auction of film and TV memorabilia in Los Angeles this week.

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An original Princess Leia dress, expected to fetch $2 million at auction, went unsold

Film crews thought the gown, worn by Carrie Fisher's Star Wars character, had been destroyed after the production wrapped. The auction company said it was still accepting offers on the dress.

June 29, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
File - An ad banner appears in the parking lot of the H&R Block offices on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in the Atlas District in Washington.

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A T. rex skeleton named 'Trinity' may attract millions at an auction in Zurich

Investors may have to dig deep into their pockets to claim a giant Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton going up for auction on Tuesday — a first in Europe — that's been dug up from three sites in the U.S.

April 18, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
This item, described as "Googly eye rock boulder stunt double from the Rockverse," sold for $13,200, with proceeds going to the Asian Mental Health Project.

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A multiverse of 'Everything Everywhere' props are auctioned, raising $555K for charity

The production company A24 put the hit film's iconic costumes and hot dog hands on the block, with proceeds going to three groups. The priciest item, an animatronic raccoon, went for $90k.

March 03, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs discusses the iPhone during a June 2007 keynote address.

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She left her 2007 iPhone in its box for over a decade. It just sold for $63K

The iPhone was auctioned off for over 100 times more than its original cost — the latest record-breaking sum for such a sale. An expert explains how old gadgets became "similar to precious metals."

February 21, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
André Leon Talley arrives at the 2011 Met Gala. Hundreds of items of clothing, artwork, accessories, furniture belonging to the late fashion journalist fetched more than $3.5 million at auction this week.

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André Leon Talley's belongings, including capes and art, net $3.5 million at auction

Christie's auctioned off hundreds of items belonging to the late fashion icon this week. Top-selling items included Andy Warhol paintings and some of Talley's signature custom coats.

February 17, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Twitter is auctioning off office, kitchen and tech supplies from its San Francisco headquarters as its financial struggles continue.

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  • Business

Twitter auctioned off office supplies, including a pizza oven and neon bird sign

The 631 lots include mid-century modern furniture, an assortment of office supplies, high-end kitchen appliances and company memorabilia. The de facto fire sale lasted for 27 hours.

January 19, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Nelson Mandela and former U.S. President Bill Clinton look to the outside from Mandela's Robben Island prison cell in Cape Town, South Africa, in this photo from March 27, 1998.

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The key to Nelson Mandela's Robben Island prison cell is returning to South Africa

New York auction house Guernsey's has postponed the sale of some of the South African leader's belongings, including the key to his cell and the shirt he wore when he was released from Robben Island.

January 07, 2022
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
UNDATED: Chicago Bulls' forward Michael Jordan #23 dunks as the crowd takes photos during a game against the Portland Trail Blazers circa 1984-1998. (Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images)

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The shoes from Michael Jordan's rookie season sold for a record $1.47 million

Michael Jordan's earliest known game-worn and autographed shoes sold for nearly $1.5 million at an auction in Las Vegas. They are the most valuable sneakers ever offered at an auction.

October 25, 2021
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  • Tien Le
A cassette with the recording of teenage journalists' 1970 interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, along with polaroid photos from the conversation, seen at Bruun Rasmussen Auction House in Copenhagen on September 24, 2021. An unidentified bidder won the lot for the equivalent of $58,240.

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  • Music

What's An Unreleased John Lennon Tape Worth? Nearly $60K, According To This Bidder

The 33-minute recording captures Lennon and Yoko Ono talking to student journalists during their 1970 stay in Denmark. He also sings "Radio Peace," a song that is not believed to exist anywhere else.

September 29, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Diana Princess of Wales and Prince Charles were married in London, England on  July 29, 1981. A piece of one of their official wedding cakes is expected to fetch hundreds of dollars at auction.

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  • History

You Can Now (Possibly) Get Your Hands On A Piece Of Princess Diana's Wedding Cake

A large slice of icing from one of the nearly two dozen official 1981 wedding cakes will go up for auction next week. The auction house says it's in good condition, "but we advise against eating it."

August 02, 2021
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  • Rachel Treisman
Martin Luther King Jr.'s name and autograph tops a pair of pages from a Birmingham jail logbook

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  • History

Unprecedented Martin Luther King Jr. Artifact Sells For $130,000

Historical records from a Birmingham, Ala., jail containing 12 rare autographs of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. sold at auction for more than $130,000.

February 25, 2021
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  • Rikki Klaus
Laurie Woolever, pictured here with Anthony Bourdain, was his assistant for about a decade, and co-authored his 2016 cookbook "Appetites." She joined "On Second Thought" to share stories of the author, chef, TV host and world traveler.

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  • Food

Anthony Bourdain's Assistant Remembers Famed Food and Travel Star As His Estate Goes Up For Auction

Anthony Bourdain was highly regarded as a chef, author, TV show host and world traveler who, for many, epitomized the essence of cool. He was seen as a...

October 25, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

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