A painting of water lilies by Claude Monet fetched $65.5 million at Sotheby’s on Monday, a strong start to a week of bellwether auctions in New York. The 1914–17 canvas was the top lot of an evening devoted to Impressionist and Modern art that totaled $308 million across two sales. One was a success, the…
TreasuryDirect.gov is the official site for individuals to directly purchase US savings bonds and US Treasury bonds, including new T-Bills and TIPS at auction. But is it still worth the hassle? Back in August 2024, TreasuryDirect sent me the following e-mail when converting my paper bonds to electronic: Cases are worked in the order they…
Protesters dressed in traditional Māori attire performed hakas while marching alongside tens of thousands of people through the streets of the nation’s capital, Wellington, on Tuesday. Source link
Heated exchanges during leaders’ first televised debate RTÉ News Usual hams hogging most of the limelight: Miriam Lord’s election debate leaders ratings The Irish Times Holly Cairns won’t participate in tonight’s leaders debate Limerick’s Live 95 Debate within a debate: The big three dominate RTÉ News Fiery exchanges in the first televised leaders debate of the general election BreakingNews.ie…
Many times over the last nine years, we have asked ourselves the big question: Is our media finally learning its fucking lesson about Donald Trump? We regret to inform you that the answer still appears to be “No.” Take Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough of the execrable “Morning Joe.” The couple’s inexplicably popular morning show…