Homeless and naked, for charity
A nude image of homeless people is being sold for 13,000 Euros to raise cash for a charity. Claudia Rogge’s artwork shows 30 genuine homeless people doing just what they would be doing More...
MySpace sold to Specific Media by Murdoch’s News Corp
News Corporation has sold its ailing social networking site MySpace to online advertising firm Specific Media. News Corp paid $580m (£361m) for MySpace in 2005, but users and advertisers left the More...
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang up for auction
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, one of the most loved cars in the world, is going up for auction in Los Angeles. The star of the 1968 family movie was shipped to California from England to go under the hammer More...
Blank sex book is a bestseller
A book with blank pages entitled ‘What Every Man Thinks About Apart From Sex’ has become a surprise bestseller. Sheridan Simove’s 200-page book has sold out on Amazon following heavy More...
Nobody wants ex squaddies used pants!
Picture for illustration only! Cash-strapped Romanian military leaders put thousands of items of old kit up for auction recently, including second-hand Army-issue pants. They were then surprised when they failed More...
Marilyn Monroe chest X-rays fetch $45,000
A set of three X-rays of Marilyn Monroe’s chest taken during a 1954 hospital visit have sold for $45,000 (£29,900) in Las Vegas. The X-rays, sold at a movie memorabilia auction at Planet Hollywood, had a More...
Batmobile for sale
A Berkshire man who collects cars from classic films and TV shows is to sell off his Batmobile – so somebody else can have a turn at driving it. Mark Perkins, 47, also owns the Flintstones' car, Mr More...
Volcanic ash for sale online
Entrepreneurs in Iceland are cashing in on crisis by selling jars of volcanic ash for £75 on the internet. The grey ash – from volcano Eyjafjallajokull – is being sold in 160 gramme portions in sealed More...