He died on January 16th, aged 89
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Amateur buyers of fine Burgundy fear a speculative bubble
Investors are looking beyond Bordeaux
Amateur buyers of fine Burgundy fear a speculative bubble
Investors are looking beyond Bordeaux
Amateur buyers of fine Burgundy fear a speculative bubble
EVERY YEAR Berry Bros & Rudd, Britain’s oldest wine merchant, issues a pocket-sized price list. Reading old copies makes amateurs of quality quaff want to time-travel. In 1909 a case of 12 bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1891, Burgundy’s most famous Grand Cru, cost 180 shillings (about £1,000, or $ 1,300, in today’s money). […]
King Bluetooth treasure trove: Amateur archaeologist finds 1,000yo coins & jewels
An amateur archaeologist and his teenage sidekick have unearthed a trove of silver artefacts thought to have belonged to Danish King Harald Bluetooth – the royal inspiration for the technology of the same name. READ MORE: 2,200yo Greco-Roman temple uncovered in Egyptian desert René Schön and 13-year-old Luca Malaschnitschenko found the hoard while searching northern […]
Eleague pairs Street Fighter V amateur open with its annual pro Invitational
Esports organization Eleague ran its first Street Fighter V Invitational last year, and this year, it’s planning something extra. In addition to the main tournament, it’s partnered with esports platform Battlefy to host a Street Fighter V Open for amateurs. Registration begins on March 30. Eleague is best known for its Counter-Strike: G…Read More
‘Best amateur Australia has produced’
THE man who stood between Tony Madigan and defending his gold medal at the 1962 Commonwealth Games has described him as the best amatuer boxer Australia has ever produced. Madigan won his first of two British Empire Games gold medals in Cardiff in 1958 when he beat Welshman Robert Higgins in the light heavyweight final. […]
It’s alive! Amateur astronomer finds long-lost NASA satellite
An amateur astronomer hunting for radio signals of secret military satellites has discovered a NASA orbital that was written off more than a decade ago. The Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) was found still broadcasting by stargazer Scott Tilley on January 20. Tilley had been scanning high-Earth orbit for evidence of Zuma, a secret […]
Bitcoin crashed because professionals cashed out, making a buck from last-minute amateur investors
The largest cryptocurrency bitcoin surged to $ 20,000 in December. Its rapid growth was due to common folk deciding to invest in the hope of making a quick buck. It was a time for professional investors to sell. Read more “Many people behind bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a whole understand that the skyrocketing prices in […]
Dreamy Watercolor Paintings of Amateur Porn Thumbnails
Los Angeles-based artist Ali Silverstein’s work was featured in the The Chronicles of LA’s inaugural chapter of experiential pop-up stores and exhibits—this one installed in the now vacant Barclay Hotel. There, 60 artists, designers, performers, and musicians shared their perspective about sex. It was a resonate setting for Silverstein who describes her process as evidence-gathering […]
