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2 months ago | 
mondaq.com | Paul Kennedy |Daniel Trujillo Esmeral
LM Littler Mendelson More With more than 1,800 labor and employment attorneys in offices around the world, Littler provides workplace solutions that are local, everywhere.
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2 months ago | 
antiquetrader.com | Paul Kennedy
Since its earliest known mention in 1066, the wonderfully diverse and always impressive cape has ebbed in and out of fashion more than any other garment we can think of. And today, it’s coming back around again, which is why the cape comeback highlights the February issue of Kovels Antique Trader.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
antiquetrader.com | Paul Kennedy
Michael Polak’s obsession with old bottles started innocently enough in 1974 while digging in the dirt of an abandoned dump in Tonopah, Nev. To hear Polak tell it, that dump in the former silver-mining boomtown was just about the most exciting place in the world. Of course, Polak was a man who found fun rummaging through the remains of long-ago-deserted outhouses. And if you think that’s odd, well, you’re not alone.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
antiquetrader.com | Paul Kennedy
Turn 65, and mere mortals sign up for Medicare. But Barbie? She turns 65, and the London Design Museum unveils “Barbie: The Exhibition,” showcasing more than 250 pieces related to the evolution of the iconic doll from 1959 to the present, including more than 180 iterations of Barbie herself. So yes, it’s true. This is Barbie’s world, and we can only buy a ticket to it. Of course, if you can’t make it to London for the exhibition, which runs through Feb.
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Aug 23, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Paul Kennedy
By the end of 1942, the U.S. Navy’s old, historic aircraft-carrier fleet was nearly gone: The USS Lexington had been sunk at Coral Sea, the Yorktown at Midway, the Hornet in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands and the Wasp while on escort duty. In their place, a brand-new American fleet was being produced at an eye-popping pace, due to a still-unsurpassed surge in American shipbuilding output.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
antiquetrader.com | Paul Kennedy
Millions of people were inflicted with Rubikmania in 1980 after the Rubik’s Cube hit toy shelves. Invented by famed Hungarian professor Ernõ Rubik in 1974, it was mass-produced by Ideal Toys. The 3- x 3- x 3-inch cube is the top-selling puzzle game of all time, shipping over 350 million units worldwide since its inception in 1980. What once was a mere fad has become an indelible part of pop culture, with modern-day speed cubing tournaments achieving worldwide recognition.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
antiquetrader.com | Paul Kennedy
Earlier this year, Action Comics No. 1, the comic book that introduced Superman to the world in 1938, became the most valuable comic in the world, selling for $6 million at auction. The 68-page issue is so ridiculously prized that even loose pages of the comic book have sold for as much as $60,000. Not too shabby for a comic that cost kids 10 cents back in the day. Of course, back in the day, there was the Great Depression, an era so bleak that it seemed it would indeed take a superhero to save us.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
antiquetrader.com | Paul Kennedy
The original book cover illustration for the first edition of J.K. Rowling’s 1997 novel, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” is heading to auction later this month, promising to cast a spell on bidders worldwide. How magical is the Sotheby’s auction Wednesday, June 26, of the illustration of the boy wizard by Thomas Taylor? Presale estimates call for the artwork to sell for up to $600,000, the highest presale value ever placed on a Harry Potter-related item, according to the auction house.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
antiquetrader.com | Paul Kennedy
With Father’s Day fast approaching this Sunday, many of us are left wondering … what do you get for the dad who has everything? How do you find something that’s popular enough to please, tailored to your dad’s taste, and offbeat enough to be interesting? We checked this year’s most popular gift ideas, courtesy of the National Retail Federation, and discovered we can do better.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
antiquetrader.com | Paul Kennedy
I don’t know about you, but when the end of August rolls around, I’ve just about had my fill of hot dogs on the grill, mosquitos, sunburn, ants circling the sticky puddle formed by my melting popsicle, guys in jorts and, for the most part, summer. Where I live, August is hot and humid, and my lawn looks a lot like I feel – wore out. Most of the time, the end of summer is a bummer. But not this year. This summer, the end of August means the beginning of something new and incredibly exciting.
