Ronald Deaver, 31, of Parma, was arrested and charged with felonious assault for allegedly stabbing a 48-year-old Garfield Heights man following an argument on New Year’s Eve. Police say the argument started because the victim didn’t know that singer Beyonce and rapper Jay-Z are married. (January 4, 2012)
Faaaantastic. Rest in peace, society.
(via a letter emailed to Regretsy editor Helen Killer, who’s had her fair share of Paypal issues lately)
“Dear Helen Killer,
I love your site and was thrilled to hear of your “win” against PayPal. I recently had a heartbreaking experience of my own with them.
I sold an old French violin to a buyer in Canada, and the buyer disputed the label.
This is not uncommon. In the violin market, labels often mean little and there is often disagreement over them. Some of the most expensive violins in the world have disputed labels, but they are works of art nonetheless.
Rather than have the violin returned to me, PayPal made the buyer DESTROY the violin in order to get his money back. They somehow deemed the violin as “counterfeit” even though there is no such thing in the violin world.
The buyer was proud of himself, so he sent me a photo of the destroyed violin.
I am now out a violin that made it through WWII as well as $2500. This is of course, upsetting. But my main goal in writing to you is to prevent PayPal from ordering the destruction of violins and other antiquities that they know nothing about. It is beyond me why PayPal simply didn’t have the violin returned to me.
I spoke on the phone to numerous reps from PayPal who 100% defended their action and gave me the party line.
Erica”
Ugh. And apparently the violin was “examined and authenticated by a top luthier” before its sale, too. What a waste of an instrument.
For only $299 (for a set of two), you and yours can wirelessly listen to music from these Audiobulbs — speaker/light source combos. An included dock transmits music to the bulbs from any music device or iPhone (up to 100 feet away), and the light emitted is comparable to a 60w bulb (and LED means that it’ll last longer, too).
Reminds me of this joke:
Q: How many sound guys does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: “Hey man, I just do sound.”
Henry Rollins at Walmart. And on the “People of Walmart” blog. Well. Tip of the chapeau to you and your reading glasses, sir.
After Wilco performed in the studio of their hometown Chicago’s CW-affiliated station, WGN, front man Jeff Tweedy (and his “supplemental hair”) deadpanned the weather forecast.
(via WGN)
Before:
After:
“At the break of day I look for you at sunrise When the tide comes in I lose my disguise,” Matisyahu tweeted, with the above picture.
Person With Guitar (Red), 2004 — John Baldessari
3-layer, 5-color screenprint construction (mounted to Sintra and hand cut)
framed: 35″ x 41″ x 3″ (165.1 x 104.1 x 7.6 cm)
edition of 45Buy It Now price of $22,800 (or “Make An Offer”) on eBay, plus $500 shipping.
Just in time for holiday baking — $19.99, by GraceFilledHands on Etsy
