A Boring Dystopia

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Diane Keaton’s nail clippers for $960: what’s behind the new boom in celebrity estate auctions? (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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From Diane Keaton’s bowler hats and polka dot scarfs, to Gene Hackman’s used paint brushes, to Terence Stamp’s love letters from Jean Shrimpton and even Matthew Perry’s black leather wallet (his credit cards and AAA membership card still inside), fans are being offered – at a price – increasingly personal items from the estates of dead celebrities.

The growing trend for auctions of deceased famous people’s personal items – which has boomed ever since the hugely popular Marilyn Monroe estate sale in 1999 – has even attracted its own portmanteau: “deleb” as in dead celebrity.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I wasn't 100% sure this belonged here.

But that the 1% have $1000 for a celebrity's nail clippers, but the rich won't pay their fair share in taxes so that we can have health care, education, and a manageable cost of living... felt pretty dystopian to me.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

If we tax the rich, who will buy Diane Keaton's nail clippers???

Think of the consequences!

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks for sharing this sad and sick at the same time.