JudyGarland

Showbiz memorabilia had its closeup in the past few weeks, with items made famous by Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson and Judy Garland fetching an over-the-rainbow prices at auction. Why are people compelled to buy these items, and who's drawing the biggest bucks? Read on...

Over the past few weeks, as the stock market has had bigger mood swings than Judy Garland popping pills on Christmas day while riding a roller coaster during an earthquake, the news has almost entirely focused either on the travails of average Americans or on the morally repugnant machinations of...