Browsing: Toys & Collectibles

July is generally a quiet month in the auction calendar, but this year, Sotheby’s captured global attention by offering “Gus,” a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex in its Natural History auction in New York. Needless to say, it was the first time a dinosaur was exhibited at the Breuer Building, the Modernist landmark built to house the…

The sports card hobby has attracted its share of high-profile collectors in recent years, but few have a background in investing quite like Kevin O’Leary. Long before getting involved with cards, he was already collecting everything from watches to guitars, with a strong interest in alternative assets.

For a generation that spends much of its day switching between screens, meetings, and notifications, leisure is beginning to look surprisingly old-school. Since there is barely anything to call yours at work, adults are owning their hobbies, taking it seriously, but at the same time, steering away from the pressure of being perfect at it.…