Venice-based JibJab, the local animation studio famous for its "Starring You!" eCards and political parodies, is preserving its annual "Year In Review" video characters in a charitable way this year. The company has turned to eBay to auction off handcrafted puppets from the video, all of which were designed and constructed by the JibJab art team. more ›

Some people's cast-offs are other people's treasures, and that is no more profoundly true when it comes to the impressive catalog of celebrity memorabilia coming up for auction in a few days via the Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction. more ›

Local fifth grade photography students are putting their creative skills to good use this November and December, using their art to benefit the environment. The G2 Gallery's Jared Nigro joined forces with Todd Lesner's class at Westminster Avenue Elementary School in Venice to teach Lesner's students the art of the lens. more ›

It was overcast and chilly just after noon on Sunday in San Pedro when a group of chefs and food lovers piled aboard the Monte Carlo for an afternoon of fishing, eating, and celebrating. more ›

Elizabeth Taylor's famous jewels and threads are set to be auctioned off to some really rich people this December, but for four days this October they will be on display for you to gawk and admire in West Hollywood. more ›

Tony Curtis fans, black out your calendars on Saturday, September 17. Tokens from the late actor's estate will be up for grabs at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills. more ›

A swatch of the famous moon-landing flag, thoughtfully fished from the trash in 1969, goes to auction today in Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press. The seven-inch strip of red and white fabric and a Neil Armstrong signed photograph are being auctioned by Tom Moser, a retired NASA engineer more ›

The red leather jacket worn by late pop star Michael Jackson was purchased at auction today for $1.8 million. The winning bidder was Milton Verret of Austin, Texas, according to ABC7. The auction was held by Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills. more ›

A few pieces from the extensive collection of Hollywood memorabilia put up for auction by actress Debbie Reynolds has already been sold off, bringing in big bucks. Pieces sold already include two dresses worn in films by Marilyn Monroe, one worn by Judy Garland in one of her most famous roles, and the hat right from Charlie Chaplin's head. more ›

After searching for investors for decades, Debbie Reynolds is giving up her dream of opening a permanent museum for the more than 5000 pieces of iconic Hollywood memorabilia she's collected. Her artifacts will be auctioned from the Paley Center in Beverly Hills where they are currently on display, according to the LA Times. more ›

A recent reader e-mail prompted us to look into the possibility of there being a really (really, really) expensive bowl of pho out there. Our reader writes: "I heard that Tiato restaurant in San ta Monica will have a Pho Noodle with KOBE beef for $5,000.00 a bowl. Is this true?" The answer: Yes. more ›

Just two days after screen legend Elizabeth Taylor died in Los Angeles, a 1963 portrait of the icon by artist Andy Warhol is being set up for the auction block, according to the AP. The silkscreen piece, "Liz #5," belongs (for now) to Steven Cohen, a hedge-fund manager. It was one in a series done in the 1960s by Warhol depicting pop culture icons, such as Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy. more ›

After street artist Banksy showed up and left several of his marks in Los Angeles last month, it didn't take long for his work to get taken down. Within days, or even hours, his words and images were taken down or boarded up or painted over. Out on Pacific Coast Highway, where Santa Monica transitions into the Palisades, a large tank that was Banksy-fied with the words "This Looks a Bit Like an Elephant," has not only been removed, but is up for sale. But that tank wasn't just a tank--it was someone's home. more ›

While Lindsay Lohan is due in court tomorrow for another go-'round of the necklace caper case, the Venice jewelry store who is accusing the actress of lifting the $2500 item says they're auctioning off the item in question for charity, according to ABC7. This is the second instance Kamofie & Co. is making headlines for raising money on the back of the case; earlier this week the store sold their surveillance video showing Lohan browsing and trying on the necklace. more ›

It's pretty much how it went down at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Crescent Heights: They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot. Once upon a time, The Garden of Allah stood there, and welcomed the rich and famous into its lush landscaping, sparkling pool, and cozy bungalows. Up until recently, all that remained was a model of the property--now that model is being auctioned. more ›

Going once, going twice, sold to...well, no one yet. But Blockbuster Inc. (you know, where you used to go an rent those huge rectangular plastic cartridges with a movie on them) is about to go up for sale as part of their bankruptcy process, according to the LA Times. The opening "stalking horse" bid: $290 million. more ›

A selection of pieces by street artist Banksy and a limited edition Shepard Fairey are at auction today at Bonhams in London. Among the Bansky pieces is a series of commissioned works by Greenpeace as part of a campaign against deforestation that depict cartoon characters from "The Jungle Book" bound and blindfolded against a photographic backdrop of a ravaged forest. more ›

LA Lakers player Ron Artest auctioned off his one and only NBA championship ring in the name of charity on Saturday night. Raymond Mikkael, a father of four from Hawthorne, walked away with the prized prize, while proceeds from the raffle -- estimated at over $500,000 -- went to benefit mental health awareness and treatment for children, a cause important to the athlete, reports KTLA. more ›

Lee Harvey Oswald’s brother claims to be the rightful owner of the presidential assassin’s coffin that was sold at auction last week for $87,000 at Nate D. Sanders Auctions of Santa Monica. more ›

Michael Jackson memorabilia made an appearance at "Icons and Idols" at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills on Saturday. According to the Daily News, MJ's stage wardrobe "attracted furious bidding" on a signature, silvery, single glove worn by Jackson during the "Bad" tour, a fedora, and a signed jacket. more ›

Collectors can get pretty obsessed with John F. Kennedy memorabilia and authentic items found at auction. However, one item connected to the life--and death--of JFK is a little more "ghoulish" than others, according to an AP report published by NPR. It's a "rotting wooden box, with its rust-coated metal ornamentation," that held the corpse of JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald for 18 years. more ›

New York's Christie's will host an auction event next month dubbed "The Year of the Rabbit," to sell over 100 pieces of art from the Playboy collection, reports the AP. Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner explains that art has long played a role in Playboy's legacy, and Playboy has helped change the face of art in America. more ›

On Wednesday night at Sotheby's in West Hollywood, the Cire Perdue auction of a one-of-a-kind Lalique bottle filled with 64 year old Macallan inspired everyone in attendance to say "Cheers!" The Lalique bottle filled with the oldest Macallan ever bottled was created to raise money for Charity Water. more ›

The Fine Art Treasures Gallery ran a DirecTV and Dish Network show, and sold art to more than 10,000 customers around the United States, bringing in more than $20 million. However, on-air auctioneer James Mobley, 63, of Woodland Hills, is going to get a whole lot of time to watch TV shows, since he's been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for pedaling fake art--forging the signatures of Picasso, Dali, Chagall, and more--and skipping out on his taxes. Mobley's sentencing follows that of the married couple, Gerald Sullivan and Kristine Eubanks of La Cañada Flintridge, who were sentenced earlier this year after pleading guilty to several federal charges. more ›

Try walking into any grocery store and you pretty quickly realize there’s no shortage of causes to donate money to. You could save some cats, for example, or help build a basketball court. You could donate directly to the homeless, or even think about the veterans. Simply put, the world doesn’t just need help - more often than not it needs YOUR help. So what’s the average compassionate human to do? Is there one cause that can combine the future of our planet with the immediacy of the human need, plus a heaping helping of cuteness to help seal the deal? Perhaps. Consider the World Child Project. more ›

It's that time of year again, when many LA residents (along with others from around the world) make the trek to Comic-Con in San Diego. Given that 125,000 people are attending the convention this year, navigating the Comic-Con exhibit hall is an event in itself. And although the main costume spectacle will take place during Saturday night's masquerade, today's crop didn't disappoint! more ›

Along with that golden ticket and wristband the lucky 17,500 people received to attend today's memorial service was the golden program book. Inside, it is simple, basic and touching: large photos cover pages with messages from La Toya, Tito, Rebbie, Evvy and other family and friends. more ›

Hollywood auction house Profiles in History is running two separate auctions today and tomorrow, but both have some killer and, well, out there stuff. more ›

Earlier this week Michael Jackson and auctioneer Julien's reached an agreement to give all of the 1,400 items that were to be auctioned this week back to the King of Pop. While this agreement may have ruined your chances of owning the singer's bubble hockey game, gold throne, espresso machine or life-sized Darth Vader made out of Legos, it did not, however, put a stop to the public viewing exhibition taking place at the old Robinsons-May in Beverly Hills located next door to the Beverly Hilton. more ›

Of the 79 units being auctioned off last night at the Rowan Lofts in Downtown Los Angeles, 63 of those found new potential owners, finds Curbed LA who was there: "The most expensive unit sold today was a penthouse that was originally priced at $785,000--it sold for $534,000. The minimum bid on that unit was $490,000. The three least expensive units sold for $207,000--two were originally priced at $335,000 and one at $317,900, respectively, and had minimum bids of $195,000." The 63 number could change as some people may drop out of the process. more ›