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...wars and upheavals of the 20th century have largely destroyed the nomadic herding cultures that created these wonderful rugs. And although the Antiques Roadshow hasn't shown up in Damascus yet, the heavy hand of globalization has almost finished scouring the souks of Syria for all that is old and good, and shipped it off for sale in antiseptic showrooms in London, New York, and Dubai. The rugs offered to you in the souks of the Middle East are almost certainly the best you will ever see, artifacts from a time when humans made things of meaning and value...
...letter away for now, back in its tattered envelope, where it will probably remain for the next 100 years, until some distant descendant has it appraised on Antiques Roadshow. However history judges this presidency, I'm confident it will be kind to me. "This was my great-great-grandfather's," that descendant will say to some bow-tied document dealer. "He was apparently a man of humor, style and compassion, the Shakespeare...
...most mercenary, and irresistible, "Property Buzz" show is My House Is Worth What?, which is exactly what it sounds like. Homeowners anxious to cash in have their houses appraised, Antiques Roadshow--style. Features and renovations that add value--water views, granite counters--get a ka-ching! sound effect. (The premise is friendly to advertisers like Lowe's and Home Depot, since it helps viewers rationalize that spa bathroom as an "investment.") Minuses knock dollars off, especially anything that reflects the owner's individuality. "Your taste is very specific" is a death sentence on this show...
...eBay and PBS's Antiques Roadshow, where people have come to believe that every relic has more than sentimental value, it's not entirely surprising that the stolen document market is heating up. In the past, a handful of major auction houses handled the bidding on historic documents. "Now, with the World Wide Web, your market is not just who is subscribing to a preprinted catalogue from Christie or Sotheby's," says Bruce Craig, the outgoing director of the National Coalition for History. Craig adds that Internet bidders tend to pay "far more than a document is worth because they...
...Bartels ’09) who inherits his grandfather’s most valuable possession: a desiccated vulture which allegedly belonged to a notorious Cincinnati thug. Against his avaricious family’s wishes, Theodore takes his family’s heirloom to the PBS show Antiques Roadshow to get appraised. Along the journey from his depressing home to public television, he meets an unlikely love interest (Kathleen E. Hale ’09) and overcomes his inferiority complex. Bartels was very engaging as the sarcastic, impenetrable protagonist, shining especially in his poignant apostrophe to the vulture...