Tuesday Morning Spice
Spam call crackdown in South Africa, How the super rich party at the Monaco Grand Prix, Kevin Spacey fights to get his career back, Pick n Pay is making a big change to survive, and Luxury perfumes linked to child labour.
Today’s WTF Moment: Superstar Artist Burns Millions Of Dollars Of Artwork, Converting Them To NFTs [Video]
This week, Damien Hirst began burning hundreds of his own artworks after selling a series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The Next Chapter For The Internet’s Famous ‘Dancing Baby’ [Videos]
The obscure 3D graphic of a half-naked baby dancing on a loop began its viral journey through email exchanges and soon became one of the most popular internet phenomenons of its time.
Mandela Gets Into The NFT Game
Auctioneers Bonhams, in partnership with Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter, is offering a series of Nelson Mandela’s colourful Robben Island sketches as NFTs.
Here Comes The NFT Fraud Boom
NFT scammers and digital thieves have arrived and they are taking advantage of the many loopholes that are presenting themselves.
There’s No Making Sense Of The Most Expensive NFTs Sold In 2021
Since the first NFT was created back in 2014, the trend has made a lot of artists on the internet really, really rich.
Peak NFT: Tarantino Is Selling Scenes From ‘Pulp Fiction’ And Harvey Weinstein’s Company Is Not Stoked
Quentin Tarantino is planning on selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) based on the screenplay for his 1994 movie ‘Pulp Fiction’, but Miramax is having none of it.
Ja, So People Are Investing In Emojis Now [Video]
A new marketplace has emerged from the depths of the internet, with people spending vast sums of money on emojis.
Think NFTs Are A Fad? Try This Picasso
Sotheby’s is auctioning a Picasso painting together with a rather nifty NFT.
It Didn’t Take Long For The NFT Bubble To Burst
In March, a digital artist known as Beeple sold a digital collage for around R1 billion. That seems like a long time ago now.
One Of World’s Most Famous Viral Videos Flogged As NFT
The original “Charlie bit my finger!” viral video will soon be removed from YouTube, after the family involved sold it as an NFT for a very tidy sum of money.
The ‘Disaster Girl’ Is Smiling All The Way To The Bank After Selling Her Meme As An NFT
The woman behind the famous ‘Disaster Girl’ meme just cashed in big time, when she put the original image up for auction as a NFT.
Have NFTs Gone Too Far With This R370k ‘Virtual Hoodie’?
Non-fungible tokens are proving to be popular, and expensive, pieces of digital art. This ‘virtual hoodie’ feels like a bit of a stretch, though.
NFTs Get The SNL Treatment [Video]
NFTs are all the rage at the moment, and if you’re struggling to understand the fuss, Eminem is here to help.
Proof That The NFT Crypto Art Scene Is Ridiculous
This whole NFT business is getting out of hand, and we have proof thanks to New York Times journalist Kevin Roose.
It’s Actually Quite Easy To Create And Sell An NFT – Here’s How
If you’re keen to try your hand at creating and selling your very own NFT, it can be done in a few relatively simple steps.
Elon Musk’s Extremely Meta Techno Track Is For Sale [Video]
Elon Musk has dropped another techno track, and this time he’s cashing in on the ‘nonfungible token’ hype with a song about ‘nonfungible tokens’.
Someone Paid R1 Billion For This JPEG File – Have A Good Look
The winning bid for the 319-gigabyte JPEG was entered after a two-week online Christie’s auction, and is the third most-expensive work sold by a living artist at auction.