A Canadian fiddler who is no stranger to controversy has put half his future music earnings up for sale on eBay, the auction website. More: continued here

The Akron Art Museum just keeps on winning praise and prizes. The museum won one of the Royal Institute of British Architects 2008 International Awards for its new John S. and James L. Knight Building, designed by the Viennese architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au. More: continued here

ONLINE auction website eBay has dropped its bid to make PayPal mandatory on its website. More: continued here

Historic post office, store razedNorth Haven Post, CT –11 hours agoThe IL and HH Stiles Store and Post Office was at 70 Old Broadway. The North Haven Historical Society was unable to save the building because it had not … More: continued here

eBay, that messy superconductor of feverish capitalism, has hit some static. A French court recently ordered eBay to pay about $30,000 to Hermes for “committing acts of counterfeiting,” when an eBay customer sold two fake Hermes handbags on the site in 2006. The seller was ordered to pay the same …

For many Americans on food stamps, their benefit money comes just after midnight on the first of each month. And that means a crunch in some grocery stores. Seth Doane visits one to hear how food costs are hurting families. More: continued here

Q: My daughter lost her driver’s license while visiting San Francisco and asked us to FedEx her passport to use for identification. We did, but what does one do in situations like this when the picture ID is lost during transit and you have nothing to show… More: continued here

ONLINE auction website eBay has dropped its bid to make PayPal mandatory on its website. More: continued here

In a major new report launched, the Royal College of Psychiatrists calls for action to end the inequalities faced by people with mental health problems. More: continued here

Britain's buggies march into battle against eBayTimes Online, UK –5 hours agoTwo of Britain's most popular baby buggy brands have joined the front line in the growing global battle between retailers and eBay, the internet auction … More: continued here