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Rainbow Bagels and Death-By-Selfie Statistics: Last Week in Art
Did the Ancient Greeks have laptops? Have you heard the new Pussy Riot? Read on to find out.
No One Knows What’s Real in the Collection of the World’s Best Wine Counterfeiter
Now that he's serving a ten-year sentence, the wine collection of notorious wine counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan is up for auction—but everyone is afraid to bite.
Art Crime Detectives Expose the Ugly Truths of the Art World
We decided to reach out to some real life art crime investigators to learn about the greedy art world underbelly.
This Man Sold Counterfeit Vodka Made of Antifreeze to British Nightclubs
When you’re on a barstool a few yards from a disco ball in a fairly posh bar, you generally feel like you know what you’re sipping on. But here’s the thing: maybe you don’t.
A ‘Smart’ Wine Bottle Could Solve China’s Fake Alcohol Problem
A printed electronics company has developed what it claims is the world’s first “smart" wine bottle. The bottle detects whether factory seals have been broken and can communicate wirelessly with smartphones.
Italy Seizes 600K Counterfeit Condoms Made with Noxious Chemicals
The condoms, made in China, were part of a larger shipment of counterfeit goods, which also included a knock-off slimming pill.
Your Fancy Local Blue Crab Cake Might Be a Counterfeit
A whopping 38 percent of crab cakes claiming to be made of prized Chesapeake Bay Blue crab meat are actually made with cheap crab sourced from as far away as Indonesia.
Italy Isn't Happy with Crimea's Counterfeit Prosecco
After fighting the menace of on-tap Prosecco in the UK, Italian winemakers are now setting their sights on the Black Sea region, where they claim sparkling wine counterfeits are on the rise.
Selling Counterfeit Fish Will Put You in the Slammer in the UK
A former chef of Britain’s Royal Navy has been sentenced to six months in jail after orchestrating the sale of counterfeit sea bass in hundreds of UK grocery stores.
The UK Is Drinking Counterfeit Vodka Made of Paint Thinner
In the UK, seizures of counterfeit vodka are rising at alarming rates. Could you be drinking paint thinner or nail polish remover next time you sip a martini in London?
A Wine Scammer Just Got Ten Years in Prison for Duping the Rich
For years, Rudy Kurniawan tricked wealthy oenophiles into buying counterfeit wine—sometimes charging several million dollars for a single bottle. But now he's going to jail for a very, very long time.
North Korea's Got a Big Crystal Meth Problem
Meth is the bomb in the Hermit Kingdom — at least, according to US officials who tested two batches last year.