Why a Signature Can Make or Break an Artwork’s Price

Why a Signature Can Make or Break an Artwork’s Price

Even when a piece is visually identical to the work in an artist’s oeuvre, the absence of a signature can introduce uncertainty about its status, authenticity and market value. Photo by Rebecca Naden – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images In the years she served as New York director of Crown Point Press, Kim Schmidt…

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Is Bleach Really Necessary for a Clean Home?

Is Bleach Really Necessary for a Clean Home?

Bleach has a reputation for going scorched earth on bacteria. But not everyone is comfortable with using it; bleach can interact dangerously with other common chemicals and has to be handled with care. For those reasons, many people avoid it altogether.  That may not be a bad strategy. Experts say that although there are a…

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How inKind CEO Johann Moonesinghe Is Trying to Fix the Restaurant Business

How inKind CEO Johann Moonesinghe Is Trying to Fix the Restaurant Business

Johann Moonesinghe built inKind to finance restaurants with dining credits instead of debt, reshaping how capital flows into food and drink. Courtesy inKind Restaurants are a notoriously tough and thankless business. Even the good ones can be financially fragile. That’s why it’s almost unheard of for venture capitalists to back them. But inKind, a platform…

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