A Tiny Treasure

It may be tiny, but it packed a major punch. Last week, a teeny-tiny handbag (it’s hard to call it that) measuring just 657 by 222 by 700 microns (or less than 0.03 inches wide) sold for over $63,000 at an online auction.

Of course, the bag wasn’t just any old small purse. The fluorescent yellowish-green bag is based on a popular Louis Vuitton design — though it is the work of a New York art collective, not the luxury label itself.

Dubbing its diminutive creation “Microscopic Handbag,” the Brooklyn-based group MSCHF claims the bag is narrow enough to pass through the eye of a needle and is smaller than a grain of sea salt.

The object was made using two-photon polymerization, a manufacturing technology used to 3D-print micro-scale plastic parts. It was sold alongside a microscope equipped with a digital display through which the bag can be viewed.

A promotional photo shows the design in greater detail, revealing Louis Vuitton’s signature “LV” monogram. The bag appears to be based on the French label’s OnTheGo tote, which currently retails at full size for between $3,100 and $4,300.

This is not the first time MSCHF has taken on the luxury world. In the past, it has sold forged Andy Warhol drawings in the name of art. In 2021, the group ripped up four Birkin handbags to create sandals (dubbed “Birkinstocks“) that it offered for up to $76,000 a pair. More recently, its cartoonish rubber boots, known as “Big Red Boots,” became a viral sensation after being worn by pop stars.

When it’s art, it matters.

On Monday, the Florida Keys celebrated its 200th birthday with a sweet celebration.

The celebrants feted the grand day with a giant Key lime pie measuring more than 13 feet in diameter. Organizers hope that the huge pastry will smash a world record.

The festivities marked the anniversary of the Florida Territorial Legislature’s establishment of Monroe County on July 3, 1823 and celebrated its history. The county contains all of the Keys and a portion of Everglades National Park.

Key lime pie, originating in late 1800s Key West, is a large part of the continental United States’ southernmost island chain’s heritage. In 2006, Key lime pie was designated Florida’s official pie by the state Legislature.

Want to make your own? Key lime pie consists of a graham cracker crust with whipped cream topping along with the juice of limes.

This particular cake required the juice from several thousand Key limes. Sounds sweet.

When There’s a Will, There’s a Way

The 30-year-old added that he had tried unsuccessfully to give his assets to the Brazil international before, but the will was a legal way to do so and the document was signed by a notary’s office in Porto Alegre.

“I know that, above all, he is not greedy, something a bit rare these days,” the fan said.

Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar is one of the world’s best paid sportsmen, with estimated earnings of $85 million for 2023, according to Forbes.

Not greedy, at all.