Take Your Best Shot, Courtesy CGX —Cagle

Think that's a lot of money for a seemingly clever concept that could be copied? Ruscha's last fine art piece sold for $3 million. The liquid letters image may well turn out to be a shrewd investment.

SAY IT AIN'T SO, MAMA: The hands of time and technology keep on moving, whether we want them to or not. In mid-June, Kodak said goodbye to an institution in its film stock arsenal, retiring Kodachrome.