A homeless shelter in America’s Portland has been counting its luck after rare Nike sneakers tumbled down their donations chute. The genuine gold-coloured Air Jordan Retro 3s are now up for auction, and with only 4 or 5 pairs ever made, they’re expected to fetch at least US$15,000.

You might be surprised to hear that Costco – the US bulk-buy discount store – also sells gold bars. Not at a discount, unfortunately… But they are putting a few through their checkouts, with more than US$100 million of gold sold in the last quarter.

And to make it a golden trifecta, Notre Dame’s new weathervane has been installed, and it’s a half-metre-long golden rooster. Philippe Villeneuve, the chief architect overseeing the famous Parisian cathedral’s rebuild, likes to think of the roof chook as a phoenix, to symbolise its resurrection after its 2019 fire.