Yours for just £228: a Kevin Spacey stainless steel gold-tone Fourth of July ‘adversity ring’

For true patriots with short memories and cash to waste, his limited-edition bling might be an ideal gift America’s 250th anniversary celebrations are not exactly going to plan. A wealth of acts have pulled out of semiquincentennial concerts. An mock-up of Donald Trump’s planned Triumphal Arch at the Great American State Fair is visibly oozing. Some of Disney’s celebratory Americana apparel range was found to have been made in China. But, as ever, things could be worse. After all, you could have chosen to spend the anniversary wearing a Kevin Spacey ring. Because, in a sentence that nobody could have ever expected to read, Kevin Spacey is selling a special edition signet ring to commemorate America’s independence. That’s right, if you have £110 (£228 if you want it personalised) and are prepared to wait three months for delivery, then you – yes, you! – can be the proud owner of a “gold-tone” stainless steel ring that not only says “I love America” but also “I am willing to overlook numerous complaints about Kevin Spacey’s sexual impropriety.” The ring bears the legend Per Ardua, Ad Astra (“Through adversity, to the stars”), which is not only the mo