Monthly Archives: January 2024

Mexican prosecutors seek to extradite U.S. suspect in killing of North Carolina woman in San Jose del Cabo

Mexican prosecutors said Thursday they have filed charges against a U.S. woman on suspicion of killing another American seen being beaten in a viral video. Prosecutors in the state of Baja California Sur did not name the suspect in the Oct. 29 death of Shanquella Robinson. But they said they have approached Mexican federal prosecutors […]

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La suite de ce carton en 2021 détrône Bernadette au box-office France

Beaucoup de changements cette semaine au box-office France. Six nouveautés font leur entrée, dont un film d'animation qui a du chien, en première position ! BOX-OFFICE FRANCE DU 11 AU 17 OCTOBRE 2023 1 – La Pat’ Patrouille : La Super Patrouille Le Film : 646 799 entrées (Nouveauté) 2 – L’Exorciste Dévotion : 264 […]

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Cette star de Kingsman serait parfaite pour jouer l’un des meilleurs méchants de tous les temps

Si le nom de Taron Egerton revient régulièrement pour succéder à Hugh Jackman dans la peau de Wolverine, le réalisateur Matthew Vaughn juge que le héros de ses "Kingsman" serait meilleur dans le rôle de Lex Luthor. Taron Egerton sera-t-il le prochain Wolverine ? A priori non, même si son nom revient régulièrement depuis que […]

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Bob Ludwig—The Mastering Master Bids Farewell (Part 1)

Photo: Peter Luehr If album sales, longevity of career, position on the leading edge of audio technology, reputation in the music business, and involvement in many of the most important albums in history are the measurements, Bob Ludwig is the GOAT (footnote 1) of music mastering. “I’m an old goat, anyway,” he joked during our […]

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AEW Dynamite Ratings Report (1/10): Viewership and rating for episode headlined by Sting & Darby tag team match, comparisons to past years, 13 week averages

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Last night’s (1/10) episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 797,000 viewers, the second time viewership dipped below 800,000 since Oct. 25. It was in line with last week’s viewership of 801,000. It drew 782,000 three weeks ago, which is the lowest viewership of the last 13 […]

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Seattle HiFi and Modwright

For the second year in a row, the first room at PAF I entered was dominated by Dan Wright’s ModWright equipment. Presented in equal partnership with Seattle HiFi, who carries all the components on active display, the room was headed by ModWright’s new KWA 99 fully balanced, class-AB, compact MOSFET monoblocks ($7500/pair introductory price—normally $9000). […]

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Workers at Apple iPhone factory in China beaten in COVID protest

Employees at the world’s biggest Apple iPhone factory were beaten and detained in protests over pay amid anti-virus controls, according to witnesses and videos on social media Wednesday, as tensions mount over Chinese efforts to combat a renewed rise in infections. Videos that said they were filmed at the factory in the central city of […]

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Loveliness and More from Von Gaylord

It has been too many years since I last encountered Von Gaylord Audio’s Ling and Ray Leung of West Sacramento, CA. Celebrating 25 years in business, the couple now sells their equipment direct at half their old prices. Lovely warmth and excellent transparency distinguished a system that was a joy to listen to. On CDs […]

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June 2023 Rock/Pop Record Reviews

Laurie Styvers: Gemini Girl: The Complete Hush Recordings High Moon (auditioned as CD). 2023. Various prods., engs. Performance **** Sonics **** High Moon Records is on a mission. Used-record crate diggers and musical anthropologists at heart, they have introduced lost artists like Ace of Cups and Sons of Adam to a new audience of fans. […]

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dCS Dances with Trusted Friends in Munich

There was a “the only way to appreciate this book is to ditch its cover” discovery to be had in the dCS room, but it required reading between the lines. For me, the system was akin to revisiting close and trusted friends: the superb dCS Vivaldi Apex digital playback system ($91,500 without the transport), which […]

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