The threat of a measles outbreak is growing due to a significant decline in vaccination rates among children worldwide, according to joint report released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization. For the last few decades, measles has remained relatively contained due to the double-dose vaccination that is 97% …
Over a lifetime of involvement in audio, I have had standmount speakers—bookshelf speakers, as they were called back then—only twice. My very first loudspeaker was a vinyl-wrapped fiberboard bookshelf box with no name. It lasted barely a year and was replaced with a two-way system I built with a 12″ RCA woofer in a floorstanding …
Founded in 1978, VPI Industries appears to be one of the most successful turntable manufacturers in the world—certainly in the US. The New Jersey–based company sells turntables, tonearms, cartridges, record clamps, plinths, record cleaning machines, and a phono preamp. But that’s not all. The company offers VPI-branded pillows, candles, mugs, stickers, T-shirts, and a tell-all …
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There was a lot to take in in the Nordost room at Munich High End. Building upon the upgraded QB8 Mark III AC Distribution Unit ($2300), which I described after it first appeared at AXPONA 2023 in Chicago, the company previewed the QBase Reference, aka the QB10 ($18,000), which is expected in the late summer …
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Air-walled exhibition rooms are one of the biggest challenges at audio shows. With no solid surfaces, many exhibitors in the large rooms on the first and second floors of the Schaumburg Convention Center had no choice but to struggle to put their best face forward. Dynaudio and Octave probably had it better than most because, …
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Speaking after Lyon’s 2-0 win over Monaco tonight, forward Karl Toko-Ekambi notably underlined Lucas Paquetá’s impressive late cameo, which culminated in a fantastic outside-of-the-boot pass to set up the second goal. His words transcribed in L’Équipe, Toko-Ekambi, who opened the scoring for Lyon from the penalty spot, underlined the fact that the Brazilian’s performance came under …
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Disponible le 19 octobre sur Prime Video, Drone Games vous propose de plonger dans une passionnante aventure, de la plus révolutionnaire des manières. En effet, plusieurs séquences du film sont intégralement tournées… par drône ! Drone Games, ça raconte quoi ? Adolescent surdoué, Tom (Orlando Vauthier) est passionné de nouvelles technologies, notamment des drônes qu’il …
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Dans "Une année difficile", Danièle Lebrun explique à Jonathan Cohen pourquoi il y a des ponts sur les billets d'euros. Cette anecdote est-elle vraie ? Dans Une année difficile d’Eric Toledano et Olivier Nakache, Pio Marmaï et Jonathan Cohen incarnent deux quarantenaires surendettés qui croisent la route de jeunes militants écolos dirigés par Cactus interprétée …
Dans Bernadette, Jacques Chirac est joué par Michel Vuillermoz. Lors d'une séquence mémorable, on lui prête une liaison avec une célèbre "actrice italienne". Cela est-il vraiment arrivé et qui était cette comédienne ? Dans Bernadette, sorti le 11 octobre dernier et porté par Catherine Deneuve, la plupart des événements sont basés sur des faits avérés. …
Bobo Stenson Trio: Sphere Stenson, piano; Anders Jormin, bass; Jon Fält, drums, percussion ECM 2775 (CD). 2023. Manfred Eicher, prod.; Stefano Amerio, eng. Performance ****½ Sonics ****½ Bobo Stenson may be the most under-recognized great pianist in jazz. He was essential to the aura of mystical lyricism that prevailed on Charles Lloyd’s first five ECM …