Au moins 25 personnes ont été tuées et huit autres blessées après qu’un autocar accidenté a pris feu, dans la nuit du vendredi 30 juin au samedi 1er juillet sur une voie rapide dans l’Etat indien du Maharashtra. “Il y avait entre 30 et 35 personnes dans le bus. Vingt-cinq personnes sont mortes et huit autres sont … Continue reading "Inde : au moins 25 morts après l'incendie d'un autocar accidenté"

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)… Paul Wight, formally known as Big Show in WWE, is set to return to the ring at AEW’s All Out PPV event in September. During an in-ring interview with Tony Schiavone on this week’s episode of Dynamite, Wight said it felt good to be in … Continue reading "Paul Wight set to return to the ring at All Out"

Illinois dealer F1 chose the sonically challenged, glass-encased Nirvana Lounge, on the second floor of the Renaissance Schaumberg’s Convention Center, to stage its $428,871 crate-décor system complete with an important premiere: the Dan D’Agostino Momentum HD preamplifier. Alas, the hard sound and moderately booming bass, whether on a recording of Bach’s Suite No.1 for unaccompanied … Continue reading "Magico M6 Speakers and Dan D’Agostino Momentum HD Preamp"

“OMG, it’s music” is the first thing I wrote down in this room. “So much of what I’ve missed at this show is here.” On master recordist Peter McGrath’s live 24/88.2 MQA recording of pianist Benjamin Grosvenor playing the Sarabande from Bach’s French Suite No.5, I heard the natural ring of his piano’s top notes … Continue reading "VTL S-400 Series II Reference Amp, Stenheim Alumine Five Speakers, dCS Rossini Player, Nordost Odin 2 Cables"

Once again I experienced the mellow core of the Jeff Rowland sound. This time, it was in the room he shared with Joseph Audio and Cardas Audio, where the big news was the premiere of the Joseph Audio Perspective2 Graphene speaker ($14,999/pair). When I entered, a track from a recording I know very well, Rosa … Continue reading "Rowland Conductor Phono Preamp, Joseph Audio Perspective2 Graphene Speakers, Cardas Nautilus Power Strip, Audio-Technica ART 1000 Cartridge"

Both the name of the company and the look of their products belie what I found to be the company’s spirit. “CAD”—short, in this case, for Computer Audio Design, but more commonly denoting computer-aided design, evokes highly technical, inhuman stuff. The main CAD products on active display in this room at AXPONA—the CAD Audio Transport, … Continue reading "High-Tech for Luddites: The CAD 1543 Mk II DAC, CAD CAT Transport, Trilogy Audio Systems 915R Reference Preamplifier and 995R Reference Monoblocks, and Verity Amadi Loudspeakers"

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — A Castro Valley High School graduate has the distinction of not only being named a Presidential Scholar for 2023, but also for being named as a 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Zoe Dorado, who graduated June 2, was chosen as one of the 20 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the … Continue reading "Castro Valley HS Student Named Presidential Scholar"

Video — Opening — Matt Jackson is shown speaking to someone on the phone and telling them "The money isn't coming." It was likely a reference to the failed sponsorship deal he was brokering. Matt closed the segment by saying he'll never financially recover from this.  The Elite, Eddie Kingston, and Kazuchika Okada backstage — … Continue reading "VIDEO: Being the Elite – ‘Forbidden Door’"

Ce mercredi 28 juin 2023, à 21h10, M6 lance sa toute nouvelle émission, Aidons nos fermes, qui met le monde rural en valeur. A la présentation de ce nouveau programme champêtre, on retrouve Marie Portolano, enceinte au moment du tournage. L’amour est vraiment dans le pré pour M6, qui a une nouvelle fois choisi d’embrasser … Continue reading "Aidons nos fermes : comment le tournage a-t-il été aménagé pour la grossesse de Marie Portolano ?"

La production de Tout Le Monde Veut Prendre Sa Place est à la recherche du successeur de Laurence Boccolini, qui a annoncé son départ après deux saisons à la tête du jeu de France 2. Alors, qui va prendre la place de Laurence Boccolini ? Il y a quelques jours, dans un entretien accordé à … Continue reading "Tout le monde veut prendre sa place : qui pour remplacer Laurence Boccolini ? Des premiers noms circulent…"