Month: April 2023

WWE has officially confirmed their next event in Saudi Arabia. During tonight’s Raw, a commercial aired for WWE King and Queen of the Ring, which will take place May 28 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at the Jeddah Superdome. The event will take place just one day prior to AEW’s next pay-per-view, Double or Nothing, on…

Ken Micallef wrote about the Mola Mola Tambaqui in June 2022 (Vol.45 No.6): When Herb Reichert reviewed the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC ($13,400) in his December 2021 Gramophone Dreams column, his praise for the Bruno Putzeys–designed processor was effusive. “Mola Mola’s Tambaqui did not whisper—it declares loudly: ‘See! The truth is more beautiful than you…

Baidoa, Somalia — Somalia is facing poverty and hunger on an unprecedented scale. Every minute of every day, another child in the East African nation is admitted to a hospital suffering from malnutrition. Crippling drought and a 20-year insurgency by al Qaeda-linked militants are the two main factors driving the crisis. The United Nations Children’s Fund…

A review of the Monitor Audio Studio 20 loudspeaker is a study in contrasts. Compared with most other loudspeakers in the $4500/pair range, this 6.5″ two-way from England is a mere pup. Perhaps this observation was sparked by the fact that I’d just finished reviewing the similarly priced Snell Type B, a huge, six-driver, four-way…

A Twitter user claimed to have spotted mysterious flashes of light in the skies in the moments after the earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi, which are known as Earthquake Lights (EQL). Jump To What happened?What are ‘Earthquake Lights’?Why were they seen over Delhi skies? What happened? Ashutosh Pathak shared a video online which showed…

Government leaders in the U.K. pledged on Tuesday to revisit a piece of proposed legislation that would outlaw “conversion therapy” if passed — this time, with amended protections for transgender people in addition to other LGBTQ residents of England and Wales. In a statement, Michelle Donelan, British secretary of state for digital, culture, media and…

In a somewhat lower priced system, the Børresen 01 Silver Supreme Edition standmount loudspeaker ($55,000/pair), Aavik U-580 300Wpc Unity DAC/integrated amplifier ($35,000) and S-580 streamer ($25,200) paired with Ansuz cabling and accessories to deliver lots of fun. I loved the sound on a 16/44.1 file of Yello’s “Planet Dada.” The sound, a bit dry, had…

Paleontologists in India have found 92 dinosaur nesting sites and 256 egg fossils. The scientists made the discovery between 2017 and 2020 in the Narmada valley in central India. The discovery was the first of its kind for the Narmada valley, the researches say. During the study, published on PLOS ONE this week, researches from…

Cherry blossoms in Tokyo have begun blooming, the Meteorological Agency announced Tuesday in an early record start seen only twice before as revellers are set to flock to parks and other sites for viewing parties that had largely been curtailed by COVID-19. Cherry blossom season is almost here! One of the most iconic spots to…

JOLIET, IL — Crest Hill police have made no arrests in connection with last November’s non-fatal shooting of Aaron Pouncy, but the Will County State’s Attorney’s Office of Jim Glasgow is now trying to confiscate $7,232 cash found by detectives inside the shooting victim’s car. The 28-year-old Crest Hill gunshot victim tried to drive himself…