A row erupted in the conservative Islamic nation of Pakistan after a university teacher included a passage about “love making” between a brother and sister in the examination paper, seeking students’ comments on it. Representational Image The incident occurred in December last year at Comsat University Islamabad. But it surfaced only lately after somebody posted […]
The World Cricket Committee of the MCC wants the rule of the non-striker being run out by the bowler normalised at all age-group levels, as per TOI. In January, it clarified the wording of the law after Adam Zampa attempted to run out Tom Rogers in the BBL. “The overriding factor is that there is […]
Has it ever crossed your mind that the reason you like your system more than your friend’s or the store’s is not because yours is better, even if you think it is, but because you’re used to the sound of yours and not of theirs? Welcome to product habituation. Some people, including some audiophiles, believe […]
John Cena has been announced for another Amazon film. Cena is set to star in “Grand Death Lotto,” a new action-comedy movie for Amazon Studios, according to Deadline. Simu Liu and Awkwafina will also star in the film. The movie, directed by Paul Feig, is set in a very fear future, where a Grand […]
And now for the show’s first world premiereThe Baetis Audio Reference 4 music server ($12,000), which is chockfull of features and compatible with every streaming service available, as well as being a Roon endpoint. I’ve always liked Baetis Audio’s audio products, both for their sound quality and flexibilityowner Joe Makkerh (above) has several models in […]
WWE reportedly has “twists and turns” planned for the current scene surrounding the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles. Monday’s RAW saw WWE Hall of Famer Lita and Becky Lynch capture the titles from Dakota Kai and IYO SKY, thanks to an assist from the returning WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus. The title change […]
Since its founding just over ten years ago, Mission Electronics has grown to become one of the largest “real” hi-fi companies in the UK. Although their product line originally consisted of three relatively conventional loudspeakers, it rapidly grew to encompass high-end pre- and power amplifiers, cartridges, tonearms, and turntables, and, in the mid 1980s, a […]
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown in-ring segment between Cody Rhodes and Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns is scheduled to happen early on in the broadcast, according to PWInsider. This will likely be the show-opening segment, and the idea is that it’s happening early on so that they can have as much time as they need. […]
I scrambled into the room shared by Infigo Audio and Alta Audio where Alta Audio’s Michael Levy was introducing his new Titanium Hestia II floorstanders ($37,500/pair). I always dig Hans Looman’s Infigo amplifiers; Hans always plays cool and unusual music, and his amps are small beasts of potent power, snap-crackling dynamics, and surprisingly large, super-scaled […]
Fidelis Distribution and Heretic Loudspeakers Co. brought their high-sensitivity Heretic AD612 loudspeakers ($9290/pair) to CAF, paired with CEC and Lab 12 equipment. Designer Robert Gaboury’s Canadian-made The Heretic AD612 is a two-way, ductless, high-sensitivity, point-source coaxial monitor rated at 97dB/2.83Vm into 8 ohms, made of FSC 12-ply, birch plywood construction. Its 303 Heretic coaxial transducer […]
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