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Pro-Ject Debut PRO
I enjoy few things more than setting up a turntable. Whether it’s for myself or for a friend—whether it’s a budget model with a layered MDF plinth and nonadjustable tonearm, or a megabuck, state-of-the-art behemoth—I relish the ritual.
Acoustic Signature Montana NEO
You may be moving to Montana.Acoustic Signature is not an overnight sensation, nor are its turntables driven by dental floss. If you’re not a Frank Zappa fan, you probably have no idea what any of that means, so please Google it. I’ll wait till you get back.
REVINYLIZATION
What’s the point?
Accustic Arts AMP V STEREO AMPLIFIER
The $50,000, 176lb Accustic Arts AMP V (pronounced Amp Five) is the heaviest, tall-est, most powerful, most expensive stereo amp to enter my audio system. With rated power of 900Wpc into 8 ohms, 1360Wpc into 4 ohms, and 1500Wpc into 2 ohms, the AMP V, which stands proud at the top of the Accustic Arts amplifier line, surpasses my reference D’Agostino Progression M550’s rated power into 4 ohms by 260Wpc.1
Planet Protectors
AI and Big Data to Help Feed the World
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2021 NOTEBOOK: BILLIONAIRES AND THE SPACE RACE
Captain Kirk — aka William Shatner — finally made it into space, part of the new wave of civilian travelers sponsored by names like Bezos, Musk and Branson who are slipping the surly bonds of Earth 10 years after NASA’s shuttle program ended. But there are big differences.
CAN YOUR PET GET COVID-19?
Yes, pets and other animals can get the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but health officials say the risk of them spreading it to people is low.
BANKS SLOWLY RECONSIDER OVERDRAFT FEES, AMID PUBLIC PRESSURE
The banking industry appears to have overdone it on overdraft fees.
A SPIDEY SENSE OVERDOSE IN ‘NO WAY HOME'
Spider-Man movies have come in such flurries over the last two decades that you could almost tell time by them. Who needs the long centuries of the Triassic, Jurassic and the Cretaceous, when, in the span of just one generation you can have the Tobey epoch, the Garfield era and the Tomozoic?
DELTA AIR LINES NO LONGER EXPECTS TO LOSE MONEY IN Q4
Delta Air Lines no longer expects to lose money in the fourth quarter with travel during the holiday season heating up.
NASA CRAFT ‘TOUCHES' SUN FOR 1ST TIME, DIVES INTO ATMOSPHERE
A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona.
YOUTUBE STAR MRBEAST RETHINKS OLD NOTIONS OF PHILANTHROPY
The line of cars started forming at dawn. It was early November in Greenville, North Carolina, and drivers waited in a line that stretched for miles to pick up Thanksgiving turkeys — 10,000 free frozen birds to anyone who asked.
EX-NETFLIX EXECUTIVE GETS PRISON FOR ACCEPTING TECH BRIBES
A former Netflix executive was sentenced this week to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for taking bribes and kickbacks from tech companies to approve lucrative contracts with the streaming giant.
EU PLAN FOR SWEEPING UPDATE OF BIG TECH RULES GAINS MOMENTUM
The European Union’s ambitious plan to update its pioneering internet rules gained momentum Tuesday after a key committee passed measures requiring technology companies to better police content and lawmakers prepared to vote on regulations to rein in Big Tech.
FED TO ACCELERATE WITHDRAWAL OF ECONOMIC AID AS PRICES SURGE
Under Chair Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve is poised this week to execute a sharp turn toward tighter interest-rate policies with inflation accelerating and unemployment falling faster than expected.
“Small children and slapstick go together like a coyote and a cliff”
Finding felicitous family fun in PHOGS!
“Sean Connery's just been eaten by a dog”
Conquering a bunker in RED ALERT: REMASTERED
“An ambitious game that grapples with tough questions”
TALES OF ARISE is a resplendent JRPG with fantastic characters
SHOOTING FROM THE HIP
Celebrating the modern shooters that make aim-down-sights optional.
MAKING MAYHEM
RIOT GAMES is bigger than ever—and if it gets its way, this is only the beginning
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
VALORANT is out to forge its own path.
WORLD-WEARY
NEW WORLD tries to do a lot of things, but stumbles frequently
DIGGY BANK
Wallowing in my avarice in SHOVEL KNIGHT: TREASURE TROVE
Big Tech's New Vision
The bridge of your nose is precious real estate for purveyors of smart glasses
GUERRILLA RADIO
FAR CRY 6 demonstrates why the series needs a revolution of its own
FIGHTING A HORDE WITH SIX WIZARDS IN ICEWIND DALE II
I’m banning swords and embracing a mage-only lifestyle.
CRUISE CONTROL
Superbrothers returns with another poetic adventure in JETT: THE FAR SHORE
EU PLAN FOR SWEEPING UPDATE OF BIG TECH RULES GAINS MOMENTUM
The European Union’s ambitious plan to update its pioneering internet rules gained momentum Tuesday after a key committee passed measures requiring technology companies to better police content and lawmakers prepared to vote on regulations to rein in Big Tech.
FAA: NO MORE COMMERCIAL ASTRONAUT WINGS, TOO MANY LAUNCHING
Heads up, future space travelers: No more commercial astronaut wings will be awarded from the Federal Aviation Administration after this year.