Shortly after walking into the Brooklyn Museum’s Africa Fashion exhibition, visitors are greeted by a blown-up black and white photograph of the late Miriam Makeba. The image, which stands about 10 feet high, is synonymous with the iconic South African singer’s effortless style and sophisticated aura. Taken by renowned German photographer Jürgen Schadeberg, it sees Makeba wearing a figure-hugging dress, her eyes closed, seemingly transfixed by the music, standing in front of a microphone. It’s an image that epitomizes the enduring relationship between musicians and fashion, and makes for a fitting start to the exhibition.Africa Fashioncurrently on at the Brooklyn…
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The Steelers and coach Mike Tomlin kick off the preseason tonight at Tampa Bay. The coach says everybody who’s healthy will get into the game, from veteran stars to untested rookies.Running back Najee Harris says it won’t be the same as a regular season game, but it will be a valuable experience.https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2140/files/2023/08/nws0582-najee-harris-preseason-game-one.mp3 Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick says he’s ready to go despite only having been in camp a few days because of a personal matter. He says it will be basic football tonight, nothing fancy.https://media.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2140/files/2023/08/nws0583-minkah-fitzpatrick-preseason-game-one.mp3 After the game tonight, the Steelers will have tomorrow off and then return to the practice field at…
Phone home. Phone home. Phone home? The ET3 is a new half-width CD player from Shanling whose internal CD drive, a Philips SAA7824, reads CD, CD-R and CD-RW discs via a Sanyo HD850 pick-up laser and features built-in DSP to handle “error correction and noise reduction”. On rear-facing outputs, we note the presence of AES/EBU, coaxial, TOSLINK and I2S and the absence of analogue outputs to mark the ET3 out as strictly a digital transport. Optional internal upsampling to hi-res PCM or DSD comes courtesy of a CT7302CL chip. BYO DAC.Now comes the first twist. The ET3 internalises an Ingenic…
It’s 2023 and streaming makes up about 85 percent of how all music is consumed. Vinyl is in a huge resurgence, of course, with sales growing year-after-year every year since 2005. And CDs, well, you might be surprised that people are actually listening them as well — after being in a steady decline since 2000, CD sales actually grew in 2021 for the first time in nearly two decades. Yes, there’s still good reason to buy them! Here’s why. Yes, CDs sound better than vinyl. One of the great myths in the audio world is that vinyl sounds better than…
The last of its kind? When Hegel pulled the covers off its Redbook-only Mohican CD player in May 2016, it seemed to be so. A pandemic-induced parts shortage led to the Mohican’s discontinuation in 2022. That, as they say, was the end of that.But not so fast.This week, the Norwegians have announced a new CD player called Viking. And Viking is no sail-by refresh. It adopts the Mohican’s plain-Jane looks but has been reworked to better match the outward aesthetic of Hegel’s P30A pre-amplifier and H30A power amplifier. Viking also borrows Mohican’s twin circular compass-point switches. However, everything else has…
In a world where streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are ubiquitous, it’s easy to forget the benefits of buying a CD. But before you turn your back on CDs, here are eight reasons why they’re still worth considering. No Internet? No Problem Streaming music can be a nightmare when you’re out of range or have spotty internet. However, CDs provide a reliable offline alternative. With a CD, you can enjoy your music without worrying about buffering or waiting for songs to load. Of course, with a paid streaming subscription like Spotify Premium, you usually have permission to temporarily…
The story seemed like one Alex Morgan might tell around a campfire.Back in the day, the 34-year-old Morgan likes to begin, when players like her needed to find their way to their soccer games, they used something called MapQuest. It wasn’t an app on your smartphone, the kind with a reassuring voice that announced each turn and flashed a digital dot to show your location.It was a website, Morgan said, that generated a map and a list of step-by-step directions, which you had to print out on actual paper. Sometimes it fell to preteen kids like Morgan to read out…
HMD Global has introduced the Nokia 130 Music and Nokia 150 (2023) in India. The Nokia 130 Music is designed for music enthusiasts and comes with large rear speakers. The Nokia 150 (2023) is a premium feature phone that flaunts a new design and comes with a rear camera. Let’s take a closer look at their specifications, price and availability.Also Read: Jio Bharat: Reliance Jio launches India’s Budget-friendly 4G Feature Phone with Exclusive Data Plans Nokia 130 Music: Specifications Nokia 130 Music comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA display. The phone runs on Nokia Series 30+ OS and comes with 4MB…
Fans have been going wild over the announcement of the new iPhone 15 … The brand-new iPhone model is said to have the biggest updates yet. via Getty Images Scroll down to find out more… It’s hard to imagine that the iPhone in your possession now all came from an idea by 2 men in a garage in Los Altos… via Getty Images Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. It was there that the heart and soul of Apple Computer Inc grew. via Getty Images Both Jobs and Wozniak had the vision to make computers small enough so it could be…
Comparison points between the 2023 Chrysler 300 and the 2023 Nissan Maxima abound. Both are decent full-size cars retiring after this model year. But which sedan is better? This article will compare the final Chrysler 300 and Nissan Maxima to explain how each appeals to prospective drivers. 2023 Chrysler 3002023 Nissan MaximaStarting Price$34,995$38,340Base Engine3.6-liter DOHC V63.5-liter DOHC V6Horsepower + Torque292 hp and 260 lb-ft of torque300 hp and 261 lb-ft of torqueTransmission + Drivetrain8-speed automatic, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel driveContinuously variable transmission (CVT), front-wheel driveAcceleration + Top Speed0–60 mph in 6.3 seconds, 131 mph0–60 mph in 5.8 seconds, 133 mphFuel Efficiency…