Month: September 2014
From Vinyl to High Resolution Audio at the New York Audio Show 2014
New York Audio Show was held on September 27, 28 and 29 at the Marriott Hotel in Brooklyn offering 45 rooms of new audio gear to eager audiophiles, industry experts and enthusiasts. Maybe because of the suitability of “small” products for “small” New York City apartments, the show this year seemed to feature audiophile quality […]
September 29, 2014
Magna Carta World Tour
Maybe it won’t be as big as the Beatles, but the Magna Carta is on its first U.S. Tour in 800 years. It’s the Beatles for government and history nerds! The original document was executed on a field in Runnymede in 1215. An assembly of English barons demanded that King John recognize their rights as […]
September 22, 2014
Lisa Gornick Penetrates “Tinderbox”
Lisa Gornick’s skills as an author and a psychoanalyst come together in her latest novel, Tinderbox. The gripping and often disturbing novel explores the inner-workings of a New York family dealing with more than one skeleton in the closet. Myra Mendelson, a psychotherapist living in the upper west side of Manhattan, has her life in […]
September 15, 2014
The Whitney Jeff Koons Makeover
Jeff Koons does everything big, from the size of his sculptures to the price tags on his artwork. The new exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art is no exception. “Jeff Koons: A Retrospective” takes over nearly the entirety of the Whitney’s Marcel Breuer building. It features the artist’s work from 1978 through the […]
September 8, 2014
The YES ALBUM Gets Refreshed in 5.1 Stereo Sound
The Yes Album proves that music can sound better decades after its original release. The progressive band’s breakthrough album was recently released in 5.1 surround sound. The Yes Album was first released in the United Kingdom on February 19, 1971 (CAT# 2400 101) and eventually went Platinum. It is widely considered one of the best […]
September 2, 2014