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Coins Commemorating the Magna Carta’s 800th Anniversary
The Magna Carta is celebrating its 800th birthday this year. To mark the historic occasion the United Kingdom, Australia and several other countries are minting commemorative coins. The Magna Carta was executed on a field in Runnymede in 1215 after an assembly of English barons demanded that King John recognize their rights as well as […]
September 28, 2015
The Velvet Underground Box Set Recreates the Band’s 1960s sound with a kick
The Velvet Underground box set: The Verve/MGM Albums in Mono recreates the band’s 1960s sound, while adding a modern kick. Although some people debate whether the remaster detracts from the raw purity of the raw Warhol warehouse sound of the original mono issues, the albums deserve a listen. Remastered by Sundazed Music, the set includes […]
September 21, 2015
“The Great Dissent”: How Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Shaped the First Amendment
The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind—and Changed the History of Free Speech in America by Thomas Healy, published by Picador (September 9, 2014). Every so often you find a book that you never suspect will be one that you just can’t stop reading. Thomas Healy’s The Great Dissent is one of […]
September 14, 2015
The Chord Hugo DAC Delivers
The Chord Hugo is simply the best portable amplifier/DAC on the market. Whether you use it with your computer or with a portable transport to carry when you are out and about, the Hugo has no equal. Perhaps the $2,500 retail price is steep for a DAC, but after one listen you will agree that […]
September 8, 2015
The Legal Evolution of the Social Media Hashtags
Social Media Hashtags are becoming so popular that they have gained legal recognition as intellectual property. As their value to businesses grows, they are also becoming the subject of lawsuits involving trademark infringement and false advertising. Hashtags started on Twitter as a way to link posts on the site, but are now used all over […]
September 1, 2015
Recording Academy Establishes Hi-Res Audio Guidelines
The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing recently announced the creation of a series of Hi-Res Audio Production Guidelines. The new guidelines are a key step to ensuring that real high-resolution music is produced and sold to the public. While the Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing is most well known for producing The Grammys, […]
August 24, 2015
Nobel Prize Medal Sells for $765,000
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to 889 Nobel Laureates. Recipients receive a gold medal. Yet, even though 889 gold medals have been presented, very few have ever been offered for sale. In May, Leon Lederman auctioned his 1988 Nobel Prize in Physics, which he received for the discovery of the muon neutrino, […]
August 17, 2015
Late Night Show Features a New Type of “Star”
Forget Jimmy Fallon and David Letterman. There is a new rising star on late night — astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. This spring, National Geographic debuted StarTalk, a late-night talk show devoted exclusively to science. “There’s no monologue and no band,” Tyson told the Washington Post. “But it’s a talk show on at 11 p.m. — […]
August 10, 2015
Yoko Ono Takes Center Stage at New MoMA Exhibit
After forty years, Yoko Ono has finally made her official debut at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art. “Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971” opened on May 17 and runs through September 7, 2015. While Yoko Ono is most well known as John Lennon’s widow, she is an accomplished avant-garde artist in her own […]
August 3, 2015
Masters & Dynamic MH40 Headphones: Great Value and Great Sound
To get closed back headphones better than the Masters & Dynamic MH40, retailing at $400, you would need to spend four times the price and buy either the Audeze LCD-XC or the Fostex TH900. Both of those retail for over $1,600. The Masters & Dynamic MH40 Headphones are thoughtfully designed with an eye for detail. […]
July 27, 2015