News

Music

Vinyl record sales surpass CDs in the U.S. for the first time since the 1980s | CTV News

The days of vinyl records being a nostalgic relic of the past are long gone. This year, vinyl sales have outpaced CD sales in the United States for the first time since the 1980s. Vinyl records accounted for US$232.1 million of music sales in the first half of the year, compared to CDs, which brought in only $129.9 million, according to a report from the Recording Industry Association of America. Vinyl records, also known as "records pressed on wax," were […]

todaySeptember 14, 2020 22

Sports

NFL sees double-digit ratings drop for season opener loaded with social justice activism

  The NFL's season-opening game between the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans drew disappointing TV ratings fueling continued questions about whether increased political activism in sports is driving fans away. Preliminary Nielsen ratings show that 16.4 million people tuned in to the Thursday night primetime game, which is a 16% decrease from the number of people who watched last season's opener between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Ratings in professional sports have […]

todaySeptember 13, 2020 29

Featured

Naomi Osaka, While Rallying for Social Justice, Wins U.S. Open Title – The New York Times

She had injuries, painful breakups with boyfriends and coaches and, most traumatically, a lengthy and bitter custody dispute over her now 3-year-old son, Leo, who stayed with Azarenka and her mother and team at a private home she rented near the U.S.T.A. Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the tournament. She would have been the first mother to become a Grand Slam singles champion since Kim Clijsters won the Australian Open in 2011. As Azarenka dominated the opening set, […]

todaySeptember 13, 2020 12

Featured

DC shoots down ‘5G’ or reboot speculation – “not going to happen” | GamesRadar+

DC's publisher/chief creative officer Jim Lee says If you're looking forward to DC's 5G initiative, it's "not going to happen" and that some of the reports online have been "wrong" speculation. As revealed in a prerecorded 'Jim Lee answers fan questions about comic books' video which debuted during September 12's DC FanDome: Welcome to the Multiverse, Lee shoots down the widespread 5G rumors and instead paints a more "organic" and individualized approach to bolstering the DC comics line in 2021. […]

todaySeptember 13, 2020 23

Featured

The 1% blunder…

https://www.rt.com/op-ed/500000-covid19-math-mistake-panic/?fbclid=IwAR2MRg97EulPQ-SSFhDUL1CLyBpP7n05d48k7VoitLdDD6VY_xmoK96krw0

todaySeptember 11, 2020 25

Featured

Phillies vs. Marlins

Friday double header ! September 11 - 2020 @ 5:10 pm Jazz slides into third base - first career MLB triple !!

todaySeptember 11, 2020 21

0%