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While today’s iconoclastic visual artists like Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin are hotly de-bated among art aficionados, in the world of music, contemporary classical composers inhabit a dissonant ghetto all their own. Few people listen to them, few critics review them and few people understand them. Western classical music as a whole makes up only 3.5 percent of the world’s total music market (contemporary works aren’t broken out separately). In 2002, classical-album sales were down 17 percent....

It’s a little confusing as to why the G6 is named so while the new Moto E range is a number behind. Well the Moto G arrived in 2013 and is now on its sixth-generation but the Moto E started life a year later in 2014 so is a generation behind. Moto E5: Price and availability That’s a seriously cheap price for what is a pretty nice phone, making it a great option for those who can’t stretch to the higher end of the budget market....

That’s despite Motorola focusing almost exclusively on more affordable devices. It’s easy for individual releases to get lost in the sea of similarly-priced Moto phones – that’s before you even consider other companies. One device seeking to avoid this fate is the Moto G60s. At £219.99/€249.99, it’s towards the more expensive end of Motorola’s 2021 lineup but remains in contention for our budget phone chart. The headlining feature is 50W fast wired charging, something you don’t often get at this price point, but is there enough else here to make it worth your money?...

The halo, designed to shield a driver’s head from debris and the danger of being struck by bouncing wheels, has been written into next year’s regulations despite reservations about the look. “It’s the last race where the cars will look good,” Hamilton, who won his fourth title in Mexico last month, said of Abu Dhabi as thoughts turned to next year’s campaign. “I think from next year it’s all downhill in terms of how it looks but safety will go up at least....

Also see: Best Phone Deals Update 23 November: In a blog post, Motorola has announced that the Android 7.0 update is rolling out this week to the Moto Z (and also Moto Z Force, which is only available in the US). This is obviously good news, but there’s a second big benefit, the Moto Z is now Daydream ready, so you can pop it into a Daydream View headset and get a great VR experience....

The newest is at California’s Heavenly Mountain ski resort, where riders hit speeds of 80 kilometers per hour and enjoy views of Lake Tahoe ($30; ski heavenly.com). On the super-steep zip line at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, riders can watch Nordic ski jumpers launch from the 120-meter jump that runs parallel ($20; utahathleticfoundation.com). The zip line at Alaska’s Icy Strait Point, popular with cruise-ship customers, is more than a mile long....

The Portuguese has built his career and his reputation on being a man who delivers silverware to clubs, but he sees a huge task ahead with Spurs. After breathtaking successes with Porto, Chelsea, Inter and Real Madrid, Mourinho found it altogether more challenging at Manchester United, but he nonetheless coaxed Europa League and EFL Cup triumphs out of his Old Trafford side. Mourinho admitted Tottenham are a club gripped by unhappiness ahead of Sunday’s north London derby, with hopes of earning a Champions League place for next season having long since hit the rocks....

For those unfamiliar with the character, he is not particularly popular. Stryker was first introduced in Mortal Kombat 3 as a leader of the Special Riot Control division with a basic urban design. Immediately, he was panned for being “normal” and incredibly basic in the supernatural world, as he does not possess any type of special powers whatsoever. In short, long before the release of Mortal Kombat 11, many saw Stryker in a negative light....

Throughout most of Mortal Kombat 11, Sub-Zero is portrayed by celebrated voice actor Steve Blum, who has voiced the character since Mortal Kombat X. However, there is an alternate Sub-Zero skin in Mortal Kombat 11 that uses a different voice actor. The Dimitri Vegas Sub-Zero skin features the likeness of the DJ, as well as his voice. RELATED: Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath Leaks New DLC Character The Dimitri Vegas Sub-Zero skin is notable for its poor voice acting, and hearing two distinctly different actors playing Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat 11 could be why some fans may be confused about his voice actor....

This new Mortal Kombat 11 Joker Brutality begins with the character using his amplified CCDDEGEC special move, which sees the legendary DC villain launch a toy from his jack-in-the-box. This deadly toy then proceeds to spring towards the Joker’s unsuspecting opponent, and it eventually explodes upon them to a somewhat unexpected effect. Namely, the explosion completely replaces the defeated foe’s head, leaving them with the visage of a a smiling clown....

For the uninitiated, a Babality in Mortal Kombat is when players turn the opponents into babies after defeating them, and they were first introduced back in Mortal Kombat 2. These variants of the fatality have come in many forms over the years, with Babalities, Animalities, Friendships, Brutalities, and Hara-Kiris being some of the more popular. And now, thanks to the Mortal Kombat 11 creator and developer Ed Boon, many think they are returning....

Fans have been anxiously awaiting more details about Mortal Kombat 11’s Nightwolf DLC for some time now. Game Director Ed Boon has offered a few brief glimpses at the upcoming downloadable character, but there hasn’t been that much substance to the early teases. However, fans will finally get a full look at Nightwolf tomorrow, when his gameplay trailer finally releases. The official Mortal Kombat 11 Twitter posted one final teaser today, offering a brief glance at Nightwolf’s face covered in war paint....

For the most part, Kitana seems relatively unchanged from her previous appearances. While she no longer wears a mask (though she most likely will have the mask as a cosmetic option), she still wields her dual fans that she can throw like buzz-saws or use like knives. She can also use them to block projectiles, create miniature tornadoes, and can teleport about the stage (and apparently even attack opponents with her butt?...

The character, or “kombatant,” in question is none other than the blood-bending Skarlet. Introduced in 2011’s Mortal Kombat 9, the Outworlder was created by Shao Kahn from the blood of many warriors, and was the first-ever DLC character for any Mortal Kombat game. Skarlet is now a base game character for the franchise’s most recent entry, although fans are still vying for even more Mortal Kombat 11 DLC. RELATED: Mortal Kombat’s Most Bizarre Characters...

Part of the reason the movie is able to translate that combat so well is because of its R-rating. It allows the movie to get away with the absurdly brutal action the Mortal Kombat series is known for; anything less than that, and the movie just wouldn’t really seem authentic. This could mean the curse of lackluster video game movies may be broken. RELATED: The Case for More Mortal Kombat 11 DLC...

If you’re struggling to find a character that fits, look no further than the five Kombatants listed below. They’re all great choices if you’re still getting the hang of the mechanics of Mortal Kombat X, but they’ll still give you a fighting chance when you head out of practice mode and onto the online battleground. 1. Scorpion The tortured soul of Hanzo Hasashi is a great first step into the world of Mortal Kombat X, and is likely the first character most players will take on....

Mortal Kombat X has seen a lot of success in the few months it’s been available to the public. The popular and violent fighting game has not only sold extremely well, the developers have done a good job keeping the game fresh with both paid and free content for players through the additions of costumes, characters, and other add-ons. The third post-launch character to join the roster from the Kombat Pack for Mortal Kombat X released to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC players yesterday....

Malone died Sunday, in his sleep before a golf tournament . The immediate outpouring was the normal grief that comes with losing a legend in a field you love. The next wave felt like an analytics convention. MORE: Sports’ biggest losses of 2015 | NBA community remembers Malone fondly | Malone’s greatest images We need statistics like that one to properly fathom Malone’s talent. Six centers in NBA history stand above the rest: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal and Moses Malone....

Last NBA Playoffs, we saw three 50-point games, with two coming in the first round and the other coming in the NBA Finals. Jayson Tatum went for 50 points to carry the Celtics to their only win in a first-round series with the Nets, while Damian Lillard went for 55 points in a Trail Blazers overtime loss to the Nuggets in the opening round. MORE: Who has the most points in a half in NBA Playoff history?...