July 26, 2024

Physical media market shares, from 1973–2024. From riaa.com/u-s-sales-database. When the CD is gone, and it will be soon, we’ll miss it. New CD releases are winding down (footnote 1). In the classical world, the era of big, bargain-priced boxes of CDs—a somewhat recent development—is ending because, after a long, slow descent, retail sales have fallen…

EAST GRANBY, CT — A rich family baseball tradition continues in East Granby, as a former standout high school player and son of the owner of four World Series rings has signed a contract to play professionally. Christian Fagnant, a left-handed hitting catcher who was an All-Conference player for the Crusaders before graduating in 2019,…