Wes Phillips

Knife wielding farmer's wives look out!

Fred Kaplan's piece on Ornette Coleman in Slate isn't simply a brilliant piece of work, it uses embedded links to their greatest advantage. This ain't easy, although Fred's graceful prose and mastery of his subject sure make it go down smooth.

Scent: shapes or vibrations? The subjectivist/objectivist debate rages on.

No, not "All Along the Warchtower," but "Like a Rolling Stone."

Safari doesn't shake hands with this app, but it looks like it would be a nice addition to my toolbar. If you use it, let me know how it works.

"Find X?" No problem!

I got a new cell phone recently and have been learning how to take pictures with the camera that's (almost) always with me. No, a phone isn't a very good camera, but the pictures can be surprisingly good if you work within your tool's limitations.