Wes Phillips

Led Huckelin

Wes Phillips Aug 25, 2006 First Published: Aug 25, 2006

You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin'

I'm gonna send you back to schoolin'

Way down inside honey, you need it

I'm gonna give you my love

I"m gonna give you my love

Whoa!

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Do Not Adjust Your Dial

Wes Phillips Aug 25, 2006 First Published: Aug 25, 2006

"Put down that mouse and go upstairs and pour some kibble into bowls. Do not stop to watch TV. Do it now!"

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Have A Cuppa Tea

Wes Phillips Aug 24, 2006 First Published: Aug 24, 2006

Tea in the morning, tea in the evening, tea at supper
time,

You get tea when it's raining, tea when it's snowing.

Tea when the weather's fine,

You get tea as a mid-day stimulant

You get tea with your afternoon tea

For any old ailment or disease

For Christ sake have a cuppa tea.

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Everything You Know Is Wrong, Chapter 1147

Wes Phillips Aug 24, 2006 First Published: Aug 24, 2006

One of the best books I read last year was Jared Diamond's Collapse, which argues that Easter Island is a classic tale of ecological disaster caused by overpopulation and the depletion of irreplaceable resources. Not so fast, says Terry L. Hunt.

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Get Ready to Feel Old

Wes Phillips Aug 24, 2006 First Published: Aug 24, 2006

Beloit College publishes a "mindset" memo at the beginning of each year that reminds teachers that the new students don't have the same cultural references we oldsters do.

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The Cocktail Party Problem

Wes Phillips Aug 23, 2006 First Published: Aug 23, 2006

No, not whether to have that extra martini, but rather how to isolate one voice out of the cacophony.

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A Wonderful Essay on Encyclopedias

Wes Phillips Aug 23, 2006 First Published: Aug 23, 2006

Well, actually on the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, which is a delightful yard or so of bookspace. I used to have this edition, although I didn't realize that many bibliophiles consider it to be the best blend of fact and great writing ever collected. I just read it out of order on many a long winter's night. Somehow, Google just isn't the same.

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Wally Wood's "Always Work" Panels

Wes Phillips Aug 23, 2006 First Published: Aug 23, 2006

Yes, I have posted to these before, but I didn't know the back story and the panels were poorly reproduced. Joel Johnson went out and bought Wood's memo to himself and posts high-resolution scans. He also tells us the real story behind "Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work."

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Nick Hornby on How to Read

Wes Phillips Aug 23, 2006 First Published: Aug 23, 2006

Gosh, I love Nick Hornby. He says there is a golden rule to reading: "And please, please stop patronizing those who are reading a book—The Da Vinci Code, maybe—because they are enjoying it.

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Take Two Wallers and Call Me in the Morning

Wes Phillips Aug 22, 2006 First Published: Aug 22, 2006

I've been fighting a summer cold and feeling pretty punk, but Fats Waller can make anybody feel good.

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