Over in the <A HREF="http://forum.stereophile.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=3839&page=&…; Forums</A>, we've been having a conversation about the differences between music lovers and collectors&mdash;a conversation that has been considerably enlivened by the participation of my friend Jeff Wong, who is both.

No, it isn't a joke. Hey, if you're here, it's not like you're using the one you've got.

How could I have missed this Charles Rosen article? It was even published on my birthday. Aww, he shouldn't have.

Can one ever truly get enough of the spiced ham that is William Shatner?

If I needed a reason to check out the Decemberists beyond Stephen Mejias' recommendation, this interview would be it.

Not just for cooling tweeters any more. Strangely arresting.

On our regular visit to the Electronic Freedom Foundation's (EFF) <A HREF="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004340.php"><I>Deep Links</I></A> website last Friday, we were alarmed to learn of proposed US Senate broadcast flag legislation that includes provisions to limit fair use to "customary historic use of broadcast content by consumers to the extent such use is consistent with applicable law."