Wes Phillips

Sort By: Post Date | Title | Publish Date
Worst Fast Food Idea Ever?
Wes Phillips
Wes Phillips  |  Jul 24, 2006  |  0 comments
The competition's fierce, but KFC's new Famous Bowls just might take the, um, cake, according to Dan Neil.
Continue Reading >
Worth a Thousand Words
Wes Phillips
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 31, 2007  |  0 comments
The Economist has an uncredited article about great charts. They're all familiar to readers of Edward Tufte's The Visual Display of Quantative Information, but they are great charts.
Continue Reading >
Would I Lie to You?
Wes Phillips
Wes Phillips  |  Feb 03, 2006  |  0 comments
"Honestly, I have no idea how those CDs wound up on the floor."
Continue Reading >
Would I Lie To You?
Wes Phillips
Wes Phillips  |  Apr 21, 2006  |  2 comments
Huckleberry insists that he has no idea how those paper towels met such an unfortunate end. Oh who, oh who would do such a thing?
Continue Reading >
Would You Like Some Grue With That?
Wes Phillips
Wes Phillips  |  Mar 26, 2007  |  0 comments
The story behind The Raft of the Medusa. Like the painting, it isn't pretty, but you can't look away.
Continue Reading >
Wow X Two
FSI 2008
Wes Phillips  |  Apr 06, 2008  |  3 comments
Both examples of the Verity Sarastro IIs ($40,000/pair) that I heard at FSI sounded amazing. I say this with some surprise, since I was never entirely comfortable with the original Sarastro. Go figure, new and improved.
Continue Reading >
Wowsers
China 2006
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 04, 2006  |  3 comments
These were in my favorite store in the used audio market. One half of the floorspace was devoted to projectors, ranging from 8mm to big theatrical arc-lamp jobs; the other half to classic hi-fi, like this pair of RCA MI-12182As.
Continue Reading >
Wretched Excess Christmas Lights
Wes Phillips
Wes Phillips  |  Nov 28, 2005  |  0 comments
Sheesh, I thought my neighborhood was bad.
Continue Reading >
Writers' Rooms
Wes Phillips
Wes Phillips  |  Sep 21, 2007  |  1 comments
The Guardian shows us where the magic happens.
Continue Reading >
Writing A Novel
Wes Phillips
Wes Phillips  |  Apr 24, 2007  |  0 comments
Threat, or menace? The BBC examines the question.
Continue Reading >

Pages

X