Wes Phillips

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Writing About His Dad
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Wes Phillips  |  Apr 18, 2006  |  2 comments
Steve Martin never ceases to amaze me—sometimes by his audacity, sometimes by what he chooses to do (any number of recent movie projects illustrates this point, although our culture's current resistance to good film-making is not his fault). I digress, however—this is powerful, honest writing and I feel better for simply having read it. You go, Mr. Martin.
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Writing Hacks
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Wes Phillips  |  Sep 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Scott Berkun has written a nice essay on writing—or more specifically, on overcoming writer's block. He leaves out the one that usually works for me: Work for an editor you don't want to disappoint. Of course, spending the money before you get the check works, too—although apparently not for everyone.
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Writing Tips
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Wes Phillips  |  Jul 06, 2006  |  2 comments
Robert Benchley said that a freelance is someone who gets paid by the word—per piece or perhaps. My problem isn't so much getting paid, but buckling down and getting the job done. BadLanguage.net has a list of 10 stratagems to do just that.
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Wrong, wrong, and wrong again!
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Wes Phillips  |  Jan 31, 2007  |  0 comments
Fiona Maddocks writes a fine rebuttal to Norman LeBrecht's grousing dismissal of the BBC's Tchaikovsky Experience.
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WTF?
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Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Now forget all the bad press, lackluster reviews, and general public indifference. Doesn't this make you want to buy a Zune?
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WWI—Animated Maps
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Wes Phillips  |  Oct 01, 2007  |  1 comments
The Beeb has an animated "front line" Western Front feature. Its only weakness is that it is antiseptic, which that war was definitely not.
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X-Men
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Wes Phillips  |  Oct 10, 2007  |  1 comments
Tales of the X-15.
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XLH Factory Floor
China 2006
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2006  |  0 comments
Since high-end audio isn't how Mr. Hou makes his living, he has his real factory elsewhere in the building. This is just his audio playground.
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XM & the RIAA, Part Deux
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Wes Phillips  |  Jul 23, 2006  |  0 comments
In May, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued XM Satellite Radio over the Pioneer Inno portable player, which has a 1GB recording capacity, but no way of porting the recordings outside the player.
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XM and MusicGiants Unveil 5.1 Plans
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Wes Phillips  |  Jan 15, 2006  |  0 comments
There was at least one story we missed at last week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and that was the announcement of two new plans to provide 5.1 music surround: XM Satellite Radio announced the addition of two 24-hour surround channels to its line-up and download service; MusicGiants announced its intention to add 5.1-channel "high-definition" audio files to its premium subscription service.
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