Wes Phillips

A flash video from the Dove Self-Esteem Fund. Those cover girls don't really look like that, but we all know this, right? Still, a nicely done reminder.

Steve Silberman passes along this article and video on Dick Hoyt and his son, Rick. Put fragile documents away before you read this one—unless tear stains won't bother you.

If you didn't follow Paul Messenger's <I>2006 Hi-Fi News Show Report</I>&mdash;and really, you missed some fine reporting if you didn't&mdash;you may be unaware of the fact that <A HREF="http://blog.stereophile.com/hifinews2006/092406apogee/">Apogee Acoustics</A> has been reborn in the Antipodes.

<I>Why don't you review affordable gear? </I>

It turns out that an explosion in a fireworks factory looks exactly like you'd imagine. Thanks to YouTube, now we all know.
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Bagheera may only weigh six pounds, but she can keep two (relatively) normal-sized humans perched on the outer edges of a queen-size bed. It's hers by dint of occupation&mdash;and she defends her space like it was a trademark.

Huckleberry subscribes to the <I>if I can't see you, I'm invisible</I> school of camouflage.