As a child, I learned to conceal my love of fantasy. Reading it was apparently quite the geeky pastime, and other kids didn’t seem to share my enthusiasm for talking animals and magical forests. These days, it’s a very different story, with pop culture tropes like cute robots and unicorns, artists like Bjork making living [...]
Posted on March 20th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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I imagine Mr. Hedaya had about as much to do with this show as Randy Jackson did.
But these kids got mad skillz…more hand dancing please!
Posted on March 16th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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Well, the company is responsible for both the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, which advocates for healthier and more realistic beauty standards for women around the world AND responsible for the Axe Campaign for Dumb Guys, which objectifies sexy young women for the pleasure of horny young men. Axe even has a downloadable application which [...]
Posted on March 14th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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A few weeks ago, I watched This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) in my film class. Outrage, disgust, disapproval — clearly a problem on all sides of the screen. The MPAA ratings board pass emotionally charged judgments on the movies they view, while the movie makers obviously feel these same emotions about the ratings, [...]
Posted on March 14th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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Oh my goodness, this is excellent!! Sorry I don’t have time to describe, but READ IT.
Posted on March 13th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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I’ve been getting more and more frustrated with how the media is covering the presidential campaign. Is it really enough to report on each campaign’s conference calls and parrot back talking points? Is this really considered reporting? Do voters really want to make up their minds based on who last got the most positive spin [...]
Posted on March 12th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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I’ve been working on expanding the conflict diamond issues section on Brilliant Earth’s website. It’s finally up, you can take a look. This is really the heart of the public education section of the site that give the background on the problems of conflict diamonds and what the impacts are on communities around the world.
Posted on March 11th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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Jon and I finally recorded our first track together, an Electronic/Pop/R&B cover of the 60s classic Fever written by Otis Blackwell. You probably know Peggy Lee’s version, which will probably never be topped for sass, but I kind of like our darker version. Just pretend the lyrics aren’t quite as ridiculous as they are…
[Listen]
Posted on March 10th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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Yeah, that’s a lot of labels and a lot of pressure for a nine year old girl, even if she can do magic. Jezebel’s revisit to this fabulous series by Tamora Pierce made me so happily nostalgic — I got started on the series in junior high and I’m still addicted to it. I’m anxiously [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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So in the middle of the this depressing political climate, I wanted to point out some wonderful news for Californians.
Karen Bass has been elected Speaker of the California Assembly! When I was working at i.e. communications, Karen Bass was awarded the 2003 Peace Prize from The California Wellness Foundation, before she ran for the House.
Darrell [...]
Posted on March 8th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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