There was that silly NY Times article on people fascinated by their Google counterparts, the equally but more intentionally silly BBC article about the relationship between naming and personality traits, and finally there is this meditation on being a white girl with a black name. Unsurprisingly, the most honest and unflinching of these is the [...]
Posted on April 27th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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My latest post for KQED is up, a mix of lovely (mostly) femme vocals in sundry styles.
“Breakaway” – You Broke My Heart in 17 Places, Tracey Ullman
It’s true, Tracey Ullman once released an album, an uncanny imitation of girl group goodness that was ironically retro long before ironically retro songmaking had reached the fever pitch [...]
Posted on April 27th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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Santogold’s debut album — which has been in the works for a maddeningly long time — has finally leaked! And it’s goood! Am listening to it now, but here’s what I wrote about it after hearing the first few singles a few months back.
It’s a new day for Stateside underground hip hop — a happier, [...]
Posted on April 27th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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…Interactive! Comments have arrived to KQED Arts & Culture, where you can explore the red-hot simmering local scene in art, music, theatre, film and books. Join us for a sandwich and a review (you bring the sandwich, we’ll bring the review) of exciting new local artists and acts written by some pretty awesome Bay Area [...]
Posted on April 11th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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The NY Times has an article today about how the Internet has brought a new social circle to light: people who share the same name and therefore a connection of sorts. For some people, it is a far stronger bond than might be expected. It’s a nice article, relates the trend to social science research [...]
Posted on April 10th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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I didn’t quite know what my second project for my film class would turn out to be, but this is it:
Hope you enjoy it!
Posted on April 9th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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More.
Cowbell.
Posted on April 8th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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Watch the video on this page! I wouldn’t want to run into that thing ANYWHERE.
Posted on April 7th, 2008 by DeepthiW
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The auditory science of fear.
This is Grickle.
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by DeepthiW
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Sites like Stuff White People Like are guaranteed to give me a mid-morning existential crisis. It’s funny, self-aware, and I identify with it. But, huh, I had no idea I was white. Ok, actually, I have to admit, I always had suspicions that I was a white girl trapped in a South Asian body — [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by DeepthiW
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