Saul Williams played a largely improvised show at La Maroquinerie as part of Fete de la Musique. The show was called Carte Blanche, and anything goes definitely described at least part of the evening very well, as he brought out more and more other guests including Camille (she’s known in the US most for her [...]
Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by DeepthiW
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My favorite picture so far this trip — click for the large version.
Posted on June 21st, 2009 by DeepthiW
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Funny things happen when you join your experiences to a group. I was at the New York Public Library‘s reference room, which is a stunning space and a lovely place to do research, even if you don’t need a book from their in-house collection. I took a snapshot on my cell phone and played with [...]
Posted on June 19th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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I’ve only really just encountered the term “decolonization.” Wikipedia says it refers to “the undoing of colonization” or “the achievement of independence by the various Western colonies and protectorates in Asia and Africa following World War II.” I’ve read a lot of post-colonial literature, and to me, decolonization is a fondly conceived dream which most [...]
Posted on June 17th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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I spent a year in Paris from August 2001 to August 2002. Two significant things that happened during that time: 9/11. France passed a law banning people from leaving their dog shit all over the sidewalks. A few more things that have happened since then: Paranoia about Muslim immigrants leading to a law banning headscarves [...]
Posted on June 17th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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I know I’ve written about this before, but Moon looks like it’s going to be amazing! I’m SO excited for it. Sam Rockwell is such a thoughtful performer, and this movie was written specifically for him…by David Bowie’s son, Duncan Jones, who honed his craft on music videos and other creative. Zowie Bowie HAS to [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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President Obama gave the order, and Stephen Colbert obeyed: Two years, I would never have imagined so many of the even remotely progressive things that have happened in America this year! That we can have an intelligent president, not just an intelligent comedian, is a remarkable thing. Still walking on air, politically speaking, and not [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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This amazing series of images and observations got me thinking about Mad Men, a show that I’ve enjoyed watching but might have stopped watching because of a certain brittle quality to the themes. I pushed through, and do appreciate the show’s impeccable writing and production. Mad Men is beautiful but brutal in its own way, [...]
Posted on June 6th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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While Japanese popular culture has already become an integral part of American youth culture (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Pokemon, whatever’s next), most of the rest of Asia has been shut out up to now. Also, Japanese pop stars haven’t broken through (not for lack of trying) in film or music. J-pop, as it’s known, is [...]
Posted on June 6th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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The New York Times has a set of blogs with commenting enabled, with some having a limited time window for response, and some unlimited. I often read posts, and for the first time, was prompted to respond to this one this week. It was, for the most part, an interesting response by Robert Mackey to [...]
Posted on May 17th, 2009 by DeepthiW
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