http://negroplease.vox.com/library/posts/2006/page/1/ rumor has it, a blogger once lived here. en Vox Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:59:35 -0800 Copyright 2006 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-the-makeover.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-the-makeover.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-the-makeover.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:59:35 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf7f05b4d094f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf7f05b4d094f-50si" alt="A Bed of Roses (featuring 4Hero)" /></a> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cd9707ee4c4cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cd9707ee4c4cd5-50si" alt="Brother Sister" /></a> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e49cabcbe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e49cabcbe2b-50si" alt="Keep On Movin&#39;" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> As Melissa noted earlier today, we're all about this Mark De Clive-Lowe remix of Watley's Midnight Lounge. The rest of The Makeover is pretty great as well. It features remixes and re-imaginings of some Watley classics and some of her favorite son... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-the-makeover.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cd9707f0684cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music melissa the brand new heavies soul ii soul jody watley bonus beats http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-dreamgirls.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-dreamgirls.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-dreamgirls.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:06:23 -0800 ...as with The Color Purple, none of these weaknesses will stop black moviegoers from loving Dreamgirls to pieces. I was going to write a proper review of the film but despite my lack of love for Beyonce's performance, I think Steven Boone wrote ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-dreamgirls.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf3ab16d4cb8f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dreamgirls one line the house next door steven boone http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-the-power-of-now.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-the-power-of-now.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-the-power-of-now.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:37:36 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/book/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e49c8fcbe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e49c8fcbe2b-50si" alt="The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle (New World Library, 1999). Books were a major part of my gift giving this year and, being slightly amazon.com obsessive, I used their gift guides to inform my purchases. The gu... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/books-the-power-of-now.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf3ab15abcb8f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books amazon allconsuming eckhart tolle o magazine the power of now http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-ill-never-forget-this.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-ill-never-forget-this.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-ill-never-forget-this.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:29:14 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf3ab0850cb8f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf3ab0850cb8f-50si" alt="Dad &amp; Stevie Wonder" /></a> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d10a79ce8e8bfa.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d10a79ce8e8bfa-50si" alt="Dad &amp; Berry Gordy" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Show us an unforgettable memory from 2006. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-ill-never-forget-this.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cd9707df2c4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> dad stevie wonder vox hunt unforgettable 06 kevin toney magic of motown berry gordy http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-the-daddy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-the-daddy.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-the-daddy.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:52:54 -0800 You figure Shaq's idea of a really good time is dangling refrigerators outside a second-story window, perhaps sipping tea with his free hand. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-the-daddy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e49ba0dbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> sf gate shaquille o'neal one line http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-no-way.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-no-way.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-no-way.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 29 Dec 2006 22:58:51 -0800 At around 3:40, Hudson screams, "I'm staying, I'm staying, and you, and you, and you, you're gonna love me!" and the band bursts into full power right here with the song's main musical motif - a simple but incredibly effective melodic passage that... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-no-way.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf3aaf2ebcb8f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> npr speakeasy dreamgirls jennifer hudson african-american roundtable jennifer holiday oliver wang soul sides http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/mashable.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/mashable.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/mashable.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:33:02 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf3aac53acb8f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf3aac53acb8f-50si" alt="Beethoven&#39;s Fifth Gold Digger (Kanye West vs. Beethoven vs. Walter Murphy)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Just go get it. It's free. You too can party like I party on the first Saturday of the month. And when did this become a strictly music vox? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/mashable.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf3aadbb3cb8f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music beethoven mashup kanye west bootie a plus d bootie la walter murphy http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-web-design-ish.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-web-design-ish.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-web-design-ish.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:03:04 -0800 Web design disasters and HTML horrors are legion, though many usability atrocities are less common than they used to be. Note: These are the issues I deal with with my clients every day. It is hard balancing usability and guest experience with th... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/one-line-web-design-ish.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf7f0164c094f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> usability guest experience useit.com one line http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-you-dont-know-my-name.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-you-dont-know-my-name.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-you-dont-know-my-name.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:34:57 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cd970763254cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cd970763254cd5-50si" alt="You Don&#39;t Know My Name (Nasty Remix! w_ D.Luv)" /></a> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d10a79897c8bfa.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d10a79897c8bfa-50si" alt="You Don&#39;t Know My Name (Reggae Remix)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So, yesterday we hit Melissa with a counter-measure to "You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys. Today, let's look at some remixes. I'm not sure how I feel about this one: It's passable but doesn't really do much with the original beat except fl... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/bonus-beats-you-dont-know-my-name.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d09e4976a4be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> melissa alicia keys bonus beats http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/countermeasures-whats-your-name.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/countermeasures-whats-your-name.html?_c=feed-rss http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/countermeasures-whats-your-name.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:46:43 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d10a7952168bfa.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400d10a7952168bfa-50si" alt="What&#39;s Your Name" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> While I love Alicia Keys's "You Don't Know My Name" and it's nearly perfect companion video, I always think of this Leon Ware track as the appropriate response to that record with it's chorus, "What's your name? Does it really matter? Would your ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/countermeasures-whats-your-name.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400cdf7efd19a094f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music melissa alicia keys counter-measures leon ware