Deborah Sengupta grew up in a cornfield in northwest Ohio where her multicultural family was something of a curious anomaly. She didn't like it very much. On a whim, she landed in Austin in 1995, where, before coming to Austin360.com in 2004, she drove a limo, played bass in a band, promoted fabulous parties and answered a whole lot of phones.
In 2000, she began building Web sites about Austin's urban music scene and became so insistent that Austin hip-hop shouldn't be ignored that KOOP radio gave her a show to prove it. In a country town with a heart full of rock 'n' roll, she firmly believes it also has a funky underbelly that's almost urban.
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Austin360 blogs > Almost Urban > Archives > 2007 > April > 09 > Entry
I spent a few minutes catching up on my favorite blogs today, and in the midst of rampant speculation over Jay-Z’s alleged Caribbean love-child and Don Imus’ hateful heart, I stumbled across this truly troubling question on Radar Online: “Why is the Beyonce Knowles Barbie doll white?”
In fairness, she’s not exactly white, but…
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