{"id":110,"date":"2012-12-12T16:54:44","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T16:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minnesotawriter.com\/?p=110"},"modified":"2012-12-12T16:54:44","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T16:54:44","slug":"ravi-shankar-discovering-new-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minnesotawriter.com\/?p=110","title":{"rendered":"Ravi Shankar & Discovering New Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

I woke up this morning to discover that, at 92 years of age, a wonderful musician passed away<\/a> last night. I’m not an enormous Ravi Shankar fan\u2014I only own two Shankar collections\u2014but I’ve found his style of music quite beautiful since I first discovered it, and it has been great inspiration while writing some of my dreamier<\/em> scenes and sequences.<\/p>\n

When I heard the news I wanted to write a blog post about the man, but I quickly realized I don’t have too much to say about him other than I’ve enjoyed his music. Writing a glowing review of the man’s life, or exclaiming my adoration for him, would have been insincere and kind of gross.<\/p>\n

So instead, I decided to write just\u00a0a little bit about discovering new things in life.<\/p>\n

I’ve noticed, in my own life, there’s a certain stigma that goes along with discovering an artist right after they’ve passed. It’s a kind of\u00a0condemning that goes along with not knowing someone, or something,\u00a0you obviously <\/em>should have. “You don’t know who Ravi Shankar was? He taught The Beatles? He’s Norah Jones’ father? He wrote some of the best Sitar music of the 20th century?” <\/em>Things along those lines.<\/p>\n

But no one person knows everything, and happening upon something you’ve never experienced before is one of life’s most delightful treats. It makes me think of a wonderful XKCD Comic <\/a>about helping people discover new things.<\/p>\n

The world is a vast and wonderful place. No two people are alike, and no one stone, it would\u00a0seem, has gone unturned. So, if you’ve never heard of Ravi Shankar, take a part of your day to listen to some of his music. And if you have<\/em> heard of him, take some time to discover something new today. Here’s a list of just a few:<\/p>\n

Ravi Shankar<\/a><\/p>\n

Cthulhu<\/a><\/p>\n

Documentaries<\/a><\/p>\n

Board Games<\/a><\/p>\n

Wolves!<\/a><\/p>\n

Ray Bradbury<\/a><\/p>\n

Ants!<\/a><\/p>\n

Vietnamese Coffee<\/a><\/p>\n

World History<\/a><\/p>\n

Alex Gray<\/a><\/p>\n

Rock Climbing<\/a><\/p>\n

Fungi!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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