Video: Food industry “funding effect”
The “funding effect” refers to the uncanny resemblance between the scientific researchers conclusions and the desired outcome of the underwriters of the research. The story behind the first U.S. dietary … Continue reading
Jack Kerouac (rare footage) / Cat Power – Good Woman
Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lucian Carr, and others in New York 1959… set to soundtrack of “Good Woman” by Cat Power.
Video: “Sea of Heartbreak” by Don Gibson
First recorded in 1961, “Sea of Heartbreak,” written and performed by Don Gibson, made many people aware for the first time of the potential for poetry in the lyrics of … Continue reading
Video: “Peace Piece” by Bill Evans
Hailed as one of the most beautiful and evocative solo piano improvisations ever performed, Bill Evans’s “Peace Piece” is an unrehearsed modal composition that he recorded for his “Everybody Digs … Continue reading
Video: The Trail of a Tale by Gonçalo Tocha
This four-minute documentary revolves around a letter written in the future to society today. The narrator tells us, the stranger, how things went right. Society gathered with a fundamental belief … Continue reading
Video: Galway Kinnell recites “The Bear”
Thomas Jefferson College International Poetry Festival in 1973. Galway Kinnell reciting “The Bear” Galway Kinnell 1927-2014
Video: They building more prisons for you and me
Homeless man silences the room with his beautiful voice. “People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, … Continue reading
Video: Homeless man shares his composition on the piano
Ryan, a man who has been living on the street for 30 years, plays the piano outside in downtown Edmonton, in Churchill Square. He is self-taught. … Continue reading
Video: Why are so many black people in prison?
When the prison system is designed not to provide “correction” but to create felons who are then second-class citizens forever, and when those prisons are holding hugely disproportionate numbers of … Continue reading
Video: Urban Farms across America
Filmmakers Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette take a road trip to meet the people who are transforming urban lots and rooftops into gardens, and challenging the way this country grows and distributes … Continue reading
Video: For more wonder, rewild the world
Wolves were once native to the US’ Yellowstone National Park — until hunting wiped them out. But when, in 1995, the wolves began to come back (thanks to an aggressive … Continue reading
Video: Lifestyle Medicine
Using pre-diabetic treatment as an example, Dr. Michael Greger talks about the huge gap between what the research shows on the efficacy of using diet, exercise, and stress reduction in … Continue reading
Video: Israel as Paradise
Here’s a video produced two years ago for the 64th anniversary of the founding of Israel. It presents life in a wealthy urban setting with beautiful architecture and happy residents. … Continue reading
Video: John Cleese on Stupidity
Cleese explains why extremely stupid people do not have the capability to realize how stupid they are. Watch until the end.