Documentaries
Routes of passive education; sit there and be entertained while you learn!
He was the son of he who was known as the dragon: a sacrifice to the Turks by their christian father. But it was the fear that controlled the masses during public execution. Vlad had become the Impaler, and he sealed his fate as the inspiration for Dracula
Ever heard of the penny university? Could you guess that it is the second most precious commodity behind crude oil? Learn how it fostered the revolutionaries in France, and about the most successful slave uprising in history; recollect The History of Coffee
Though this may not be a documentary (per say) it is still documented proof to the evolutionary epitome of skateboarding: a creative sport with artistic integrity, rolling a board with four wheels can be elegantly laced with musical timing and cinematographic wizardry in wonderfully tasteful textures; and so, presenting the first of its kind – a High Definition Skateboard Video, Nike’s Debacle
The poppy flower’s sap can be used to let the injured sleep, or the dying smile in painless peace. Sears catalogue used to sell a syringe and that black tar; learn about illegal drugs, and how they got that way: Opium, Morphine and Heroin
Did AIDS come from scientific testing on monkeys in the congo? Did the answer for Polio condemn the 25 million people who have died from AIDS since 1981?! Watch this documentary and ask yourself about The Origins of AIDS
Almost a decade deep into the millenium, the planet is almost roadkill: carbon emissions, fossil fuels, oil spills, and wasteful model-a-year production makes them degrade in value quicker than a tween disney idol. Are hybrid’s our only step forward? Find out more about a brilliant (and functional) alternative to gas guzzling muck mosters; but, don’t just realize that they existed at one point, ask the bigger question: Who Killed The Electric Car?
He invented gravity as far as humanity is concerned; he was a brilliant scientist, a lonely hermit and…an alchemist?? Find out what you never knew, and learn about a different side of Sir Isaac Newton
One of the most brilliant minds to ever stick a hand in a sock, this man brought us a multitude of memorable characters, who brought to life a wonderful world of wacky puppets. Here’s the first link in an awesome documentary about Jim Henson and his Muppets
This gypsy was the man when it came to European Jazz Guitar
during WW deux. Check out Swing Guitar: The Genius of Django Reinhardt
Sometimes they lose hours; in some cases they may displace the day, and carry out portions of their life as their alter self. Sometimes they have seven alter selves; sometimes sixteen (like Sybil). Watch this little ditty about Multiple Personality Disorder
Collisions with the stars is how he got the scars: cast from the heavens, he fell, cursed to dwell in his hellish kingdom. Ever wonder how the devil evolved from a serpent into the horned monster that lurks in the underworld? Learn about it in The History of the Devil
A smart majority does not tolerate stupidty, for only an idiot will revere the idiotic. This is a crazy piece on dumbing down our nation: watch it if you care about the future of America’s Stupidity
“Like a giant sweeping across the seas he stormed through the frontiers of his art. Those who come after him cannot continue, but must start afresh, for for he reached where art itself ends.” Learn who, and why someone would say such a thing about this composer in The Greatest Beethoven Documentary Ever; or, watch this dramatized biography about Beethoven
From the year 1984 until 2006, the state of California built 21 new prisons, and only one single University. Here’s a ditty about the roots of gang activity in L.A. and other cities: Why We Bang
Whether you know it as a psychedelic, or phenerothymatic, the use of this substance to expand the consciousness has its roots in the world of psychological exploration: opening the mind’s eye to the true nature of things, may seem a journey through hell by some, or the divine ascension of mystical proportions. Watch a fascinating documentary about Hoffman’s Potion , or another concerning The Beyond Within ( In Two Parts ).
The radio isn’t playing what it used to play: nobody is making the tunes that influenced the jokers today. Ever wondered how Miley Cyrus or Britney Spears was made? Get access into the factory, and watch as they find a model, give her the lyrics, loop a track, and manufacture a pop sensation all Before Music Dies
What if there was an ice cream wrapper that liquified when it was thrown away? Well Unilever has heard of it, and managed to put seeds in it! Check out what could happen if biodegradable was the minimum in Waste=Food
The company may not be able to legally advertise, but that doesn’t stop them from hooking the kids at 14, ensuring addiction before the victims are old enough to realize how dumb they were when they were fourteen. Prevent the perpetration of poison: be conscious, be informed about The Tobacco Conspiracy
For those that don’t know, the Federal Reserve is listed under the ‘business’ section of the yellow pages because it is a privately owned company. That’s right, these people own the right to make money, which is then loaned out while interest is accrued for profit. Learn about the one time Jesus Christ had to get physical, and why he despised The Money Changers
