Fantastic Didactic Weekend Flick Pick (Nov. 9-11, 2018): ‘The Lobby – USA’
Watch all 4 parts of the banned documentary that Israel doesn’t want you to see, recently published by The Electronic Intifada.
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Inferno Planets & The Goldilocks Zone: Here Are Kepler’s Most Awesome Discoveries (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Launched in 2009, Kepler’s mission was actually born in the early 80s as scientists began to turn their attention to finding planets with similar characteristics to home. Here are just some of the cool discoveries made possible due to the intergalactic telescope.
More Than 250 People Worldwide Have Died Taking Selfies, Study Finds
259 people have died while taking photos of themselves in the last 6 years, exceeding those killed by sharks this year, according to a new study — and scientists are warning that we need ‘no-selfie zones’.
Oldest Drawing Ever Found Discovered In South African Cave, Archaeologists Say
Abstract marks made in ochre 73,000 years ago provide unique insight into minds of our distant ancestors.
Golden Bridge Cầu Vàng in Vietnam Held by Giant Concrete Hands (PHOTOS)
Since its opening in June, Vietnam’s Golden Bridge Cau Vang has been attracting crowds of tourists willing to see the unique piece of architecture lifted up by a pair of giant hands.
Hawaii Gets New Island As Erupting Volcanic Crater Continues To Spew Lava Into Sea (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Lava flows that have been cascading into the sea have formed a brand new, tiny island off the coast of Hawaii after a crater at Mount Kilauea exploded with the force of a 5.2-magnitude earthquake.
The New Poor People’s Campaign Continues Where MLK Left Off, to Fight for Economic Justice (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Fifty years after Martin Luther King called for a march to Washington, D.C., to draw attention to poverty in America, the Poor People’s Campaign is being revived. Led by the Rev. William Barber, marches from across the nation will again head to the nation’s capital on June 23.
10 Photos to Show Anyone Who Doesn’t Believe in Climate Change (PHOTOS)
Photos from around the world reveal the extent of man-made climate change.
Trainee Pilot Lands Plane on Southern Californian Street During Rush Hour (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
A trainee pilot was forced to make a death-defying emergency landing of a Cessna 172 aircraft near Hamilton Avenue and Magnolia Street in Huntington Beach, California, just before 5pm Friday.
Fantastic Didactic Weekend Flick Pick (May 25-27, 2018): ‘Coups R US’ – RT documentary looks at US ‘humanitarian’ interventions & regime changes
In the new RT documentary Coups R US, prominent American journalist Stephen Kinzer examines the rationale and impact of Washington’s interventions, from complacent colonialism in Hawaii to regime change in Libya.
Here's the hidden carbon cost behind everyday products
The modest targets set in the Paris Agreement on climate change are ambitious but necessary. Though nonbinding, failure to meet them will lead to widespread drought, disease and desperation in Read More…
Fantastic Didactic Weekend Flick Pick (May 18-20, 2018): ‘Palestine Is Still The Issue’ (2002) – Timeless Truth: The John Pilger Film That Defied a Campaign to Ban It
With the present-day massacre of Palestinians by Israeli snipers along the border fence with Gaza, this 2002 film by renowned journalist and filmmaker John Pilger tells a timeless truth.
Prehistoric Autism Helped Produce Much Of The World’s Earliest Great Art, Study Says
Much of the world’s earliest great art is likely to have been created by gifted early humans on the autism spectrum, new research by British scientists suggests in Open Archaeology journal this week.
Jaish al-Islam Headquarters & al-Tubah Underground Prison in Douma, Captured by Syrian Army (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Photos of advanced tunnels and infrastructure built and used by Jaish al-Islam in recently-liberated Eastern Ghouta.
Fantastic Didactic Weekend Flick Pick (April 13-15, 2018): ‘Putin’ [PART 2] (2018) [Director: Andrei Kondrashev] – “Documentary Sure to Change Everything You Thought You Knew About Russia’s President” (VIDEO)
This is Part 2 of the groundbreaking new 4-hour documentary that aired on Russian television by Andrei Kondrashev, with English subtitles. Click here to watch Part 1. [whohit]putin-groundbreaking-new-documentary-part-2[/whohit]