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Louis Theroux in India

Brian K. Noe · July 25, 2023 ·

A friend in our work chat this morning shared this video after a short exchange about Hindu and Buddhist practices. It’s from the BBC program Weird Weekends with Louis Theroux.

Theroux is, I think, a sincere and light hearted skeptic. The video presents a mostly amusing look at some Westerners who have gone to India seeking enlightenment, their practices, and the Gurus that they follow, from OSHO to Prabhupada.

Toward the very end of the program, we witness Theroux’s encounter with Amma, and it is a moment of beauty and truth.

Filed Under: Curated Links, Video Tagged With: BBC Television, Documentaries, Gurus, Hindu, India, Skepticism, The Eternal Way

The Spirit of ’16

Brian K. Noe · April 24, 2016 ·

Easter_Proclamation_of_1916

On this 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, we remember the martyrs who lost their lives in the cause of freedom. Here are some links apropos of the day.

1916 The Irish Rebellion (Documentary from The University of Notre Dame)

Between The Risings (Special Issue of Jacobin Magazine)

The Writings of James Connolly

Our demands most moderate are – We only want the earth!

Filed Under: Other Content Tagged With: 1916, Anniversaries, Documentaries, Easter Rising, Heroes, History, Ireland, Irish, James Connolly, Rebellion

The Fallen of World War Two

Brian K. Noe · December 30, 2015 ·

Neil Halloran has produced an animated data-driven documentary about war and peace called The Fallen of World War II. It looks at the human cost of the second World War and sizes up the numbers to other wars in history, including trends in recent conflicts.

The data he presents challenged many of my tacit assumptions about the war.

You can view the video above, or access an interactive version at fallen.io.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Data, Documentaries, War, World War II

The Crisis of Civilization

Brian K. Noe · March 17, 2012 ·

The Crisis of Civilization is a documentary about the end of the Industrial Age based on the book by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed. Director Dean Puckett and Animator Lucca Benney remix, interweave and otherwise mashup clips and images from far and wide to illustrate Ahmed’s narration.

The film provides compelling evidence that the many crises facing us in our day are all interrelated manifestations of a single failing global system. The question is not whether there should be dramatic changes to our way of life. For better or worse, change is already upon us. The question is whether we can find a way to sustain human life and liberty in the coming age.

Our days of denial are coming to a close.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Books, Documentaries, Economics, Environment, Freedom

The World According To Monsanto

Brian K. Noe · January 27, 2012 ·

Here’s your movie (and book) of the week.

The World According To Monsanto is a 2008 documentary film made by investigative journalist Marie-Monique Robin. She spent three years looking into the history and the current activities of this multi-national agricultural giant.

She has also written an accompanying book of the same title, which won the Rachel Carson Prize. The story she tells is not pretty.

Robin reports that, following its long history of manufacturing hazardous chemicals and lethal herbicides, Monsanto is now marketing itself as a “life sciences” company, seemingly convinced about the virtues of sustainable development. However, Monsanto now controls the majority of the yield of the world’s genetically modified corn and soy–ingredients found in more than 95 percent of American households–and its alarming legal and political tactics to maintain this monopoly are the subject of worldwide concern.

I tend toward equanimity, but this shocking exposé has caused me great alarm. Monsanto has a well-documented past of rigging safety studies to cover up harm (both real and potential). They hold great sway over our government. They are systematically and intentionally destroying bio-diversity on our planet, along with the way of life and livelihood of millions.

I urge you to read this book, or to watch the film, or both – and please help spread the word. It may already be too late to mitigate some of the effects of this treachery, but we must do what we can. Look for more information here in the coming days on how to fight back.

Links and Video Embed

The World According To Monsanto (Book at Amazon)

The World According To Monsanto (You Tube Series)

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Documentaries, Economics, Environment, Monsanto

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