Richard Kiel dies at 74; played Jaws in Bond films. [NY Times] Richard Kiel Interview – James Bond Jaws – Collectormania 2012 Democracy Now headlines 9-12-2014. [Democracy Now] Obama ISIS Speech [FULL] 9/10/14: Outlining a Battle Plan – The New York Times The Senate just rejected a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. [Disinfo] Meet the anti-Net Neutrality arms dealers who love network discrimination. [BoingBoing] In Korea, adoptees fight to change culture that sent them overseas. [NPR] The economist defends America’s …
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Democracy Now Headlines 9-5-2014. [Democracy Now] Occupy Movement Gets Its Own TV Station – Creating “TV for the 99%”, the movement that galvanized the world has partnered with FilmOn Networks to create a free 24/7 online television outlet for news, evidence, and commentary. Democracy Now 9-2-2014: Hong Kong “Occupy Central” Protests Call for Political Freedom After China Rejects Open Elections What Does Ferguson Mean for Asian Americans? – Angry Asian America Ep. 8 Why All Communities of Color Must Demand an …
Fifty years ago in Long Beach, California at the inaugural International Karate Championships competition the legendary martial artist, action TV/film star, and philosopher Bruce Lee performed his martial arts feats that stunned and shocked the attendees and competitors at the event. Bruce Lee was a complex individual, beyond the punching and kicking; he was a philosopher, a civil rights activist (in his own way), a rebel against traditions that he saw as stifling to human progression, and a family man. For …
Democracy Now Headlines 8-29-2014. [Democracy Now] Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Wage Gap The Daily Show – Race/Off (8-26-2014) VICE Japan – 袴田巌ー無実の死刑囚 – Japan’s Innocent on Death Row Arson-Murder Rap Overturned, Man Set Free After 24 Years – Judge rules that the 1990 case against Han Tak Lee was based on now-discredited arson science. [Angry Asian Man] Navasota officer won’t face charges for fatally shooting teen. [ABC 13] 9-Year Old with an Uzi? America is tougher on toys than guns. …
Skin Deep is a 2010 documentary from the Smithsonian Channel that follows the work of anthropologist Nina Jablonski and other scientists as they try to discover the story of the evolutionary development of human skin pigment. Skin Deep traces the story of human skin evolution back to our early common ancestors in Africa and the eventual migration of humans out of Africa 120,000 years ago. Anthropologist Nina Jablonski and her scientific colleagues postulate the effects of the climate, diet and other environmental changes on …
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