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300+ Mind Expanding Documentaries. Source: www.diygenius.com | Original Post Date: January 12, 2014 – I watch a lot of documentaries. I think they are incredible tools for learning and increasing our awareness of important issues. The power of an interesting documentary is that it can open our minds to new possibilities and deepen our understanding of the world. On this list of mind expanding documentaries you will find different viewpoints, controversial opinions and even contradictory ideas. Critical thinking is recommended. I’m not a big fan of conspiracy documentaries but I do like films that challenge consensus reality and provoke us to question the everyday ideas, opinions and practices we usually take for granted. Watching documentaries is one of my favorite methods of self-education.

I hope you find these documentaries as enlightening as I did! [1] Life In The Biosphere Explore the wonder and interconnectedness of the biosphere through the magic of technology. 1. . [2] Creativity and Design: 1. 1. 1. 1. . [6] Politics: 1. Bizarre Websites On Which You Can Kill Time With Style. [video] Watch a three-part documentary on The xx. “How much mystery does The xx really need?” You ask. “How much do you got?” We reply, immediately regretting that word choice. “Uh,” you say, tactfully deciding not to point it out, “I just don't see how it's possible that after watching a three part documentary featuring loads of behind the scenes footage and performances of tracks from Coexist, I feel like they've shrouded themselves even more.

Is it all a put on? They've coordinated their clothing, for Christ's sake!” Part 1 The xx - Recording - 1 of 3 <a href=" src=" alt="" width="640" height="340" /><br />Watch this video on YouTube</a> Part 2 The xx - Rehearsal - 2 of 3 <a href=" src=" alt="" width="640" height="340" /><br />Watch this video on YouTube</a> Part 3. DIY Screen Printing How-to. Where in the world? Hipster. Hipsters couldn't incite more blind hatred if they were all ginger-haired Al-Qaeda members. But why? Could it be their taste in music? Fashion sense? Attitude of superiority? Just The Facts The term arose in the 40's to describe middle class whites acting like black musicians, now referred to as "nerdcore".

A Brief History of Smug "Hipster" is another one of those subcultures that is hard to nail down. "You just don't appreciate the genius of Spoon like I do. " While most well adjusted members of society view music as an enjoyable addendum to life, perhaps a distraction or even a hobby, hipsters know that music is serious business. Judging a Book by (What Pitchfork Says About) Its Cover If asked to define what it is to be a hipster, one might be tempted to give a number of answers. This would mean I lose if I wasn't listening to it to be ironic. Hipsters must therefore strive at all times to stay a step ahead of everyone else. Next year I'll be appointed Secretary of Bad Decisions! The following is an actual question given on a University of Washingto...

Sketchbookideas. Z-Type. Silk. LOTS OF PUNS. ...A guy goes into a nice restaurant bar wearing a shirt open at the collar and is met by a bouncer who tells him he must wear a necktie to gain admission. So the guy goes out to his car and he looks around for a necktie and discovers that he just doesn't have one.

He sees a set of jumper cables in his trunk. In desperation he ties these around his neck, manages to fashion a fairly acceptable looking knot and lets the ends dangle free. He goes back to the restaurant and the bouncer carefully looks him over for a few minutes and then says, "Well, OK, I guess you can come in -- just don't start anything. " ...This mushroom walks into a bar and starts hitting on this woman... She, of course, turns him down. Not willing, to give up, he pleads with her... ...This horse walks into a bar and the bartender says "Hey, buddy, why the long face... ...These two strings walk upto a bar... ...This grasshopper walks into a bar, and the bartender says "Hey!

...A neutron walks into a bar. Back.