Sounds of Brazil

I managed to catch a fascinating documentary on Bossa Nova on Monday night on ABC2. On a similar note, was just killing time on You Tube when I came across:


(Brasil, Brasil - From Samba to Bossa Part 1/6)

Video: Making of Frontline's Bad Voodoo's War

SGT J.P. Borda, SFC Toby Nunn and director Deborah Scranton relay how a virtual friendship led to the making of the documentary previewed above, which screens in the US Monday on PBS.

Stating The Obvious....The World Is Messed Up

I'm sure a bunch of people have seen this clip, from the 2007 documentary Zeitgeist.

Why Democracy?

SBS, along with 25 other networks worldwide are running close to a months worth of programming on the themes of freedom of thought, expression, liberal societies, religious beliefs, conflicting ideologies and so on. The docos were commissioned globally, to avoid any accusations that the programs represent a solely European or Western viewpoint.

Official SBS page