http://www.shapeshift.net Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:35:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/hillary-clinton-the-us-abroad/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/hillary-clinton-the-us-abroad/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:35:56 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=713 In this edition of Inside Story, Al Jazeera asks how Hillary Clinton will match up to being the face of the US abroad and what this will mean for the Middle East. (23:00 min, 2 segments) ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/hillary-clinton-the-us-abroad/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/the-power-of-nightmares-1/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/the-power-of-nightmares-1/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:10:30 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=681 The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC documentary film series comparing the rise of the Neo-Conservatives in the U.S. and the radical Islamist movement. (55 min, 6 segments)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/the-power-of-nightmares-1/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/how-mumbai-attacks-unfolded/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/how-mumbai-attacks-unfolded/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:00:21 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=701 12/2/2008 - Retracing the Mumbai Attacks (3:15 min); 11/30/2008 - How the Deadly Mumbai Attacks Unfolded (2:23 min) Al Jazeera ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/how-mumbai-attacks-unfolded/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/prophecies/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/prophecies/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:30:00 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=634 Prophecies by Mother Shipton, Edgar Cayce, Nostradamus, the Hopi Indians and others... The producers did a good job pulling all the prophecies into something interesting, a global perspective that relates to us today. (87 min, 9 segments) ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/12/prophecies/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/the-magnificent-medici/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/the-magnificent-medici/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:54:51 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=616 In 1466, at 17, Lorenzo d'Medici foils a murderous plot against his father and saves his family from a coup d'etat. He ushers in another Medici chapter in the history of Florence and the Renaissance. (44 min, 6 segments) ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/the-magnificent-medici/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/thailand-airport-protests/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/thailand-airport-protests/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:18:00 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=704 Airport Protests Put Thai Economy in Peril (2:21 min) Al Jazzera; Thai Police Negotiate With Protesters (2:01 min) Bloomberg; Thailand Protests Roar Ahead (2:09 min) NTDTV. ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/thailand-airport-protests/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/darwins-dangerous-idea/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/darwins-dangerous-idea/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:00:47 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=694 This PBS docu-drama explores why Darwin’s "dangerous idea" matters perhaps even more today than it did in his own time. (110 min, 11 segments) ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/darwins-dangerous-idea/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/banned-from-the-bible/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/banned-from-the-bible/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:30:25 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=434 Banned from the Bible tells the stories of the ancient books that have been prohibited from becoming part of Bible canon. (88 min, 12 segments) ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/banned-from-the-bible/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/48-marrakech/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/48-marrakech/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:07:02 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=695 In the Berber city of Marrakech, in the foothills of Morocco's Atlas Mountains, Al Jazeera's 48 team reveal the hidden side of life in a city regularly visited by millions for its exotic chic, but truly seen by few. (24 min, 2 segments) ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/48-marrakech/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/factory-joy-division/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/factory-joy-division/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:45:44 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=653 A BBC documentary about the rise and fall of the most influential and successful independent record label in British rock music history - Factory Records in Manchester. (88 min, 9 segments)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/factory-joy-division/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/cousins-supermarket/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/cousins-supermarket/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 07:45:25 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=684 Al Jazeera reports on a small grocer in a big city keeping up with the Thanksgiving demands of a very diverse community. (22 min, 2 segments) ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/cousins-supermarket/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/obama-iraq-iran/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/obama-iraq-iran/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:00:23 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=670 Obama questions General David Petraeus and current Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker about the criteria for success in Iraq and Iran. (13:57 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/obama-iraq-iran/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/inside-usa-noam-chomsky/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/inside-usa-noam-chomsky/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:52:50 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=187 In the world of academia Noam Chomsky is the most cited author alive. He talks to Inside USA about healthcare and politics in the United States and around the world. (22 min, 2 segments) ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/inside-usa-noam-chomsky/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/inside-north-korea/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/inside-north-korea/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:15:03 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=574 Posing as an undercover medical coordinator and closely guarded throughout her trip, National Geographic's Lisa Ling captures a rare look inside North Korea - something few have ever been able to do. (47 min in 7 segments)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/inside-north-korea/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/inside-south-ossetia-bbc/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/inside-south-ossetia-bbc/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:10:00 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=647 With enfettered access to the region, BBC tries to investigate what really went on inside South Ossetia with the Russia Georgia conflict. (13 min in 3 segments)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/inside-south-ossetia-bbc/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/kuala-lumpur-mega-tunnel/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/kuala-lumpur-mega-tunnel/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:15:44 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=551 Discovery Channel's documentary of the construction of the world's longest multi-use tunnel for storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (44 min, 5 segments) ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/kuala-lumpur-mega-tunnel/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/who-killed-the-electric-car/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/who-killed-the-electric-car/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:40:43 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=166 To give some context to the big 3 U.S. car companies' plea for a bailout, we are rerunning this 2006 documentary film (92:25 min, 10 segments) that explores the birth, limited commercialization, and subsequent death of GM's battery electric vehicle. ]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/who-killed-the-electric-car/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/tom-daschle-health-czar/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/tom-daschle-health-czar/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:27:04 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=671 President-elect Barack Obama has asked former Sen. Tom Daschle, a staunch proponent of universal healthcare, to be secretary of Health and Human Services (4:07 min). Plus, Daschle talks about healthcare and Obama (20 min in 2 segments).]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/tom-daschle-health-czar/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/the-day-i-died/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/the-day-i-died/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:06 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=658 A compelling BBC documentary about Near Death Experiences. (58:00 min in 6 Segments)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/the-day-i-died/feed/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/stem-cells-in-surgery/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/stem-cells-in-surgery/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:30:25 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=664 European doctors have successfully given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells. The ground-breaking procedure could revolutionize how doctors carry out organ transplants in the future. (2:15 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2008/11/stem-cells-in-surgery/feed/