http://www.shapeshift.net news documentary discovery Thu, 17 May 2012 14:14:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/obama-romney-poll-race-religion/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/obama-romney-poll-race-religion/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 04:15:36 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=14570 Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport reveals that while voters' support is evenly split between President Obama and Mitt Romney, Obama leads among the nonwhite and nonreligious and Romney among the white and the religious. (3 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/obama-romney-poll-race-religion/feed/ 1 http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/the-codes-of-gender/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/the-codes-of-gender/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 02:08:02 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=14557 This excellent documentary applies the late sociologist Erving Goffman's groundbreaking analysis of advertising to the contemporary commercial landscape, showing how American advertisements communicate normative ideas about masculinity and femininity. (46 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/the-codes-of-gender/feed/ 0 http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/byzantium-envy-of-the-world/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/byzantium-envy-of-the-world/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 05:03:47 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=14539 For more than 1,000 years, the Byzantine Empire was the eye of the entire world -- the origin of great literature, fine art and modern government. Heir to Greece and Rome, the Byzantine Empire was also the first Christian empire. (52 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/byzantium-envy-of-the-world/feed/ 0 http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/around-the-world-in-80-treasures-peru/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/around-the-world-in-80-treasures-peru/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 17:35:07 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=14524 In these segments Dan Cruickshank starts his Around the World in 80 Treasures journey in Peru and covers Treasures 1 through 5. The journey starts at Machu Picchu and ends in Chan Chan covering famous as well as obscure treasures worth seeking out when one is in the country. (33 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/05/around-the-world-in-80-treasures-peru/feed/ 0 http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/laos-the-amazon-of-asia/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/laos-the-amazon-of-asia/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:53:19 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=14513 The Mekong River is already being put to serious economic use by the Chinese, and now Lao is determined to do the same. But can it really pull the nation out of poverty, and at what cost? Scores of villages are uprooted. Threats to the ecosystem will further endangering fish species. Weighing up potential development and damage, Lao faces a tough dilemma. (23 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/laos-the-amazon-of-asia/feed/ 2 http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/clashes-as-malaysians-rally-for-fair-elections/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/clashes-as-malaysians-rally-for-fair-elections/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:45:40 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=14509 Malaysian police fired teargas and water cannons Saturday as thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital to demand sweeping electoral reforms. (1 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/clashes-as-malaysians-rally-for-fair-elections/feed/ 0 http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/us-churches-consider-divesting-from-israel/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/us-churches-consider-divesting-from-israel/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:39:14 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=14498 This is an especially good episode of Inside Story. The scariest thing for Israel is probably the realization that churches in the US finally know what's going on over there. It's nice that this conversation panel feels more like an intervention and not lynch mob. (26 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/us-churches-consider-divesting-from-israel/feed/ 0 http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/chile-students-rally-for-free-education/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/chile-students-rally-for-free-education/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:39:44 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=14495 Student leader says the government still treats education as a consumer product, rather than a universal right. Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo reports from Santiago. (2 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/chile-students-rally-for-free-education/feed/ 0 http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/japan-a-story-of-love-and-hate/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/japan-a-story-of-love-and-hate/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 05:07:39 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=14491 'Japan: A Story of Love and Hate' is an engaging documentary about a failed businessman living with/off his much younger girlfriend on the poverty line in Japan. It's a pretty intriguing, and intrinsically very sad, look at what happens when you fall through the cracks in one of the world's richest nations. (100 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/japan-a-story-of-love-and-hate/feed/ 0 http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/bbc-adventures-in-architecture-beauty/ http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/bbc-adventures-in-architecture-beauty/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:21:50 +0000 shapeshift http://www.shapeshift.net/?p=14485 Historian and writer Dan Cruickshank celebrates architecture as a creative force as he explores the world's greatest cities, buildings and monuments. In the first episode, Cruickshank explores how humanity has created beauty through architecture. It takes him to Greenland, China, India, Russia and France. (58 min)]]> http://www.shapeshift.net/2012/04/bbc-adventures-in-architecture-beauty/feed/ 0