In Baltimore, there is an infamous group of dirt bikers named the “12 O’Clock Boys,” who ride through the streets of the city every weekend, often in groups of over a hundred. Their name comes from their ability to pop wheelies and drive completely straight back. The Baltimore police consider the 12 O’Clock Boys to…
How the mind works remains one of mankind’s biggest mysteries. In fact, the mind is considered to be the most complicated organ in the universe. Even though scientists try, we have still have not fully cracked the inner-workings of the mind, especially when it comes to mental disorders. Free the Mind focuses on Professor Richard…
When someone is accused of a crime as heinous as attempted murder, it is understandable to jump to conclusions and assume that the person is a monster. However, what if the person was mentally ill and had no control over his actions? Such people are declared “Not Criminally Responsible” for their crimes and sent to…
There are many high profile documentaries, about very important subjects, playing at this year’s Hot Docs films festival. These films typically get the most attention and coverage. However, Hot Docs also features small hidden gems, with heart-warming personal stories. Jillian Schlesinger’s Maidentrip is one of those hidden gems and I am quite happy that this…
It’s fun to think about the fact that there is much in our world that has yet to be discovered. For decades, we have heard rumours of creatures that exist in the wilderness. In the Himalayas it is the Abominable Snowman, in Scotland it is the Loch Ness Monster, and here in North America it…
Continuing right where Napster let off, The Pirate Bay is the world’s largest file-sharing website, generating the bulk of the world’s BitTorrent traffic. While Napster was primarily targeted by the music industry, The Pirate Bay was targeted by Hollywood studios, due to the fact that the BitTorrent protocol allows for the download of large-sized files…
There are people all over the world, who are desperate in need of a new organ to survive. However, there is not enough supply to meet the demand and there are people who end up waiting years for a qualified donor to appear. As such, some people go to extreme measures and spend thousands of…
It might be just a coincidence, but we seem to be getting a lot of “studio nostalgia” documentaries these days. It was earlier this year when Dave Grohl released the documentary Sound City, about the classic rock studio. Now we have Muscle Shoals, which is about a town in Alabama, which is home to FAME…
At one point in Dan Krauss’ war crime documentary The Kill Team, one of the film’s subjects has this to day about the situation he is in: “From the day you join, to the day you’re out, your job as infantry is to kill everything that gets in your way. Why are you pissed off…
Just northwest of Los Angeles is the California beach town of Oxnard. There is nothing particularly special about the town and, chances are, the average person wouldn’t even know where it is. Except of course, that Oxnard was the site of a horrendous alleged hate crime, which received nationwide coverage in the United States. Valentine…
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