highly disturbing but truly truly important documentary exploring the corruption in the american food industry: corporate lobbying, mistreatment of animals, exploitation of labor, the whole nine yards. a difficult watch at times but i think every american should see this film. it will change you.
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Can't recommend highly enough the following docs:
The Gilded Age
The origins of big business and billionaire money in politics start here. Warning: watching this documentary will strangely feel like watching a special news report about what's happening today.
The Eugenics Crusade
A morbidly fascinating and critical watch. I had no idea Eugenics was basically as American as apple pie for like..most of the early 20th century? The chilling story of how when a 'good' idea (the desire for a healthier, stronger human race) meets bad science + racism + ableism + homophobia, surprise surprise, you get Nazis.
American Coup: Wilmington 1898
Stoking fears of “Negro Rule,” self-described white supremacists used intimidation and violence to destroy Black political and economic power and overthrow Wilmington, North Carolina’s democratically-elected government in 1898. Black residents were murdered and thousands were banished. The story of what happened in Wilmington was suppressed for decades until descendants and scholars began to investigate. Today, many of those descendants — Black and white — seek the truth about this intentionally buried history.
The little-known story of this deadly race massacre and carefully orchestrated insurrection in North Carolina’s largest city — the only coup d’état in the history of the US.
Jan 29, 2025
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Some documentaries are so good that they make you want to use all 246 synonyms for “wow” (according to this extensive Wiktionary list). This is one of them. In an hour and thirty-seven minutes (perfect runtime), a 1997 documentary about a bizarre Texas endurance feat will make you laugh, cry, take a shot, and have many epiphanies!
Sep 5, 2023
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In addition to the books and tv shows, I would also highly recommend the recent doc that came out about him, Roadrunner. It was the first post Covid movie I saw in a theater and the whole audience laughed AND cried- it was well done and made me appreciate him even more.
Feb 17, 2024
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your future isn’t going to start itself, be confident!
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Feb 6, 2025
Noble Cellar in syracuse. market price chef’s pasta: sweet potato gnocchi with brown butter and sage on a sweet potato foam.
simple and popular dish but oh my goodness i had it a month ago and i still reminisce. you might think you’ve had good gnocchi, but you haven’t had this one. unbelievable stuff.
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Feb 5, 2025