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Lifestyle and society documentaries are all about the sociological mess and sociological wonder we call ‘society.’ Life documentaries are about exactly that: life – or, something like it. This is a celebration of life, or society and what humanity has created with our imaginations. Lifestyle and society documentaries are about communities, the choices we make, and where that takes us. Enjoy!

• Jewish Documentary

  (30 votes, average: 2.23 out of 5)
  

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  “The Jewish Documentary” is an in depth feature on one of the oldest religious group in the world. It is believed that there are over 13 million Jewish in America alone, and the figures are harder to estimate for the rest of the world. The documentary begins in the 1900s and talks of history of
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• Watergate

  (15 votes, average: 3.60 out of 5)
  

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  This documentary series, presented in for over five hours, is a retelling of what has happened during the highly controversial Watergate scandal. As the world knows, the scandal eventually lead to the resignation of President Nixon from his post and forever changed the history of the world. The film’s team interviews about 55 people who
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• The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

  (68 votes, average: 3.46 out of 5)
  

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  Man is basically pleased or thrilled whenever he discovers something. It’s the same for every person, be it a child who has just discovered candies in a jar, or a husband who learns his wife is carrying their first child. There is an element of joy and delight with every discoverey. And this is the
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• Ecstasy Rising

  (30 votes, average: 3.60 out of 5)
  

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  Roughly every half century a new major drug arrives on the scene. In this case it’s MDMA (3.4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine), more commonly known, as ecstasy. Peter Jennings from ABC News television takes viewers behind the scenes and into the world of this new drug. A drug that unlike any other, has spread like wild-fire and came out
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• Welcome to Lagos

  (44 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
  

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  Lagos, Nigeria is considered an urban community, and yet the conditions there are most extreme for any human being. It’s a far cry from how the rest of the world lives. How has the conditions in Lagos changed when more than five decades ago, with only 300,000 residents, it was considered one of the loveliest
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• Privacy Is Dead – Get Over It

  (28 votes, average: 2.75 out of 5)
  

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  In the age of social media, with the advent of Facebook, dowloadable applications, accessing of the mobile to the world wide web, and virtually anything can be found online these days, the idea of “privacy” it seems have been lost on  us. This documentary is a presentation by Steve Rambam, an expert on internet and
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• Christopher Hitchens debates Peter Hitchens: Hitchens vs. Hitchens

  (27 votes, average: 2.44 out of 5)
  

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  In this powerful debate viewers will witness an intelligent and intense discussion between two brothers. Many know of Christopher Hitchens as he is a very prominent atheist. What may come as a surprise is that his brother is just as respected, only for the opposite reason. Peter Hitchens is almost as famous and respected for
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• The Truth About Vitamins

  (41 votes, average: 4.24 out of 5)
  

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  Millions of people take vitamins everyday convinced of their power to help hem stay healthy. However, being in the habit of taking large doses of vitamins can cause different consequences.

• Leonard Maltin’s Animation Favorites from the National Film Board of Canada

  (22 votes, average: 1.77 out of 5)
  

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  This feature-length film is comprised of a compilation of NFB films presented by on-camera host, Leonard Maltin. Included in the collection are Begone Dull Care, Mindscape, Log Driver’s Waltz, Getting Started and The Street, among others.

• Glenn Gould – Goldberg Variations (concert)

  (16 votes, average: 2.50 out of 5)
  

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  1955 was a big year for not only Glenn Gould, but Canada as a whole. Classical pianist Glenn Gould debuted his album Bach: The Goldberg Variations. It would be this album that wool launch his career as a renowned international pianist. The album also went on to become one of the most well-known piano recordings.
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