Skateistan

Here's a link to an interesting article at the New York Times about skateboarding in Afghanistan. Check out the video, it's inspiring.

Skateistan's official website.

Doculiciousness.

Since the economy is in the pooper, and going to the movies takes a big chunk out of the ol' pocket book, Jeremey and I have decided to update our Netflix queue. We've loaded it with documentaries like it was our job (hmmm, maybe someday). Some are classics, like Hoop Dreams (which apparently anyone who's anyone that shoots non-fiction has seen). Others are filled with fundamentalist zealotry, life-changing events, pop culture phenomenons, and the obligatory political conspiracy. I'm pretty psyched to jump into this endless tunnel of reality (would TruTV call it Actuality?). Our re-queuing occurred last week, and we've already zipped through the following:

• Heavy Metal in Baghdad
• Maxed Out
• Man on Wire
• Bomb It

... with Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson waiting patiently to be plopped into our DVD player.

We've got a line up that could potentially last all year, but alas, there's more to do than just watch the docs. We're getting a move on our own. And as always, more on that to come...

For some continued awesome doc-itude, here's the trailer from an old Current TV co-worker, Brooke Sebold's film Red Without Blue.