We Got Hit by a Russian Spambot Attack — Here’s What They Targeted
Reading Time: 3 minutes A Russian network of spambots recently attacked WhoWhatWhy. That we were targeted isn’t surprising, but what they targeted is very interesting.
Classic WWW: Texas Concealed Carry Law and the UT Tower Massacre
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fifty years ago today, a shooter operating from a Texas university tower killed 16 in the largest massacre of its kind at the time. Today, Texas begins permitting concealed weapons on many campuses. Here’s a review of a related documentary.
Short Reviews: A Small Space Vanquished
Reading Time: 2 minutes A documentary on how rising real estate prices destroyed a tiny rock club that was more like a nightly happening, the kind of authentic creative endeavor that draws us to places such as New York.
Welcome to the End of the World — Everybody Dance
Reading Time: 4 minutes Documentarian Josh Fox made his name showing us the real face of fracking. Now, he makes it possible for us to really, truly, see Climate Change in perspective — to take a moment to love the world, and to consider doing something.
The Story Behind the Suppressed Trump Documentary
Reading Time: 2 minutes For two weeks prior to the Iowa caucus, we ran a documentary on Donald Trump. When it was first supposed to be aired, however, Trump himself quickly shut down the possibilities for the film to run with threats to sue. “He screamed, and yelled and threatened to sue us,” said Libby Handros, the producer of Read More
Outside the Box Video Series: The Century of the Self
Reading Time: 2 minutes WhoWhatWhy readers have weighed in, and think The Century of Self is “nothing short of magnificent”; a classic documentary series that “every public school and college should use in their curriculum and for discussion.” We thought it was so important that we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it.
Ever feel surrounded by things you don’t need? There could be a deep-seated psychological reason for it. This series chronicles the rise of advertising and the development of Freudian psychology. Think you own your mind? You may want to think again.
Outside the Box Video Series: The Century of the Self
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ever feel surrounded by things you don’t need? There could be a deep-seated psychological reason for it. This classic four-part documentary series chronicles the rise of advertising and the development of Freudian psychology. Think you own your mind? You may want to think again.
TVWHY: Counterintelligence—Part 5, Drone Nation
Reading Time: 1 minute Part 5 of a new five-part documentary on the national security state
TVWHY: Counterintelligence—Part 4, Necrophilous
Reading Time: 1 minute Part 4 of a new five-part documentary on the national security state
TVWHY: Counterintelligence—Part 3, The Strategy of Tension
Reading Time: 1 minute Part 3 of a new five-part documentary on the national security state
TVWHY: Counterintelligence—Part 2, The Deep State
Reading Time: 1 minute Part 2 of a new five-part documentary on the national security state
TVWHY Documentary Counterintelligence
Reading Time: 1 minute Part 1 of a new five-part documentary on the national security state
Documentaries We Like: "On Beauty"
Reading Time: 1 minute Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. This film-in-production gives us a whole new appreciation of diversity in our society, and of what we ourselves are made of.
Worth Watching: Christine Flees, the Mean Side of Capitalism, and a Preschool Preacher
Reading Time: 2 minutes Here are a few videos to get you scratching your head, if not other parts of your body.
Documentary Trailer, Hole in the Head: A Life Revealed
Reading Time: 1 minute Are you familiar with the Tuskegee experiment? Imagine something comparably awful, but unknown to this day….