Last week, we talked about how it can be logistically difficult to find smart videos on Google Video and YouTube. Then, this week, we stumble upon this: a no-frills web site called Best Online Documentaries that aggregates, yes, you guessed it, high-quality online documentaries, almost all from Google Video.

Al Gore made a much publicized trip back to Washington yesterday.

MediaShift, the PBS blog which "tracks how new media—from weblogs to podcasts to citizen journalism—are changing society and culture," has just posted a new piece that you’ll want to check out.

The latest issue of Stanford Magazine features an intriguing article worth a little bit of your time.

Here is where the ideology of privatization logically ends up. As part of its occupation, the US government has flooded Iraq with private contractors.

Last week, we talked a little (here and here) about the trials and tribulations of finding enlightened content on GooTube (Google Video + YouTube). What we didn’t mention is that some of this good content comes straight from Google headquarters itself.

We talk about podcasts a good deal around here. But given that only 12% of internet users have ever downloaded a podcast, and only 1% does so daily (see this Pew Research Center study), we wanted to provide an overview of podcasts and how to use them.

The scuttlebutt is that President Bush may soon be looking for a new Attorney General. While Don Rumsfeld and his bungled war plan withered criticism for years, Gonzales has been pushed to the brink in a matter of weeks, and for issues that few seem to clearly understand.

American University – Washington College of Law iTunes Feed Web Site

An eclectic collection of legal podcasts.

Duke University School of Law iTunes Feed Web Site

Lectures, panels, conferences, etc.

Georgetown University – Georgetown Law iTunes Feed Web Site

One of the richer collections.

Here’s a quick summary of our recent pieces:

Has Stephen Hawking Been Wrong For The Last 30 Years?
My Trip to Al Qaeda: A New Yorker Video
Smart Links
BondCast (AKA a James Bond Podcast)
Future Tense Radio Interview — Talking More About the Problem with GooTube
The Problem with GooTube (and Inside Iran)
25 UC Berkeley Courses Available