{"id":1119,"date":"2009-06-07T12:29:50","date_gmt":"2009-06-07T10:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2011-05-20T10:15:54","modified_gmt":"2011-05-20T08:15:54","slug":"earthlingsguaranteed-to-make-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=1119","title":{"rendered":"Earthlings&#8230;guaranteed to make you think!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yW3gunMSCu4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\nNarrated by Academy Award Nominee Joaquin Phoenix and featuring music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby, EARTHLINGS is a documentary film about humankind&#8217;s complete economic dependence on animals raised for pets, food, clothing, entertainment and scientific research. 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