Staff / TruthdigAug 6, 2014
Government officials suspect another whistle-blower is leaking documents from the National Security Agency to The Intercept; the left's concern with ideology over beauty may be destroying art; meanwhile, Toledo, Ohio's water contamination may finally change Republicans' attitudes toward the environment. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 27, 2013
You shouldn't have to be good looking to sell clothes, says France's official human rights organization, which is investigating clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 10, 2013
An older Dustin Hoffman interview making the rounds online shows the actor tearing up over his regret at not having known more "interesting women" because they did not "fulfill, physically, the demands that we're brought up to think [they] have to have in order for us to ask them out." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 1, 2011
Research over the years has shown that attractive people tend to reap economic rewards, from higher salaries and more promotions to lower interest rates on mortgages. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Marcia Alesan Dawkins / TruthdigMar 8, 2011
We need to remember that beauty and race are both social constructions—concepts societies create that may not actually exist in nature. As a result, beauty and race are associated with and impacted by class, immigration, gender, sexuality and marketing.Are mixed race faces considered the most beautiful? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Charlie Baker-BoydApr 18, 2008
Dr. Seuss has some new competition. Dr. Michael Salzhauer is a Florida plastic surgeon who has swapped his scalpel for a typewriter. His debut work, "My Beautiful Mommy," attempts to educate the children of plastic surgery patients about tummy tucks, breast enhancements and nose jobs. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 21, 2006
This week, our collection of Truthdig-flavored videos includes Jon Stewart grilling John Ashcroft on torture; an unbelievable before-and-after as a billboard model is transformed; and a satirical campaign ad so preposterous that the GOP won't even run it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 16, 2006
The Dove "Campaign for Real Beauty" outfit has posted a video showing the unbelievable makeup, styling and Photoshop efforts that go into making a model into a billboard beauty. It's an effective indictment of how we view "beauty." (Watch it) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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