By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatchNov 25, 2013
Does what should be deeply disturbing, even apocalyptically terrifying, in the present moment strike many of us as the equivalent of so many movie-made terrors -- shivers and fears produced in a world so far beyond us that we can do nothing about them? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Richard Schickel / TruthdigJun 26, 2013
I read in the press that this movie can never, ever recoup its cost, but it does have its charms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigOct 30, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including how Hurricane Sandy could impact the presidential election and an endorsement from the creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 8, 2012
Zombies have figured prominently in the American cultural spotlight for at least a decade. Might the phenomenon have anything to do with, say, many Americans' feeling of alienation from the nation’s political life? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigOct 9, 2009
Zombies have made a pop culture comeback. It might have something to do with all the undead banks and the bankers whose careers live on after the economic apocalypse they caused. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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