Arts & Culture

Everyone’s Got an Opinion on Colbert

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 Reactions to Stephen Colbert's Bush roast largely break down along lines of political affiliations. But there are exceptions. Check 'em out. Also, watch Tucker Calson call it an "embarrassing public flop." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Was ‘Ready to Blow’ During Colbert’s Roast

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2006 An aide to the president says that during Stephen Colbert's "tribute" on Sunday night, Bush "got that look that he's ready to blow." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Not Amused At Colbert’s Roast

Staff / Truthdig Apr 30, 2006 The president and his wife, Laura, did not seem amused at the blistering "tribute" satirist Stephen Colbert gave them at the annual White House Correspondent's Dinner Watch the video (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) Salon calls it Colbert's "crowning moment" . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Harvard Student’s Book Pulled From Shelves

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 The Ivy League sophomore, who got a $500,000 two-book deal, admitted borrowing material from two other books. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lawyer’s Anti-Bush Book Takes Amazon’s Top Spot

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 Constitutional lawyer and blogger Glenn Greenwald's book "How Would a Patriot Act" has hit No. 1 on the online retailers' list. Greenwald attacks the president for abusing the Constitution and setting himself up as a monarch. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pink’s Plea to Bush

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2006 The pop star Pink stretches a bit from her standard fare with this protest song about Bush--which includes the lyrics, "How can you say no child left behind? We're not dumb and we're not blind What kind of father would take his own daughter's rights away? What kind of father might hate his own daughter if she were gay?". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conversation With Chris Abani – An Interview With the PEN Award-Winning Author

Staff / Truthdig Apr 19, 2006 Truthdig Publisher Zuade Kaufman sits down with Chris Abani, the author of "GraceLand," at his home in Los Angeles to talk about his most recent work, "Becoming Abigail," a novella about a teenage Nigerian girl brought to London and forced into prostitution by relatives. Dig deeper

The Hard Edge of the “Page Six” Gossip Machine

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 The NY Times (which is reportedly closing its own gossip page) quizzes a veritable who's-who of New York's 'buzz industry' leaders on the power of the N Post's gossip page (which came under fire for the alleged extortion activities of one of its star writers). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Favorite Luckovich Wins Pulitzer

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 Check out Truthdig's collection of cartoons by Mike Luckovich, who just won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Katrina and Terror Coverage Win Pulitzers

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2006 Two Gulf Coast newspapers took home the big award for their hurricane reportage; Risen and Lichtblau of the N.Y. Times won for their stories on Bush's eavesdropping; and Dana Priest of the Washington Post earned a Pulitzer for reporting on secret CIA prisons. Full list of winners. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘South Park,’ Censored Over Mohammed, Hits Jesus

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2006 The creators of "South Park," censored by Comedy Central when they attempted to show an image of the prophet Mohammed, aired instead an image of Jesus Christ defecating on President Bush and the American flag. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gossip Columnist Extortion Plot Roils N.Y. Post

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2006 One of New York's most high-profile gossip columnists has been suspended in the wake of allegations that he tried to shake down a billionaire by charging him hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep negative stories out of the press. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )