Arts & Culture

Questions Arise About Possible Coulter Plagiarism

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2006 Blogger Rude Pundit notes that passages from the conservative hatemonger's new book are similar to previously published writings by other writers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CNN Host Compares Gore to Hitler

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2006 "Headline News" host Glenn Beck said Al Gore's story-telling methods in his global warming movie, "An Inconvenient Truth," were like those of Hitler. "Hitler said a little bit of truth," Beck said, "and then he mixed in 'and it's the Jews' fault.' " Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reviewers Praise ‘Playing President’

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2006 A reviewer from the The Chicago Reader is the latest to join Gore Vidal and Buzzflash in praising Truthdig editor Robert Scheer's new book "Playing President" . Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer: Media Failed Its Duty in Lee Case

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 7, 2006 Five of the largest U.S. newspapers shirked their journalistic responsibility by covering up the government's outrageous smear campaign against Los Alamos nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Updike’s ‘Terrorist’ a Bomb, Says New York Times

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2006 The legendary author's newest work focuses on a likable 18-year-old would-be suicide bomber The N Times and, to a lesser extent, the Washington Post pan the book . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Young Vietnamese Doctor’s Diary Becomes Bestseller

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2006 The author, a 27-year-old woman who was killed in 1970, wrote of "love, loneliness and death on the Ho Chi Minh Trail." It has become an Anne Frank-like sensation in Vietnam. The universal nature of her themes is an incredible reminder of the folly of war and of demonizing our enemies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert to Grads: English Is God’s Language

Staff / Truthdig Jun 5, 2006 As the commencement speaker for a small Illinois college, satirist Stephen Colbert told the graduates, ?God wrote [the Bible] in English for a reason: So it could be taught in our public schools.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Best Kiss: Brokeback Mountain

Staff / Truthdig Jun 4, 2006 Jake Gyllenhaal's kiss with Heath Ledger beat out real-life couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's kiss for the " Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FCC Probing Fake-News Broadcasts

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2006 Federal authorities are investigating dozens of TV stations for running "faux news broadcasts" made by government agencies and corporations. (Via Huff Po.) Earlier: See the report that kick-started the investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Reporter: Feature Stories Can Get Us Killed in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 In light of the CBS crew that was just attacked (two killed, one wounded) reporting a routine feature story in Iraq, watch CBS reporter Lara Logan speak in late March about how these kinds of attacks are tragically all too common. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

CBS Crew Members Die in Baghdad Attack

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2006 Two members of a CBS News team were killed and a correspondent was critically wounded when the unit in which they were embedded was attacked. They were reporting a routine feature story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’ Viewers Better Informed Than O’Reilly Watchers

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2006 During his May 23 show, Bill O'Reilly claimed that many young Americans have "no idea what's going on," stating that they get their news from Jon Stewart. Problem is, studies show that Stewart's viewers are better informed than most other media consumers -- considerably better than viewers of "The O'Reilly Factor." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )