Arts & Culture

‘Da Vinci’ Secret Is Out: Most Critics Hate It

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 After all that hand-wringing by Christian leaders about the deleterious influence that the movie would have on the faithful, it turns out that the film is stillborn. Dig deeper

One Last Debriefing with ‘The West Wing’

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2006 The show that allowed us to feel idealistic about politics--if only for an hour a week--is signing off forever. Check out this interactive application full of fun facts about the cast and crew of the fictional administration that we desperately wished had been running the country for the last five years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Did Media Miss Real Colbert Story?

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2006 Check out this fantastic review of Colbert's performance, including this: "It was perhaps the first time in Bush's tenure that the president was forced to sit and listen to any American cite the litany of criminal and corruption allegations that have piled up against his administration." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

C-SPAN Pulls Colbert Clips From Internet Sites

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2006 The nonprofit TV network demanded that popular video hosting sites Youtube and iFilm remove clips of Stephen Colbert's roast of President Bush--because of alleged copyright infringement. (Google Video made a deal with C-SPAN to host the video.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Blumenthal: Colbert Spoke Truth, not Truthiness, to Power

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2006 Sidney Blumenthal says Stephen Colbert delivered the "most scathing public critique of the Bush presidency and the complicity of a craven press corps," so it's not surprising his routine was met by silence by the journalists in the room. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Publisher Cancels Book Deal With Harvard Plagiarist

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2006 In the wake of even more plagiarism allegations against the Ivy League sophomore, publisher Little, Brown and Co. has canceled her $500,000 two-book deal and permanently pulled copies of her book from store shelves. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

George Clooney Urges Action on Darfur Genocide

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2006 The Academy Award-winning actor said at a press conference with Sens. Barack Obama and Sam Brownback, "What we cannot do is turn our heads and look away and hope that this will somehow disappear." 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 )