TV

Media

Farewell, Stephen Colbert

Robert Reich / Substack May 19, 2026 The Trump critic and satirist has been one of the most thoughtful, funny and genuinely decent people on television. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Film

The Soul of W.E.B. Du Bois

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig May 15, 2026 The American Masters biography of the scholar and civil rights pioneer airing on PBS could hardly be more timely. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

RIP Chuck Norris, Humorless Karate Conservative

Adam Bulger / Truthdig Mar 23, 2026 The action star became the face of the early meme-o-sphere, but his reactionary politics were always the real joke. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Column

We’re All in the Snowglobe, Now

Jeb Lund / Truthdig Dec 23, 2025 The Hallmark Christmas movie enters the 21st century. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Arts & Culture

Mark of the (Mr.) Beast

Veronica Phillips / Truthdig Oct 17, 2025 New adaptations of prophetic Stephen King stories highlight the long, perverse tradition of “endurance” media, where suffering is the spectacle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

TD Original

David Lynch’s Third Peak

Jim Knipfel / Truthdig Jan 27, 2025 As the world remembers the singular director’s oeuvre, his “other” television show has been curiously forgotten. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Here’s to the Changemakers and Culture Shapers of 2024

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2024 Selections from Truthdig's year in films, books and interviews with artists who are shaping our world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

TD Interview

Ken Burns Does Da Vinci

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Nov 15, 2024 A chronicler of Americana takes on the towering genius of 15th century Italy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Ominous Return of Jed Bartlet

Luke Savage / Truthdig Oct 10, 2024 Why the current ‘West Wing’ renaissance is an unsettling omen for the Democrats. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

TD Interview

The Week John and Yoko Seized American TV

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Oct 7, 2024 “Daytime Revolution” chronicles John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1972 takeover — with a little help from their radical friends — of “The Mike Douglas Show.” Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

TD Interview

John Leguizamo: Decolonizing Hispanic History Onscreen

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Sep 26, 2024 From Aztecs and Incans to United Farm Workers and Young Lords, the actor tells ‘the untold history of Latinos’ in a new documentary series. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Media

The Tragedy of Chris Hayes

Freddie deBoer / Truthdig Aug 30, 2024 The columnist-turned-host still has the ability to conceive of a better world. He just lost the ability to be ruthlessly honest about what it takes to build it. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )