TV Review
TV Review
Labor
Writers Reach Tentative Deal With Studios After Nearly 150-Day Strike
Sep 25, 2023 "It is the leverage generated by your strike, in concert with the extraordinary support of our union siblings, that finally brought the companies back to the table to make a deal."
TV Review
Becoming Frida
Sep 21, 2023 A BBC documentary revisits the life and legacy of Mexico’s iconic artist.2024 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Award: Third Place,Commentary Analysis/Trend, TV, Online
Health & Wellness
New Docuseries Highlights Plant-Based Longevity
Sep 13, 2023 According to the new four-part docuseries "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones," our diet holds the key to how long we live.
TD Original
Mr. Magoo Vs. Daredevil: Are Blind ‘Superpowers’ Another Caricature?
Jul 24, 2023 Are blind ‘Superpowers’ just another caricature?
TD Original
Video: The WGA Strikes for Residuals
May 8, 2023 The TV and movie writers guild is asking for two percent of profits.
TV Review
Finally, an Amber Alert for Indigenous Women
Feb 3, 2023 A new Showtime docuseries investigates homicides and disappearances in Indian Country.
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Is a Product of Our Failed Health Care System
Jan 27, 2020 Would you rather be a patient or a consumer? Buying your way to even crackpot health gives the illusion of autonomy.
The Best Truthdig Arts & Culture Stories of 2019
Dec 26, 2019 Highlights include a unique take on "Joker," a powerful review of the 58th Venice Biennale and a probing interview with Errol Morris.
Race
Whitewashing ‘Watchmen’
Dec 21, 2019 There’s more than a little tragic irony in how HBO’s version of the classic comic fumbled so spectacularly on racial politics.
Making Torture American Again, With Help From Hollywood
Sep 23, 2019 Author and researcher Alex Adams says it's "not just thrillers or action movies; torture is everywhere."