For 23 Years, Fully Aware but Mute and Paralyzed

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2009 After surviving a car wreck in 1983 at the age of 20, Rom Houben was written off as a vegetable He was actually perfectly alert The Belgian would spend the next 23 years in a private hell until doctors finally discovered (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Creates Department of Faulty Intelligence

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Mar 19, 2007 The satirist envisions a Cabinet-level agency to better handle the abundance of misinformation pumped out by the administration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Austrians Top ‘Sexually Satisfied’ List

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 University of Chicago researchers collected reports on sexual satisfaction across the globe. The U.S. took fifth place. The big loser: Japan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )