Oscars Get With the Political Program

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 10, 2020 This year's telecast showed signs of progress—now the Academy Awards producers need to get audiences to tune in again. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Oscars Viewership Plunges to All-Time Low

DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2020 “It was too predictable, too white and too boring,” says founder of a website devoted to awards show news. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Wall Street Admits Curing Diseases Is Bad for Business

Lee Camp / Truthdig Apr 24, 2018 We are beginning to see more and more how disgusting a profit-above-all-else economy is. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

SNL: ‘Hillary’ Pays Tribute to Leonard Cohen; Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle on Racist Voters (Video)

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 14, 2016 Two powerful skits aired on "Saturday Night Live" after the election, one which simultaneously bid goodbye to Hillary Clinton and Leonard Cohen; another which pointed out just how blind white liberals were during this election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oscars 2016 Review: Chris Rock Pulls Off the Ultimate Balancing Act

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 29, 2016 The actor and comedian was tapped to criticize the academy that had hired him, but he walked the tightrope with grace and blistering humor. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

To Make the Oscars More Diverse, Let’s Adopt Football’s Rooney Rule

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jan 30, 2016 Voluntary steps to include more people of color and women should be a priority throughout the entire Hollywood system of moviemaking, from studios’ executive ranks to casting. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Oscar Nominations Put On Yet Another Show of Whiteness

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 15, 2016 It's not as though there weren't plenty of options to mix up this year's lineup of Oscar nominees. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

2015 in Review: The Best Ear to the Ground Posts of the Year

Staff / Truthdig Dec 31, 2015 As the countdown to the new year begins, we take a look at 2015's most popular stories. As the countdown to the new year begins, we take a look at 2015's most popular stories. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Stop and Search

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Driving While Black: Chris Rock Takes a Selfie Each Time Cops Pull Him Over

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Apr 1, 2015 For the last seven weeks, the comedian has been publicly documenting his police stops to highlight racial profiling. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chris Rock on Race, Fox News and ‘Kind of’ Losing Bill Cosby

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Dec 3, 2014 Chris Rock may be verging on 50, but he's not showing many signs of mellowing with age -- even if he does have to force the odd Uber joke here and there to look relevant. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Pity the Fool

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 1, 2006 Paul Provenza, director of the gleefully obscene "The Aristocrats," explains why Hollywood doesn't get the joke. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )