Filmmaker Lilly Wachowski Pre-empts Tabloid by Coming Out as Transgender Woman

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Mar 9, 2016 She has a successful career, a supportive wife and a transgender sister, but when it came to going public about her own transition, Lilly Wachowski didn’t have a choice. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What You Need to Know About David Cameron’s #Piggate, the Controversy Sweeping the U.K.

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 21, 2015 The British prime minister has been caught in a media storm after a former billionaire Tory donor released pages from his tell-all book. While some of the allegations may point toward corruption, the one that has the Twitterverse laughing nonstop involves a dead pig and Cameron's private parts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

James Bond Writer Anthony Horowitz Apologizes to Idris Elba for ‘Too Street’ Insult

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2015 Actor Idris Elba, who starred in "The Wire," has all the makings of a killer James Bond, which would explain the persistent public campaign to urge the filmmakers behind the long-running spy franchise to pass the torch to him after Daniel Craig's tenure as 007 ends. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

George Clooney Accuses Daily Mail of Dangerously Exploiting Religious Differences to Sell Newsapers

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jul 9, 2014 After the British tabloid printed a story (which was picked up by newspapers all over the world) that alleged his fiancee's mother is not in favor of her daughter's marriage on "religious grounds," George Clooney decided to speak out about "irresponsible" journalism and the "violent" effects this negligence can have. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Grim Existence in the Sewers of Eastern Europe

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 22, 2014 Beneath Bucharest's ornate architecture, Baroque palaces and tree-lined boulevards lies a decades-old city of suffering made of filth, frigid temperatures, addiction and disease. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russell Brand Sits Down With a Philosopher to Find the ‘Truth Behind the Headlines’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 19, 2014 Some newspapers would have you believe you're in constant danger of being eaten by a giant South American bird around the corner from your home. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

My Father, Thatcher’s ‘Enemy Within’

By David James Apr 17, 2013 I couldn't face the "state" funeral of Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, not after such a short time since the death of my dad, who was for the first half of his long and hardworking life a South Wales coal miner deep "down the pit" in Cwmgrach, and one of the "enemies within," as the former prime minister put it.I couldn't face the "state" funeral of Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, not after such a short time since the death of my dad, a South Wales coal miner and one of the former prime minister's "enemies within." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )