Lewis Black Tackles Gay Divorce

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2006 Lewis Black was back on the ?Daily Show? on Wednesday satirizing the debate over gay marriage. After playing a clip of Congressman Phil Gingrey, in which the lawmaker said, ?In my opinion, marriage isn?t just any kind of love. It?s a love that can bear children,? Black quipped, ?Hey Congressman, take my word for it. A one-night stand with no love, a Quaalude and three beers can also bear children.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Single 40-Year-Old Woman Has a Higher Chance Of…

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2006 Twenty years ago this week Newsweek speculated that a "40-year-old single woman was 'more likely to be killed by a terrorist' than to ever marry." In this week's cover story, they retract the hackneyed thesis and reexamine the marriage statistics. (h/t: Broadsheet) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Norman Solomon: Media Memorial Day, 2006

Norman Solomon / Truthdig May 27, 2006 "We remember that many Americans have lost their limbs or their lives in on-the-job accidents that might have been prevented if overall media coverage had been anywhere near as transfixed with job safety as with, say, marital splits among Hollywood celebrities." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )