EDC Closes Its Gates Because of High Winds (Update)

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 10, 2012 An official tweet sent early Sunday morning shortly before this post went to Web said: "Due to high winds, we are temporarily halting all entry to @EDC_LasVegas. Fans inside, head to the grand stands. This is for your safety." Updated. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

10 Funniest Jokes From the Fringe

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2011 The world's largest arts festival, Edinburgh's Fringe, is best known for comedy. British humor isn't for everyone, but if it's your cup of tea you'll find this year's best jokes, as selected by a UKTV channel and the public, after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Stampede at German Music Festival Kills 19

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2010 Nineteen people were killed in a crowd panic at a free German dance music festival. Officials have launched an investigation into the deaths, which reportedly occurred after authorities repeatedly were warned about dangerous conditions. About 1.4 million people attended the event in Duisburg. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

More Than 140 Killed in Stampede at Indian Temple

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2008 At least 147 people were killed and many more wounded when a wall collapsed at the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur, India, setting off a stampede of devotees there to observe the Hindu Navaratra festival on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pilgrim Stampede Kills 140

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2008 A stampede of worshipers at an Indian temple killed at least 140 on Sunday, many of them women and children. Rumors of a landslide had caused thousands of pilgrims to flee the site, trampling others. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jazz Fest ’08: Homecoming on Muddy Ground

Larry Blumenfeld / Truthdig May 27, 2008 It's easy in New Orleans these days to read meaning and purpose into every lyric or song choice -- was Sheryl Crow commenting on the housing crisis by covering "Gimme Shelter," or was she just doing a Stones tune? Also, it's impossible to take in all the music and all the messages emanating from the Jazz Fest's 10 stages. Still, a good deal of what I did catch was timely, topical and worth remembering. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Oliver Stone on Hollywood and the ?Machinery of War?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2006 Oliver Stone, speaking at the Venice Film Festival, criticized Hollywood?s romance of war. ? 'Pearl Harbor' and 'Black Hawk Down' -- these movies worshipped the machinery of war and I think America went back to the concept of war too easily.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

It’s That Time of Year Again

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2006 Hordes of artists, free-thinkers, nudists and stoners are about to descend on the Nevada desert to worship a neon statue. Burning Man is back, and the event map?a work of art in and of itself?is now available for viewing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Right-Winger Reads The N.Y. Times

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2006 This animated feature is leading the pack at the Huffington Post's Contagious Festival; it's a satirical look at what conservatives see when they pick up The New York Times Check out last month's Jury Prize (it's the "Freeway Blogger"). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Drudge Falsely Smears Gore

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2006 We usually don't like to point to mud fights, but on something as deadly serious as global warming, we thought it proper to call out conservative Internet kingpin Matt Drudge, who tried to peddle the apparently false story that Gore & Co. were hypocritically environmentally unfriendly at the Cannes Film Festival. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Da Vinci’ Secret Is Out: Most Critics Hate It

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2006 After all that hand-wringing by Christian leaders about the deleterious influence that the movie would have on the faithful, it turns out that the film is stillborn. Dig deeper