Love Letters From Both Sides of Incarceration

Staff / Truthdig Feb 21, 2017 Frankie, who is serving a life sentence without parole, and Yolanda, his wife, reflect on marriage with one spouse behind bars. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Holiday Animation

Holiday Punch

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Dec 31, 2016 — Happy Holidays from Truthdig. Mr. Fish brings these animated good tidings to add a bit of glee, rage, tough love and hopefulness as you ring in 2017. Dig deeper

Deconstructing Thanksgiving at Standing Rock

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2016 The indigenous tribes gathered in North Dakota are showing us a path for the future based on respect, nonviolence, humility and love that should inspire us for the difficult times ahead. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The 1 Percent’s Useful Idiots

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jul 27, 2016 Bernie Sanders, by capitulating to the corporate machine, sold us out. By calling on us to accept “reality,” he mocked the reality his followers made possible. We will have to carry out the political revolution on our own. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Gay Marriage

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Sit and Listen to Handel’s ‘Messiah’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 26, 2014 An uninterrupted evening with one of history's most moving oratorios lets the heart glimpse the restorative power of truth, forgiveness and unconditional mutual solace. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

People Just Love John Lithgow and Alfred Molina as a Couple

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 19, 2014 The new independent film "Love Is Strange" by director Ira Sachs is getting rave reviews. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Paris ‘Love Lock’ Bridge Tumbles Under the Weight of Too Much Affection

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 10, 2014 Pont des Arts, the iconic Parisian bridge where lovers place a padlock with their names and throw the key into the Seine river to symbolize their commitment to each other, lost part of a railing over the weekend and had to be evacuated. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Science Shows Animals Have Feelings Too

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2014 Research demonstrates that dogs, cats and others release the same hormone that humans do when they're in love; a blond man once convinced British intellectuals he was Asian and had been kidnapped from Taiwan; to deal with the climate crisis, we have to change our way of thinking. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Is America’s Inequitable Economy Doing to Romantic Relationships?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

10,000 Days With Catherine O’Neill

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Jan 3, 2013 I had been married to Catherine O'Neill for 33 years when she died on the day after Christmas and I don't know how I am going to live without her. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Simple, Excellent and Surprising Film

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Dec 20, 2012 I think the message of "Amour," if it may be said to have one, is that love is sometimes -- probably rarely -- eternal.I think the message of "Amour," if it may be said to have one, is that love is sometimes — probably rarely — eternal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )