Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJan 23, 2017
Activist-scholar Angela Davis, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and actress America Ferrera are among the figures from varied backgrounds whose addresses have been making the rounds online. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMar 5, 2015
It’s hard to fathom why Western media seem to buy into the US government’s demonization of Venezuela’s democratically elected socialist government and yet essentially give a pass to countries (Mexico, anyone?) with clearly corrupt and discredited leadershipIt’s hard to fathom why Western media seem to buy into U demonization of Venezuela’s democratically elected socialist government and yet essentially give a pass to countries (Mexico, anyone?) with clearly corrupt and discredited leadership. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 15, 2014
What does Mark Twain’s classic outsider hero Huck Finn have to do with the small army of affable manchildren that actor Seth Rogen has played in Judd Apatow films? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 7, 2014
This may be a case of overstatement, but six members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot have let it be known that Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, the two band members recently released from Russian prison, are no longer part of their collective. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 28, 2014
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert and Madonna together performed the anti-homophobic bigotry song "Same Love" live at the Grammys on Sunday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 17, 2012
The re-publication of the fact that Mitt Romney's father was born in Mexico is outrageously meant to inspire distrust; some Mormons now identify as gay, yet suppress their sexuality in order to follow their religion; meanwhile, a mirror has been designed to eliminate blind spots on the road. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 6, 2012
The funny thing about certain TV watchdogs getting their collective knickers in a twist over upstart pop star M.I.A.’s bird-flipping antics during her performance with Madonna and Nicki Minaj at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show is that millions of Americans might otherwise have blinked and missed it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 21, 2010
The world may not have been waiting for Madonna's input, but for the record, she vehemently disapproves of a Malawi judge's decision, issued Thursday, to sentence a young gay couple to 14 years of hard labor after they openly celebrated their engagement late last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 25, 2009
Over-the-top pop star Adam Lambert may once have been constrained by the unwritten rules of competition on "American Idol" when it came to his sexuality, but he made a notable departure from those days during his provocative performance at Sunday's American Music Awards Looks as if that act cost him (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2008
Madonna is no John McCain fan, and the feeling's definitely mutual. The newly minted quinquagenarian icon is once again playing the provocateur on her latest tour, taking aim at McCain by making some undesirable comparisons between the GOP's presumptive nominee and certain nefarious world leaders from past and present. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 27, 2008
This one's going to be hard to top. A competitor in Stephen Colbert's patriotic "Make McCain Exciting Challenge" has thrown down the gauntlet big-time with a creative adaptation of Madonna's "Vogue" video from her infamous cone-bra era. Only one thing could top it, and that can be summarized in one word: Whitesnake. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 7, 2006
The pop queen staged a mock crucifixion in a stadium a mile away from Vatican City, ignoring accusations of blasphemy by the Catholic Church, and even inviting Pope Benedict to come and watch.
Of course, Madonna has been fending off Vatican blasphemy accusations since 1989 -- in the pre-"covering up for child molestors" era, when many people still felt the Catholic Church held the moral high ground. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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