maurice sendak

Elton John Soars as Pop Phoenix in ‘Rocketman’

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig May 30, 2019 “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a tough act to follow, but “Rocketman” may just become the next nostalgic musical sensation to hit theaters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Last Days of Tomas Young

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 17, 2014 The wounded veteran died last week after a desperate battle with the VA, which callously had reduced his pain medication. His crucible is familiar to the many other Americans who have become the fodder of our wars. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Tony Kushner on Marriage Equality, Sendak and Lincoln

Staff / Truthdig May 10, 2012 Award-winning playwright and gay rights activist Tony Kushner speaks with "Democracy Now!" about Obama’s decision to support same-sex marriage, the life of children’s author Maurice Sendak, and his regard for Abraham Lincoln, about whom he wrote a screenplay for an upcoming film directed by Steven Spielberg. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Maurice Sendak 1928-2012

Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant May 9, 2012 Dig deeper

Maurice Sendak, Children’s Book Author, Dies at 83

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2012 Maurice Sendak, a man whose imagination helped generations of children discover their own, “who wrenched the picture book out of the safe, sanitized world of the nursery and plunged it into the dark, terrifying and hauntingly beautiful recesses of the human psyche,” has died at 83 of complications from a recent stroke. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )