Film Review

The Sound of Silence On Screen

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jan 23, 2023 An experimental Sundance documentary that upends audio-visual conventions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Dig Scape

DIG•SCAPE: Vets Are People Too

bart plantenga / Truthdig Nov 1, 2022 Bart Plantega debuts DigScape, an audio feature that combines beats and audio collage wrapped around political and social themes. In his first installment, Bart weaves his soundscape with the themes of alienation and suffering among military veterans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coachella Festival Postponed Amid Virus Concerns

The Associated Press Mar 10, 2020 The Southern California desert event will be rescheduled to October. Meanwhile, death toll from coronavirus rises to 24 in Washington state. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Playing as If His Life Depended on It

Peter Richardson / Truthdig Aug 23, 2019 How did the guitarist become the unique artist he was? A new book answers that question with uncommon clarity and authority. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Seven Women Accuse Singer Ryan Adams of Inappropriate Behavior

The Associated Press Feb 14, 2019 Each claims the artist offered to further her career until things turned sexual, when he became verbally and emotionally abusive. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rap Artists and Women Take Center Stage at Grammys

DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Feb 11, 2019 Some rap artists feel the Grammys have been slow to recognize how the genre now dominates popular music. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The 10 Best Arts and Culture Stories of 2018

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2018 This year's top stories about film, books, music and podcasts are not to be missed. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Clinton, Cabello, Monae Provide Grammys’ Political Moments

DAVID BAUDER / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2018 One-time Grammy winner Hillary Clinton makes it back to the awards show in a skit about a recording of Michael Wolff's best-selling book, "Fire and Fury." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Serkin, Gould and the Pianist’s Ideal

Tim Riley / Truthdig Jan 26, 2018 Recently available deluxe recordings from Rudolf Serkin and Glenn Gould reveal new secrets about these polar-opposite titans of classical piano. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Sticky Fingers

Tim Riley / Truthdig Dec 23, 2017 A nearsighted new biography of Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner would have us believe that any narcissistic cokehead could have shepherded innovative work by Hunter S. Thompson, Annie Leibovitz and others just by being in the right place at the right time. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Faces of Pain, Faces of Hope

Chris Hedges / Truthdig and Mr. Fish Oct 8, 2017 Intentional communities of young men and women, cast aside by the corporate state, are lighting the embers of resistance. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

How the Internet Has Transformed Capitalism (Audio and Transcript)

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Aug 11, 2017 In the podcast “Scheer Intelligence,” host and Truthdig Editor Robert Scheer talks tech with Jonathan Taplin (pictured). [Transcript added] Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )