Staff / TruthdigSep 22, 2012
An Italian study found a man's penis size, on average, is 10 percent smaller than it was 50 years ago. According to Rush Limbaugh, the shrinkage must be because of feminism. Obviously. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Mr. Fish / TruthdigJan 23, 2012
My first reaction to the video released recently of the four U.S. Marines urinating on the bodies of dead Afghans was that it was too ham-fisted and bombastic a metaphor to add anything of real value to the ongoing critique and analysis of this country’s über-mortiferous foreign policy. I began to wonder if I wasn’t, in fact, witnessing the censorship of an enlightening fact rather than the shutting down of mere prurience. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 18, 2011
Living in stressful urban settings affects health negatively; K-Pop floods the Japanese entertainment market; and "Uncle Tom's Cabin" may have caused the American Civil War. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJan 5, 2011
Bhutan, that tiny, idyllic country nestled between China and India, has a thing for male genitals However, an influx of tourists and their prudish ways threatens the ancient art of penis worship, the Global Post reports (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 29, 2007
Who knew that eating a donkey's, er member is good for the skin? Or that women should refrain from consuming animal testicles? These could be trumped-up claims, but the proprietor and employees of China's Guolizhuang restaurant, a self-described "penis emporium," stand by them, as brave BBC reporter Andrew Harding discovered on a recent culinary adventure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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