Wes Anderson’s Age of Anxieties

Siddhant Adlakha / Truthdig Jun 14, 2023 In “Asteroid City,” flying saucers and mushroom clouds cast shadows over the auteur’s signature palette. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Women’s March Speeches From Across the U.S. Go Viral

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 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 )

Film Review: Hilarious ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Hails and Skewers Hollywood

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Feb 5, 2016 The Coen brothers' new movie—a backstage drawing-room Western musical biblical (with a splash of synchronized swimming)—pays tribute to midcentury escapism while dispensing barbs sharp enough to nick both Tinseltown denizens and ordinary folk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Israeli Firm Sodastream Leaves Palestinian West Bank Under Boycott Pressure (Video)

Juan Cole / Truthdig Oct 30, 2014 The determination of the Likud Party to annex the Palestinian West Bank is damaging the interests of world Jewry. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bad for the Jews: Israeli Annexation of Palestinian West Bank, Scarlett Johansson and BDS

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 1, 2014 The determination of the Likud Party to annex the Palestinian West Bank is damaging the interests of world Jewry. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Case of the Missing Cuban Internet Cable

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2012 The promised $70 million project to quicken Cuba's Internet connection speed was never delivered; German voters are on Angela Merkel's side when it comes to the European economy; meanwhile, a vial with Ronald Reagan's blood is being auctioned, along with one of Scarlett Johansson's used tissues. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

And Now, This Presidential Appraisal From Scarlett Johansson

Staff / Truthdig Feb 9, 2012 There may be untold millions of onetime Obama boosters whose feelings of hope have significantly diminished since, say, November 2008 -- and with good reason. But on Tuesday night, one of the president's celebrity supporters, Scarlett Johansson, showed she's still willing to stump for Obama at a gathering in New York that brought fashionistas and politicos together. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ScarJo 4 Obama!

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2008 Hey there, independent voters -- would a (prerecorded) phone call from sultry starlet Scarlett Johansson persuade you to head to the polls on Tuesday and cast a vote for her fave candidate, Barack Obama? Johansson certainly hopes so, so don't ignore those numbers you don't recognize on your caller ID -- it could be robo-ScarJo! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )