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Chris Hedges / Truthdig Oct 28, 2019 Samuel Hynes was a professor, a decorated Marine and an important writer on war and its horrors. But to me, most of all, he was a friend. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

A Revolutionary Writer for Our Darkest Days

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 30, 2019 Novelist Ali Smith manages to render humanity's astonishing resilience in the face of “volcanic political canyon-ing across the world.” Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Harold Bloom’s Tragic Confession

Elaine Margolin / Truthdig Jul 27, 2019 The provocative literary critic's recent book reveals that he yearns for more time to reconcile that he's merely "a reader and a teacher, and not a creator." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Pod Save Us From These Liberal Wonks

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Feb 8, 2019 Hosted by four of Barack Obama’s former staffers, “Pod Save America” embodies the utter cluelessness of our political establishment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Joe Biden Should Spare Us All the Trouble

Dan O'Sullivan / Truthdig Jan 11, 2019 The former vice president is considering a run for president in 2020, but progressives should be leery of his candidacy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Sheryl Sandberg Needs to Log Off

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Dec 4, 2018 A damning new investigation finds the Facebook COO has more in common with right-wing cranks like Laura Loomer than we might like to think. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Top-Flight Cast Takes On American Classic ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Jun 15, 2018 The Beverly Hills production features Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville under the direction of five-time Olivier Award winner Richard Eyre. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Lear,’ Not ‘1984,’ Defines the Trump Era

By Ron Charles Jun 10, 2017 The best literary precedent for what we're enduring now is not the absolute order of Big Brother but the irrational eruptions of King Lear. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Much Ado About Very Little

Alexis Camins / Truthdig Dec 30, 2016 What does it take to put on a Shakespeare play in a Midwestern regional theater? A new book seeks to answer this question, but far more interesting questions are left unasked. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Hag-Seed

By Ron Charles Oct 22, 2016 Margaret Atwood's modern-day take on Shakespeare's "The Tempest" follows a Canadian theater director, driven mad over his daughter's death, who is fired and exiled from the world of theater. Using only his artistic genius and a crew of local prisoners, he devises a brilliant new production of "The Tempest." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

VIDEO: British Actor Benedict Cumberbatch: F*** the Politicians’ Response to Syrian Refugee Crisis

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2015 The British actor gave many impassioned speeches about the Syrian refugee crisis at the end of his performances as Hamlet in London, but one speech differed in a very specific way. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Et tu DeSantis?

Saying Goodbye to Sam