Jennifer Oldham / RevealJul 25, 2018
The Bureau of Land Management mistakenly posts online details on about 900 ancient cliff dwellings, spiritual structures, rock art panels and other antiquities in Utah. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Jordan Riefe / TruthdigMay 18, 2018
The show features over 100 artists, including stars like Basquiat, Banksy and Haring, as well as taggers from the format’s earliest days in the 1960s. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
MICHAEL KUNZELMAN / The Associated PressFeb 27, 2018
The 57 percent increase in U.S. incidents is the highest the Anti-Defamation League has recorded in more than two decades. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 9, 2016
The presidential nominee and her running mate spent much of the week in North Dakota protesting the Dakota Access pipeline. Now they face misdemeanor charges for acts committed during the protests. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 27, 2015
The Islamic State group has destroyed thousands of books, manuscripts and replicas of ancient sculptures in Mosul libraries and museums. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Claiming they were trying to protect the public from a stone formation that took 165 million years to form, three Utah Boy Scout leaders pushed a boulder from its erosion-built perch. And posted the video online. Welcome to modern American vandalism, the public parks version. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 26, 2013
One of the nation's best-known and most accessible treasures has been shut while preservationists work to remove green paint splattered on Abraham Lincoln's statue and his temple in Washington, D.C. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 26, 2012
Mona Eltahawy, a prominent Egyptian-American activist and writer whose arms were broken in Tahrir Square during the Arab Spring, was arrested at a Times Square subway station after spraying paint over a controversial poster that has drawn broad condemnation for equating Muslims with “savages.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 5, 2011
Police walking a beat in Rome have more than pickpockets to look out for. A new rash of vandals and treasure hunters has afflicted the home of the Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, a city so stuffed with artifacts it is difficult to protect. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 22, 2011
Last week we told you about a new Banksy mural that was reportedly threatened by the people who own the wall it was painted on. Such street art is often derided as vandalism by property owners and city managers, but on a trip to see the painting ourselves we discovered, sadly, that some idiot really had vandalized the wall. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 20, 2010
Sean Penn isn't known for being a shrinking violet, and he's drawn criticism and applause for taking public political stances on a wide range of topics. However, when Penn registered his displeasure with a photographer in L.A.'s tony Brentwood neighborhood last October, the actor allegedly took things to a physical level -- and now he's facing charges that may land him in jail. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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