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Deadly Quake Leaves Thousands Homeless on Indonesian Island

ANDI JATMIKO and STEPHEN WRIGHT / The Associated Press Aug 5, 2018 The temblor is the second in a week to cause deaths in Lombok, which draws many tourists. Damage is described as massive, and the fatality count of 98 is expected to rise. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ooh, ‘La La Land’

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Dec 9, 2016 Director Damien Chazelle captures the dreamy side of Los Angeles in a buoyant, candy-colored musical romance. (Not keen on musicals? Give this one a chance.) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cornel West Blasts Ta-Nehisi Coates for Perceived Obama Worship

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2015 The literati darling Ta-Nehisi Coates received some daunting criticism Thursday via Facebook. Political commentator and professor Dr. Cornel West has countered Toni Morrison’s glowing comparison of the author to James Baldwin with a politically charged status update. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

John Legend and Common’s Performance of ‘Glory’ Is a Special Moment at the Oscars

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Feb 23, 2015 With lyrics honoring Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and even the Ferguson protest movement, musicians John Legend and Common had many Academy Awards attendees in tears. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In the New Gilded Age, Social Protest Dominates Academy Awards Ceremony

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 23, 2015 The committed artists honored at the 87th Academy Awards took advantage of their bully pulpits to make an amazing series of eloquent statements on behalf of minorities and the discriminated against. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )