Staff / TruthdigOct 24, 2008
Two weeks after the death of Joerg Haider, former leader of the far-right Austrian Freedom Party, media attention has moved from Haider's fascistic political life to his personal life, with the politician's sexual identity undergoing a bit of a queering, much to the surprise of his ultranationalistic supporters. Haider was a 58-year-old married father of two. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 12, 2008
A Catholic Church-affiliated museum in Vienna was shaken up this week by a controversy that erupted over the display of an unconventional rendering of Jesus and his disciples sharing the Last Supper -- and then some -- in an exhibit called "Religion, Flesh and Power." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 8, 2007
Police departments around the world have launched investigations following Austria's discovery of an online child pornography network. By observing a targeted website for one day, investigators were able to gather the IP addresses of thousands of illicit downloaders from 77 countries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 20, 2006
University of Chicago researchers collected reports on sexual satisfaction across the globe. The U.S. took fifth place. The big loser: Japan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigFeb 22, 2006
On Monday an Austrian court sentenced crackpot British historian David Irving to three years' imprisonment for having denied the Holocaust 17 years ago. Directly on the heels of rioting sparked by the Muhammad cartoons, the ruling has exposed a longstanding double standard in the West about who is entitled to free speech and why. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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