jodie foster

Sex Amid the Stacks

Staff / Truthdig Jan 23, 2013 The covering over a painting of a slave performing fellatio on a white man has been removed at the Newark Public Library after much controversy; foreign universities are struggling to compete with elite American ones in the online education market; meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal has revealed that the National Counterterrorism Center has been given massive amounts of authority to surveil Americans via datasets. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘SNL’ Skit Mocks Lance Armstrong, Manti T’eo and Jodie Foster

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 21, 2013 The late-night comedy sketch program wasted no time making fun of the week's big news events, tackling them in its opening skit that featured Taran Killam playing another person who has been in the headlines recently--CNN host Piers Morgan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prosecuting Prosecutorial Abuse

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2013 Massachusetts' US Attorney Carmen Ortiz and Assistant U Attorney Stephen Heymann must be held accountable for their actions during their prosecution of the late Internet activist Aaron Swartz; in China, a father hired online "assassins" to kill his son's avatar in an attempt to save his real life; meanwhile, the U is giving the Afghan government a fleet of drones These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Jodie Foster Reveals She’s Gay During Golden Globes Speech

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 14, 2013 Actress Jodie Foster finally addressed years of media speculation when she casually came out while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement during the Golden Globes on Sunday night. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jodie Foster Helps Fund the Search for Alien Life

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2011 The Allen Telescope Array in Northern California was shut down due to government budget cuts, but more than 2,400 donors, including "Contact" star Jodie Foster, gave enough money to keep the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute-run facility open a little longer. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )