Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 6, 2013
Sports isn't a subject matter Jon Stewart usually covers on "The Daily Show," but the spectacle that the Super Bowl has become was too good a topic for the Comedy Central host to ignore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 4, 2013
"We have come to New Orleans to represent the Sandy Hook Family and the community of Newtown, Connecticut," a statement from the school said. "Our wish is to demonstrate to America and the world that, 'We are Sandy Hook and We Choose Love.' " Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 3, 2013
Ahead of the 47th Super Bowl on Sunday, a jock has capitalized on his moment in the spotlight to continue his campaign of support for gay rights.
Ahead of the 47th Super Bowl on Sunday, a jock has capitalized on his moment in the spotlight to continue his campaign of support for gay rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 1, 2013
As if the anti-gay remarks by San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver weren't enough to send the team's management into a tizzy, two of its other players are adding to the controversy by denying that they were in a video produced to combat bullying experienced by LGBT teens. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 24, 2013
Brendon Ayanbadejo has been an outspoken proponent of the cause, and for LGBT rights in general, since he became one of the first athletes from a major professional sport to publicly announce his support for same-sex marriage in 2009. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 14, 2013
Silver, who writes The New York Times' popular FiveThirtyEight blog, makes his living by predicting events. Oftentimes, he's right, like he was during the 2012 presidential election when he correctly forecast how every state would vote. But even experts are wrong occasionally. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJan 11, 2013
The statistician extraordinaire has correctly predicted presidential elections, baseball games and football rankings, which is why his Super Bowl picks warrant a close look. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 6, 2012
The funny thing about certain TV watchdogs getting their collective knickers in a twist over upstart pop star M.I.A.’s bird-flipping antics during her performance with Madonna and Nicki Minaj at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show is that millions of Americans might otherwise have blinked and missed it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 4, 2012
Say what you will about Sacha Baron Cohen's ribald and untoward brand of comedy, but he has at least one thing going for him in his latest big-screen venture, "The Dictator": good timing. Speaking of which, here's a glimpse of what Super Bowl ad-watchers will see from Baron Cohen's camp this Sunday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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