Jodie Foster comes out — her way
Jodie Foster, who at 50 has been acting for 47 years, accepted a lifetime achievement award at Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards. The actress stunned the audience, however when she made a cryptic...
View ArticleThe 10 most award-worthy moments of the 2013 Golden Globes
Last night's Golden Globe Awards saw top honors go to "Les Misérables," "Argo," "Girls" and "Homeland" — and big laughs for co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (who were somewhat absentee after the...
View ArticleJodie Foster comes out, gritting her teeth
She never said "gay." Or "lesbian." In fact, as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her outstanding Hollywood career at the Golden Globes Sunday night, Jodie Foster specifically said, "I'm not...
View Article“SNL” recap: Dry as a winter’s bone
"SNL" returned last night after taking a monthlong break, which seemed to have no restorative effect whatsoever on the show's writers. With the exception of a few chuckles (and I know that commenters...
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10 celebs you didn’t know were atheists
It’s almost Oscar season, and we all know what that means: a parade of well-dressed, trophy-clutching men and women thanking their friends, family, spouses, and above all, God. As I watch the Academy...
View ArticlePick of the week: Matt Damon fights for the 99 percent
For at least half its running time, writer-director Neill Blomkamp’s “Elysium” is such an exciting, witty and vividly realized science-fiction allegory that I felt sure it would end up as one of the...
View ArticlePick of the week: Matt Damon fights for the 99 percent
For at least half its running time, writer-director Neill Blomkamp’s “Elysium” is such an exciting, witty and vividly realized science-fiction allegory that I felt sure it would end up as one of the...
View ArticleThe art of “All right, all right, all right”: How to write a viral acceptance...
Movie awards season is approaching, and with the Golden Globes airing this Sunday and the Oscars coming up in February, we’re going to be seeing a lot of acceptance speeches over the next couple of...
View Article“We are 50 percent of the population and our stories matter”: Athena Film...
This weekend marks a major event for women onscreen: the fifth annual Athena Film Festival, an annual celebration of women and leadership held at New York’s Barnard College. The four-day festival was...
View ArticleJodie Foster on women in film: “TV is where the story is now”
On Thursday night, actress and director Jodie Foster received the Athena Film Festival’s Laura Ziskin lifetime achievement award, which honors exemplary female leadership in the film industry. At the...
View ArticleAmy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence danced on top of Billy Joel’s piano so you...
It all began with an “I’m in love with you” fan letter. Then, it escalated to a boating trip to The Hamptons and a screenplay collaboration. Yesterday, the budding friendship between Jennifer Lawrence...
View ArticleRachel Maddow eviscerates the Bush administration’s incompetent Katrina...
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, President Barack Obama addressed a crowd in New Orleans, noting the ways the city has recovered. In his speech he referred to the tragic events that unfolded as a...
View ArticleDespite volatility, on-air rampage difficult to predict
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Living alone in a world of perceived slights, Vester Lee Flanagan II festered and fumed. His hair-trigger temper directed at a random collection of people he encountered never...
View ArticleRedskins say QB Griffin to miss Ravens game
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins say quarterback Robert Griffin III will miss Saturday’s exhibition game at the Baltimore Ravens because of a concussion, reversing an earlier decision to let...
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View ArticleVin Scully to return for record 67th year with Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vin Scully will return for a record 67th season in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The news was revealed in the second inning of Friday night’s game against the...
View ArticleStafford, Bortles shine as Lions beat Jaguars 22-17
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Stafford completed 11 of 15 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Detroit Lions beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 22-17 in a preseason game Friday night....
View ArticleScott Walker can’t be serious: He’s about to expose his own con on healthcare
Wisconsin governor and vanilla pudding made flesh Scott Walker is going through a bit of a slump in his campaign for the White House. After a debate performance that had all the pop and energy of a...
View ArticleWe have autism all wrong: The radical new approach we need to understand and...
The first thing I noticed about Jesse was the fear and anxiety in his eyes. I was visiting a small New England school district when I heard about an eight-year-old boy who had recently transferred from...
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The 8 most atheist-friendly countries in the world
A lot of non-believer writers and activists focus, rightly, on the continuing lack of acceptance in many societies and nations of those who profess no belief in religion. Keeping an eye on what’s not...
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