Lawrence Calvin Foster III, commonly known as Rusty Foster, is an American media critic and programmer. He is the author of Today in Tabs, the founder of Kuro5hin, and the creator of Scoop, a collaborative media application used by several websites. He also helped develop Scripto, the screenwriting software company founded by Stephen Colbert. In 2013, his Facebook account was subject to a 'prank' reporting him dead, drawing the attention of a number of major news outlets. Since 2013, Foster has written occasionally for the New Yorker magazine, including on the Healthcare.gov debacle.