Bérénice Bejo, 05/16/12

Actress

It's beautiful, all these people from around the world who loved this film in which the French are silent. It's like a message sent to everyone: just shut up.

Zinnia Jones, 05/16/12

Orlando-based atheist activist, parent, and video blogger

It's bullying to dismiss our rights simply by uttering the word "tradition." It's bullying to assume that excluding us from marriage demands no more justification than merely vomiting out your opinion. And pretending to be the victim after you've attacked our families is the act of a bully.

Domenick Scudera, 05/16/12

Professor of Theater and Chair of the Theater and Dance department, Ursinus College

Bristol Palin's child lives in a single-parent home, and she is about to exploit him for her own financial gain. Nevertheless, she is telling me that I cannot legalize my 16-year relationship with my partner because kids are better off with two parents.

Heidi Murkoff, 05/16/12

Author, 'What to Expect' series

Re: Cameron Diaz's breasts. It wasn't exactly an average subject line, never mind an average subject. But there it was, sitting in my morning inbox, making a lot more sense than I ever could have expected.

Roseanne Colletti, 05/16/12

Emmy Award winning correspondent, News 4 New York

We've got the scoop on Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Bill and Guiliana Rancic, Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick and Lea Michele and Cory Monteith.

Alexander Vassiliadis, 05/16/12

High school journalist in Chicago

Although some people perceive Jack White as this dark and Goth-like artist, he is in fact so much more than that. He is the definition of musical ambidexterity.

Carl Gibson, 05/16/12

Co-Founder, US Uncut

George Lucas, worth $3.2 billion as of 2011, may have ruined his reputation with his fans by creating Jar Jar Binks, but his latest move may be the finest moment of his career.

Jon Eig, 05/16/12

Professor of Screenwriting and Film History, Montgomery College

This is standard operating procedure for female characters on Glee. I think there is an assumption by the producers that female characters cannot be interesting if they are not mean and/or selfish.

Kindred Howard, 05/16/12

Founder, FAMILY UPWARD: Marriage, Parent, & Family Life Coaching

A life that began in destitution and illness in Ethiopia leads to a new home and family in the US -- and a role playing Jennifer Lopez' son in her latest film.

Lois Banner, 05/16/12

Professor of history and gender studies, University of Southern California; author, 'Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox'

Given her continual representations in cultures worldwide, Marilyn Monroe is becoming a major historical icon. Why has this happened? Why has a girl from humble circumstances become a secular goddess?

Bob Harper, 05/14/12

Fitness expert, television star and author

My new book is a rule book for your life as a healthy-weight person, a person who can enjoy delicious food in the right portions and be satisfied.

Marlo Thomas, 05/15/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

I couldn't get away from it. My girlfriends were talking about it; columnists were writing about it; Saturday Night Live was spoofing it. It was all I heard about.

Mark Lashley, 05/15/12

Writer and Ph.D. candidate

In many ways, "The Magician's Code" is the quintessential HIMYM episode, as funny as almost any show on television when it's willing to put in the effort, but more often than not falling into unnecessary plot twists,

Paul Iorio, 05/15/12

Freelance writer/reporter

So you want to make a movie -- a hit movie, no less -- in the 2010s, one that truly captures the zeitgeist of pop culture in the Tens? Here are ten Tens trends that all should consider when making a new movie:

Jackie K. Cooper, 05/15/12

Film Critic

The problem with Dark Shadows is that it is not a comedy. It isn't a drama either. It is part camp and part horror flick and none of it works.

Bill Moyers, 05/14/12

Managing Editor, Moyers & Company

This weekend, Tom Morello shares his music, message, and mission -- and I'm all ears.

Jason Stuart, 05/14/12

Actor and comedian

I didn't have an extra $40,000 to go to George Clooney's party to support Barack Obama for president. I wish I could have gone. I worked with George 20 years ago. You only see the back of my head nodding. To me, that was a metaphor for how it was to be an openly gay actor back then.