GAME ON

Evan Shapiro, 05/18/12

President, Participant Television

The question is not "Is Lena Dunham Racist?"; it's "Is Lena Dunham any more racist than the rest of us?"

Maggie Furlong, 05/18/12

TV critic and pop culture fanatic

Social media has become such a huge part of the TV landscape that any network not securing a simple, memorable handle for their new shows is way behind.

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin, 05/18/12

Producer extraordinaire (Ramone) and acclaimed singer-songwriter (Evin)

This week our playlist includes music by Ana Tijoux, Big Bill Broonzy, Gold Panda, Fatou Guewel and more.

Mike Ragogna, 05/18/12

Radio Personality on Solar Powered KRUU-FM, Music Biz Vet

Marshall Fine, 05/18/12

Author and film critic, hollywoodandfine.com

Lovely Molly is a direct descendant of The Blair Witch Project. But this genre of horror film is played out -- or at least this slight, rarely unnerving effort makes it seem so.

Holly Munson, 05/18/12

Assistant Editor, Constitution Daily

Here's another addition we'd love to see on America's Got Talent: U.S. presidents. Although the historical presidents might be tricky, here are five presidents that should be at the top of the audition list.

David Wild, 05/18/12

TV Writer; Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone; Co-Author, 'Diary of a Player"'

The Billboard Music Awards reminds me that sometimes the public actually is right. Here then is my list of some of my favorite songs that all hit #1 on Billboard's's Hot 100 since that chart started in the late Fifties.

Jonathan Kim, 05/18/12

Film Critic for ReThink Reviews, the Uprising Show, What the Flick?!

Battleship succeeds in being big, dumb, and extremely loud, and after The Avengers, we should all be expecting a lot more.

Jane Witherspoon, 05/17/12

Journalist and TV Presenter

It was a rather traumatic start to Day Two in Cannes. I wasn't sure if it was the lack of sleep (already) or the early 8am trip to the cinema. But as I sat down to watch Jacques Audiard's Rust & Bone, I had no idea of the emotional wreck I'd become exactly two hours later.

Gary Burr, 05/18/12

Musician/discoverer of Cadmium

Thinking that the next song I write might always be the one that wins the lottery for me makes me either a) roll up my sleeves and throw myself into each day with a renewed sense of purpose or b) cry softly into my pillow every morning, squeezing my eyes shut against the light streaming into my bedroom.

Marc Lafia, 05/18/12

Artist, filmmaker

The new empire still plays by the games of the old empires: of divisiveness, of scarcity, of might and fear, even while we have never had such abundance and innovation. It is this paradox that our documentary Empires sets out to unravel.

Laura Prudom, 05/17/12

Associate Television Editor, The Huffington Post

In my mind, there were two deserving competitors and two marketable competitors in the Top 3, and those pairs didn't necessarily contain the same finalists. I'll leave it to you to decide which of the three fit each category.

Mark Bazer, 05/18/12

Host, 'The Interview Show'; Syndicated humor columnist

King Louie also talks about his beginnings as a rapper, his work ethic and more. Plus, he performs his viral hit "Too Cool."

Patrick O'Neal, 05/17/12

Sportscaster in Los Angeles for Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket

I'm sick of the low blows, the kidney punches, and the shots after the bell and on the breaks. I'm sick of all the trash talking. From Vanity Fair, The Today Show and The View just to name a few.

Dustin Fitzharris, 05/17/12

Journalist; contributor, ABCNews.com

Her show Bitchin Kitchen has helped change stereotypes of those who love spending time in the kitchen. She's often referred to as the Julia Child of the Net generation.

Mike Ryan, 05/17/12

Senior Entertainment Writer, The Huffington Post

Digital Shorts have been crucial in keeping "SNL" in the cultural consciousness. Without them, would the show have been as vital? Absolutely not. A future without Digital Shorts seems like a risk at this point.

Gregory Weinkauf, 05/17/12

Poet, pundit, award-winning entertainment writer, lives to dance

We discuss a term used in Battleship -- "Goldilocks planet" -- where "the porridge is just right" for life. And this leads to the notion that if there were life out there, would it resemble Hollywood aliens, friend or foe?