Happy New Year?

Douglas Forbes, 12.30.2009

Public Relations Consultant and Writer

I'm sorry, but did I miss something? Can someone please explain to me why exactly I'm supposed to be so happy?

What Does It Mean When British Pop Fans Rage Against the Machine?

Mark Blankenship, 12.23.2009

Pop Culture Critic

Like anyone, I enjoy a lot of the pop music dispensed from Simon Cowell's empire, but it's just exciting to see this netroots campaign unseat the winner of Britain's American Idol-like X-Factor with a 15 year-old song about revolution.

Survivor Finalist Russell Really Is an Ass: Whereas 4th Place Brett Showed Class Will Tell

Michael Russnow, 12.25.2009

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

The point here is to cast light on the devil incarnate of the most recent Survivor, which concluded Sunday night on CBS. Machiavellian is too tame to describe the overconfident and somewhat deluded Russell Hantz.

"Times/CBS News Poll" Confirms Viscusi's Prediction From Huffington Post

Stephen Viscusi, 12.15.2009

America's Workplace Guru

By Stephen Viscusi Today's just released "NY Times /CBS" poll confirms what I have been preaching in this very column for months! American individ...

If Adam Lambert were a Lesbian...would he already have his own TV show?

Stephen Viscusi, 12.14.2009

America's Workplace Guru

By Stephen Viscusi Rosie O'Donnell, Suze Orman, Ellen DeGeneres, Wanda Sykes, Rachel Maddow, Portia De Rossi, now Meredith Baxter Birney? Is this re...

Danny Aiello: Singing, Selecting Roles, and Taking On a Musical Al Capone

Jon Chattman, 12.10.2009

Founder of thecheappop.com, pop culture/music writer, and author of "Sweet Stache"

"It's not about vanity," Danny Aiello said sincerely via a phone interview from his New Jersey home. "It wasn't a need to sing. I wanted to sing."

Spend 2010 With These Animal-Loving Stars

Wendy Diamond, 12.10.2009

TV Personality, Pet Lifestyle Expert, Animal Rescue Advocate

Has your furry friend been naughty or nice this year? These animal loving superstars are just a few of the celebrities who appear in a new calendar sponsored by Pup-Peroni® and the ASPCA that promotes local animal shelters.

Adam Lambert Breaks Through The Glass Ceiling, America Pouts

Greg Archer, 11.24.2009

Professional writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area

We live in a day and age, sadly, where more children and teens are exposed to graphic materials, whether it be of the sexual or violent nature. Adam Lambert is just another example of this.

Susan Boyle and the Most Dramatic Musician Makeovers

Shawn Amos, 11.22.2009

Pop Culture Pundit and Host of 'Retro Minute'

Today is Susan Boyle's coming out party. Her debut album, "I Dreamed a Dream," is in stores, she's going to meet America on Monday's "Today Show," a...

No Grinch will ruin Carrie Underwood's Holiday

Michael Bialas, 11.20.2009

Entertainment and Sports Journalist

Carrie Underwood has been a busy girl. The recent host of the Country Music Association Awards, talks about recent controversy and what it's like to host her own special

The New Epidemic: Entitlitus

Mark Olmsted, 10.27.2009

Writer, Ex-Con, Anti-Litter Crusader, www.thetrashwhisperer.blogspot.com

The desire for notoriety is as old as humanity; we confuse a lot of attention with a lot of love. But recently people seem to be unable to distinguish between wanting it and earning it.

HuffPost Reviews: Jack Johnson, R.E.M., Train, Dolly, Carly, and More, Plus U2 Plays The Rose Bowl, and This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna, 10.27.2009

music biz vet, entertainment writer

In 2008, Jack Johnson toured the world with his Sleep Through The Static concerts, the best of these shows assembled for his new CD/DVD En Concert.

Popular Culture: We Are What We Consume

Dr. Jim Taylor, 12.07.2009

Ph.D. in Psychology, consultant, speaker, author, and lecturer at the University of San Francisco

I believe in truth in advertising, so we should stop calling popular culture popular culture because, well, it no longer is a reflection of popular sentiment. I think a more accurate phrase is "synth culture."

HuffPost Reviews: Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Genesis, and Chris Bell, Plus an Interview with Jason Mraz, This Week's New Albums, and More

Mike Ragogna, 11.28.2009

music biz vet, entertainment writer

Sounding warmer and the most at home with her recordings since the mid-seventies, Barbra Streisand, the 67-year-old vocalist-supreme, at last reclaims the musical territory she reigned over in the sixties.

Memo To Bibi

Mark Joseph, 11.26.2009

Mark Joseph is a producer, author, talk show host and editor of Bullypulpit.com

Attn: Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu From: The American People Re: Iran Dear Bibi, Do what you need to do. Sincerely, America...

Emmy Awards and the Demise of Television as We Know It

Michealene Cristini Risley, 11.24.2009

Director/producer

Does television, with the advent of Internet, cable and mobile content simply disappear? It seemed to be a reoccurring theme at Sunday's Emmy Awards.

2009 Emmy Awards

Ken Levine, 11.21.2009

Emmy-Winning Writer/Director/Producer, MLB Announcer

It was painfully obvious that the producers of this year's Emmys had one goal only -- reverse the ratings trend and not lose again to the Weather Channel.

TV Tirade: Ellen DeGeneres on "American Idol," Kanye West on MTV, Jay Leno in Primetime and the End of "Guiding Light"

Ed Martin, 11.17.2009

JackMyers.com Television Critic

The new television season officially begins on Monday -- and it can't get here soon enough.

Ellen DeGeneres Named New White House Press Secretary

David Kronke, 11.16.2009

"I'm not going to be happy until I have half the jobs in America," DeGeneres declared. "If that means taking your job, then so be it."

Hey, I Got Your Civility Right Here, Champ!

Joe The Nerd Ferraro, 11.15.2009

Joe the Nerd Ferraro is a husband, dad, computer nerd, and a general pain to the local government in Audubon, PA.

I hope that President Obama calling people out on the incivilities will lessen the rewards for acting like a dope. Whether the Kanye comment was leaked or not, we all need to just start calling this behavior for what it is.

A Sundance for Startups

Maya Baratz, 11.14.2009

San Francisco-based product manager for MTV Networks

If you were to compare TechCrunch50 to anything related to Hollywood - a comparison folks in the tech industry love to hate - it's probably most like the Sundance Film Festival, circa anytime before this decade.