Britney Spears

Jaimie Etkin, 02.07.2012

TV Editor, The Huffington Post

His performance -- though heartfelt and adorable -- is subpar. He fails to impress the judges and no one's chair turns around by the time the song ends.

Evan Shapiro, 01.31.2012

President, IFC

The more "talent" shows we get each season, the less "talented" is each slate of competitors forced upon our screens, airwaves and eardrums. We are spreading our talent too thinly across too many shows and it's doing long-lasting damage to the genre.

Mike Ragogna, 01.23.2012

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

Natalie Pace, 01.12.2012

Author, 'You vs. Wall Street'; CEO and Founder, Women's Investment Network, LLC

The most important decision you'll ever make isn't who pays, but whether if this guy a really great person who will delight you, empower you, respect you and love you.

Soraya Chemaly, 01.10.2012

Feminist satirist and media critic

There's Dakota Fanning...'going bad' so Marc Jacobs can sell some perfume. It smells great, by the way. Why did she do that? I mean, she was SUCH A NI...

Stephen Autar, 01.06.2012

I have a confession to make. Yes, I know this is our first time interacting with one another, but there is something that I really need to get off my chest before we go any further.

Christopher R. Smit, Ph.D., 11.20.2011

Associate Professor of Media Studies, Calvin College

As Britney became a performer and a product, both her body and her art were bought and sold. As such, she was owned by much more than God.

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D., 11.14.2011

Cognitive psychologist at NYU; Co-founder, The Creativity Post; Chief Science Officer, The Future Project

I've got a proud confession to make: I'm a pop music junkie. Drizzy Drake, Britney, Adele, Nicki, Ke$ha, you name it. I love it. But I've got to admit...

The Daily Meal, 10.24.2011

TheDailyMeal.com

Whether owned by athlete or actor, writer or rapper, plenty of celebrity-backed and ...

Jon Chattman, 10.14.2011

Published Author, thecheappop.com/asidesmusic.com founder, Blogger

How'd you spend your summer so far? Stop. Don't even answer that because it'll pale in comparison to Jessie Malakouti of Jessie and The Toy Boys.

Mike Ragogna, 09.30.2011

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

Leo C. Wolinsky, 09.20.2011

Media consultant, former managing editor of the Los Angeles Times

Ok, so I'm an L.A. native, which makes me an anomaly in a city known for its nomadic tendencies. But it does qualify me as an observer of what comes and goes in this town that thinks of itself as a trendsetter.

James Napoli, 08.22.2011

Satirist

I sure feel sorry for the future generations who have missed out on that pure, guileless era of unexplained and possibly pre-apocalyptic bird deaths. They'll never have it as good as we once did.

The Daily Meal, 07.25.2011

TheDailyMeal.com

Any diligent consumer of pop culture knows it: Celebrities love coffee. The addiction has been well-documented in the various gossip rags -- just i...

S.X. Rosenstock, 07.16.2011

Poet, Essayist, and Music Writer

Wanda Jackson and Darlene Love are game-changers that allowed fans to reckon the authorship of the rock and roll genre with new clarity.

Dr. Cheryl Pappas, 07.13.2011

Social commentator, writer, psychotherapist

Would people stop reading or watching television news if John McCain's threat to beat up Glen Beck was a private matter, rather than appearing in a headline?