Tavis Smiley

PBS talk show host, PRI radio host, NYT bestselling author

Joshua Estrin

Writer

"I hear it all the time when I talk to other women. We want to make a difference and we want to do it all, but we can't -- or at least, I can't. ... For me, it is about balance as I want to be involved in a global movement like my work with Save The Children and I also want to make a difference close to home. "

Megan Smolenyak

Genealogy Expert, Author of "Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing" & "Who Do You Think You Are?"

Though there's been a bit of a vacuum in genealogical programming in the U.S. over the last year or so, that's happily about to change. First up is Christopher Guest and Jim Piddock's mockumentary series, Family Tree.

Adrienne Vendetti

Co-Founder of How to be a Redhead and a Redhead Beauty Expert

With so many women taking the red plunge this summer season, they'll need lots of ways to get (red) hair off their neck. The french braid is simple, quick and should be a go-to for all this summer.

Pete Dominick

Host of Stand Up with Pete Dominick on SIRIUSXM and CNN's Pete on the Street

Comics love irony. So you might think that there would be truckloads of good jokes floating around about our environment. After all, you've got global warming, melting polar ice caps and millions of cows whose flatulence create less than desirable methane levels.

HowAboutWe

Modern love company

It's true that bad behavior somehow appears less bad to us when the misbehaving are part of a committed duo. Clyde without Bonnie would just be a heartless killer.

Linda Howard Urbach

Author, 'Madame Bovary's Daughter'

I knew Le Carré had a fondness for fox hunting and so I rented an authentic Lady's Victorian riding costume. Then I drove to St. Buryan a small village in Cornwall and stopping by the local stables, I arranged to hire a horse for the hunt.

Neil Zevnik

Private Chef, Food Writer, Wildlife Rescue Volunteer

Spending like there's no tomorrow is not only justified on this sunny day but admirable -- because it all benefits a truly worthy cause. Besides, your favorite TV star may be browsing right beside you.

Lea Lane

Author, Travel Tales I Couldn't Put in the Guidebooks

After a week of blazing headlines, the death of Al Neuharth, founder of USA Today and former CEO of Gannett Company, was lost in the back pages.

Melinda Hill

Comedian, writer and actress responsible for creating the series Romantic Encounters

He also told me all about the girl who'd cheated on him and that being around pretty girls actually made him feel like he was being punched in his stomach. "So that's what all this is about," I thought, "He thinks I'm pretty!"

Leora Novick

Travel and Fashion Writer www.anamericangirlintransit.com

With a blend of backgrounds and ages, the cast of CLONED successfully narrates this camping trip gone bad thriller, adding moments of fear and anticipation as the truth behind Tupper Island unfolds.

Michele Willens

Journalist, playwright and editor, 'Face It: What Women Really Feel as Their Looks Change'

This is the Boomers' national pastime as we watch films and TV, as we come face to face with those we haven't seen in awhile. They Look Old!

Melinda Hill

Comedian, writer and actress responsible for creating the series Romantic Encounters

I was on Match.com -- no applause, please -- and I was leaving the site because my membership was up. I thought before I jumped ship I'd just respond to a few guys who'd messaged me. I thought, "What's the worst that could happen? Live a little." Here is the rundown of exactly what happened:

Maureen Anderson

Radio host, 'The Career Clinic'

Is Bobby Knight ever hurt by what's said about him in the media? That question lodged itself in my brain about 15 years ago when I was hosting a radio talk show on a station in the small town where I still live.

Meredith Fineman

CEO, FinePoint Digital PR; Writer, MeredithFineman.com.

I just saw your most recent cover over at Wonderland magazine. You look beautiful. What I take issue with, however, is that you talk about being single forever.

Douglas Anthony Cooper

Novelist, Amnesia (See: Blogger Mortis)

If PETA is going to kill pets, then it is the duty of every animal lover to ensure that this organization is properly and humanely euthanized.