Help -- I'm Overwhelmed! 10 Ways to Deal

Tara Stiles, 06.30.2009

Ever get the feeling there's not enough time in the day? You have a long list of things you need to get done and can't see the pile ever shrinking? D...

Post Passover Ponderings

Sam Greenfield, 05.15.2009

Two thousand six hundred dollars for a seat in Yankee Stadium? For that money, do i get a lap dance during the seventh inning stretch?

Congratulations Hilda Solis!

Bettina Duval, 04.10.2009

Hilda Solis's story, like President Obama's, is emblematic of the way America can and should work for gifted and hardworking public servants who come from humble beginnings.

Keeping Down With The Joneses: A Top Ten List

Emily Bracken, 03.28.2009

Writer, Bon Vivant, Provocateur

Illegal immigrants' work ethic becomes a source of national pride. No one works so hard for so little money with such inadequate health care.

Top 10 Most Overhyped of 2008

John Wellington Ennis, 02.07.2009

Filmmaker, Activist, Some Dude

Everyone is a sucker for the year-end lists. Beyond re-hashing highlights of hoopla, I propose revisiting the topics herein with hindsight, rather th...

New Year Resolutions Week

Karen Leland, 02.06.2009

Bestselling Author of Time Managment In An Instant: 60 Ways to Make the Most of Your Day

As we roll into January, I have been reflecting (in between shopping, cooking, planning, and partying) on my past resolutions of 2008 and my goals for 2009.

Words That Worked in 2008 (and Some That Didn't): A Report Card

Michael Maslansky, 02.05.2009

communications strategist. help companies develop credible messages (michaelmaslansky.com)

The following is our admittedly subjective ranking of the top ten words of 2008 and how well people used them.

Everyone's a Critic: The Top 10 Albums of 2008

Dan Sweeney, 01.31.2009

Despite having abandoned music journalism a couple years ago, I still do my annual top 10 albums. Here's this year's.

From Barack to Heath to Sarah: My Obligatory List of 2008's WTF Moments

Jamie Frevele, 01.31.2009

Do I Look Fat In These Shorts?

For me, a WTF moment can be either good or bad, but has to be in some sense a little bit unbelievable, as in "You can't write this stuff." So behold -- my first annual list of WTF moments.

10 Reasons to Be Hopeful About 2009 and 3 Reasons to be Terrified

Sarah van Gelder, 01.31.2009

Co-Founder and Executive Editor of YES! Magazine, www.yesmagazine.org

We humans have the free will to make choices that assure our collective survival, or do otherwise. We have the creativity and intelligence to build on the best possibilities while averting the worst.

The 12 Most Viral Web Stories of 2008

Jonah Peretti, 01.31.2009

Co-founder of the Huffington Post and BuzzFeed.com

The web changed forever the moment that Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President Bush. Or at least it changed for two or three days as the animated gifs and games flooded the Internet.

2008's Most Laughable Political Antics

Daniel Kurtzman, 01.27.2009

In a story about potential vice presidential picks, the AP referred to Joe Lieberman as "the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000."

Top 10 Global Artists to Check Out in 2009

Gabriel Beltrone, 01.26.2009

In addition to the artists featured over the past month, here are 10 figures from around the globe who graced us with good sounds in 2008, and who are worth watching in the new year.

Top 10 Obama Player Haters of 2008

Casey Gane-McCalla, 01.21.2009

Assistant Editor for BlackPlanet.com's NewsOne

This election saw Barack Obama inspire millions. However, he also managed to inspire millions of haters, who expended an extreme amount of negative energy in taking down the President-elect.

The Could've-Been Best Of 2008

Miles Klee, 01.17.2009

Dashing Bad Influence

Each year, best-of lists pass over countless hypotheticals in favor of people, events and things that actually happened. Which is so uncool and maybe ...

Some Books Just Shouldn't Exist

Liz Spikol, 08.09.2008

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100 Friends to See Before You Die

Dr. Irene S. Levine, 05.29.2008

The Friendship Doctor

Recognizing that life is finite (is that a new insight?), many of us have started composing "life lists" to set priorities. My suggestion: Make a list of the friends you truly want to keep in your life.