Rubbernecking's Top Ten Pop Culture Moments of 2009

Holly Cara Price, 12.31.2009

Agent Provocateur

Tom DeLay on Dancing With The Stars. This is one of those moments that's so grotesque you don't know whether to laugh or cry.

My 2009 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant, 12.26.2009

Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)

Welcome once again to our year-end wrap-up and awards ceremony. Honesty dictates that I immediately genuflect to The McLaughlin Group, from whom I have stolen all these award categories.

Claude Kelly: A Beast With the Pen

Timothy Cooper, 12.30.2009

www.TheCostMag.Com

Claude Kelly's writing talents have attracted the likes of Akon, Leona Lewis, Chrisette Michelle and two of music's biggest stars--Whitney Houston and the late Michael Jackson.

Tiger Woods, Michael Jackson, Britany Spears: Why Do We Care So Much?

Laura Trice, 12.23.2009

Relationship Expert, Author and CEO

The media is filled with details and stories about Tiger Woods, and sprinkled with the folks saying, 'What's the big deal?' It is a good question. Why is it such a big deal? I have a theory...

No BS Theory of Life: Pain And Holiday Blues Are Money In The Bank

Robert Lanza, M.D., 12.21.2009

Scientist; author, "Biocentrism"

The goal of life is life. Every impulse and thought is a device developed toward that end. Even poetry and art reflect our humanity and are impelled by instincts -- fear and powerlessness, association and love.

Amid E&P Crisis: I'm Worse Off Than Michael Jackson?

Greg Mitchell, 12.18.2009

Author, "Why Obama Won"

In a list of "famous people" who had a very bad year in 2009, I came in at #18, behind Tiger, Madoff and Carrie Prejean. I guess that puts the likely folding of my magazine, Editor & Publisher, in some perspective.

Yule Logs & Ol' Dogs: A Holiday Music Checklist Featuring Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Joan Jett, Neil Diamond, Motown, Sinatra & Martin, and More

Mike Ragogna, 12.25.2009

music biz vet, entertainment writer

For anyone who wants to buy one of this year's new-fangled Christmas recordings, here's a checklist of musical stocking stuffers ranging from traditional to subversive.

My Top Ten Old New (Or Is It New Old?) Records of 2009

Tony Sachs, 12.16.2009

Pop music know-it-all, spirits enthusiast, baseball obsessive, bon vivant

Most of the "new" music I've gotten into this year is actually old music that's never been heard before, dredged up from the vaults just in time to make a buck before recorded music ceases to have any monetary value whatsoever.

2009's Top News Stories

Pamela Tom, 12.15.2009

Broadcast and online journalist in the San Francisco Bay

If you're anything like me -- living in this mad, mad world of information overload -- it may be difficult to look back at 2009 and remember the big news stories that defined this year.

HuffPost Reviews: Alicia Keys, Robin Thicke, Avatar, and Pixies, Plus Conversations with Julian Lennon and Precious Composer Mario Grigorov, and more

Mike Ragogna, 12.16.2009

music biz vet, entertainment writer

We're at album number four and Alicia Keys still mesmerizes. This project clicks better as a body of work than two of her three previous albums, and it avoids sounding like a smattering of singles across a CD.

2009: A Year in "Quotes"

Bill Lucey, 12.13.2009

writer on politics and history

As 2009 draws to a close, I compiled a selection of quotes from leading newsmakers as a way of highlighting some of the biggest news stories of the year.

The Jacksons: Not the Only Musical Family Dynasty

Shawn Amos, 12.14.2009

Pop Culture Pundit and Host of 'Retro Minute'

Michael Jackson's brothers will move into minute 12 of their 15 minutes of re-found fame when The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty premieres. But If they want to claim the Musical Family Dynasty title, they'll have to fight off these groups.

A Holiday Focus on Inspirational Musician Tim Janis

Yvonne R. Davis, 12.14.2009

President and CEO of DAVISCommunications

Janis' music has been widely reported by many throughout the world to have healing qualities. Played in dozens of hospitals with the children and adults in cancer wards, patients and families swear to witnessing various miracles.

Far Short of Perfect

Jim Lichtman, 12.04.2009

If you watched the opening of Good Morning, America Thursday you found stories covering President Obama's Afghanistan speech, unemployment, health car...

A Dream Dreamed For All of Us

Cassandra M. Bellantoni, 12.03.2009

Film-Video-Documentary Producer, Writer, Solar Company Owner, Chef & Teacher of mindfulness techniques.

What if Albert Einstein had a computer in elementary school? What if Ghandi had followers on Twitter throughout the world? What if Mozart had Garage Band on his Mac? What if Confucius had a blog? These brilliantly influential people had amazing gifts and presence that permanently marked our Collective Consciousness without the use of today's technology.

Omarion: The Birth of a Mogul

Timothy Cooper, 12.15.2009

www.TheCostMag.Com

As the airwaves knock to his lead single, I Get It In, superstar Omarion is looking to establish himself as a major force in the industry.

The 10 Most Common Feelings Worldwide: We Feel Fine

Christine Whelan, 12.01.2009

Professor

Millions of people are sharing their emotions with their computers on a daily basis, and slowly, we are teaching computers what it's like to be human.

The Frenzy About White House Gatecrashers: Did the Media Overreact?

Michael Russnow, 11.29.2009

Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors

Should the Salahis be boiled, flogged, or has the media made it much more than it really was?

Are Iraqis Undead? Why the Refugees in Damascus Are More Like Edward Cullen Than You Think

Kathryn Schulz, 11.22.2009

Author, Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error

There's a strange phenomenon among Iraqi refugees in Damascus -- most are nocturnal. Virtually everyone sleeps all day, wakes up late in the afternoon, and stays awake until the small hours of the night.

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...

Michael Jackson's This Is It - Behind the camera with Videographer Sandrine Orabona

Trey Borzillieri, 11.19.2009

Trey Borzillieri works in the entertainment industry. He is a graduate of the University of Miami. ...

I know I'm not alone when I say Michael Jackson had been absent from my life... But in the documentary This Is It, he is back!