Jose Antonio Vargas, 12.28.2009
Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post
Technology only spins forward, continually rendering what were once digital necessities to the growing tech junk pile. But what's defined as technologically obsolete depends on whom you ask. What do you define as obsolete?
eSarcasm, 12.28.2009
eSarcasm.com -- Geek humor gone wild.
This was the year douchebaggery went mainstream. From fading TV stars who latched onto Twitter like a life raft to silicon-enhanced airheads, media le...
Lauren Harb, 12.28.2009
Food blogger
Here are just seven of many LA spots a vegetarian can confidently take her meat-eating boyfriend (and vice versa) to eat. Consider it an effort toward world peace.
Rachel Strugatz, 12.26.2009
Fashion and style writer
This year was overwhelmingly the year of Michelle Obama. Sartorially speaking, the first lady was a perennial "best," looking impeccable whether dress...
Rachel Strugatz, 12.26.2009
Fashion and style writer
The fashion climate for 2009 was a frosty one, and we're not just saying that because New York recently endured its first blizzard of the season.
Paul Raushenbush, 12.23.2009
Religion Editor for Huffington Post, Associate Dean of Religious Life at Princeton
The following 10 stories show the breadth of religious actors and events and how deeply they affected the last 10 years of American and world history.
Lena Tabori, 12.22.2009
Publisher, Welcome Books
Books are beautiful objects, and to me there's nothing more alluring than one produced with all the stops pulled out: on uniquely gorgeous paper and practically ready for the museum glass case.
Aviva Yael, 12.21.2009
Writer, producer, comedian
If you haven't seen Jersey Shore yet, you need to get on the couch and witness America's most recent obsession: the subculture of the self-proclaimed "Guido."
Laurence Hughes, 12.24.2009
Book Flack, Writer
Instead of focusing on books that were published this year, how about focusing on years that have been published as books?
Dirk Mathison, 12.18.2009
Writer and Editor
It's not easy messing around in the fictional sandbox of a famous director, especially one as exacting as James Cameron.
Misha Cohen, 12.18.2009
Freelance photographer and journalist
On February 3, 2009, The Timsina family arrives in New York City. It's a moment they dared not dream of during the years they spent in a refugee camp in Nepal.
Alun Anderson, 12.17.2009
Former New Scientist Editor-in-Chief and author of "After the Ice: Life, Death, and Geopolitics in the New Arctic"(HarperCollins, on sale now)
Climate change may seem as if it is a worry just for the people who want to "save the planet" but really it is about saving our current standard of living. And once you get the Arctic angry it will go for a long, slow revenge.
Carolita Johnson, 12.17.2009
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Robbie Vorhaus, 12.16.2009
Communications, crisis and reputation advisor
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Lesley M. M. Blume, 12.16.2009
Author, journalist, contributing style editor
Some stars rule Hollywood for a decade or so, only to see their legends fade into obscurity. For example, how many contemporary theatergoers are fami...
Megan Berry, 12.12.2009
Evangelist for Mobclix, social media junkie, blogger, and recent Stanford grad
It seems like just about everyone is making iPhone apps, and celebrities are no exception. Why limit yourself to seeing your favorite celebrities on TV when you can sing or dance along with them?
Alex Brant-Zawadzki, 12.11.2009
Alex Brant-Zawadzki is a writer and journalist living in San Francisco.
The Tea Party movement gained national attention for their unified protests against big government. But the movement itself is far from a cohesive, organized body of supporters.
Alun Anderson, 12.11.2009
Former New Scientist Editor-in-Chief and author of "After the Ice: Life, Death, and Geopolitics in the New Arctic"(HarperCollins, on sale now)
Look north and you will see the biggest and fastest change to our planet ever caused by humans. It won't go away as a result of talk or promises. The frozen Arctic seas are melting away now.
Sabine Heller, 12.11.2009
Writer, Editor and Creative Consultant
Sasha Lazard, a classically trained opera singer, who rebelliously pioneered her own musical genre, kicked off a monthly concert series last night with André Balazs, putting the boom in the space formerly known as Boom Boom Room.
Harry Benson, 12.10.2009
Photojournalist
I followed Bobby out through the kitchen. I heard the scream and it told me everything I needed to know. I knew this was it. We had walked out of happiness into hell.
Alyssa Milano, 12.09.2009
Actress
I have everything I could ever want or need. All I want is to provide life-giving water for 10 communities, 500 families and 2,500 people. This is my birthday wish.