Memo to the Secret Service: Give the Salahis a true dose of reality.

Steve Marmel, 11.27.2009

Marmel is a comedian, a writer and a TV producer. It's not as impressive as it sounds.

Ever since the idiocy of “Balloon Boy,” I have been pining for the moment where fame-whores finally cross a line, and face serious reperc...

Free iPhone Apps To Waste 5 Minutes (PHOTOS)

Megan Berry, 11.27.2009

Evangelist for Mobclix, social media junkie, blogger, and recent Stanford grad

People always want to focus on using the iPhone to be productive. I'm certainly no exception, but for this article I'd like us all to embrace the fact...

Christmas Gifts 2009: 23 Super Stylish Ideas (PHOTOS, POLL)

Rachel Strugatz, 11.27.2009

Fashion and style writer

The holiday season is upon us and gift buying madness has officially begun. In order to give you ideas, and let's face it - just make your life easier...

Americans Have Plenty To Be Thankful For While Celebrating Thanksgiving 2009

Craig Kanalley, 11.26.2009

Traffic and Trends Editor for the Huffington Post

I compiled this list of 11 such things that immediately came to mind, but I need your help determining which ones are also on your mind -- and your participation to add to the list.

Top 10 Thanksgiving Recipes You're Cooking This Year That You Didn't Cook Last Year

Nora Ephron, 11.26.2009

Author; Editor At Large, Huffington Post

I know you've been on tenterhooks waiting for the winners of the contest with the longest name of any contest -- the Third Annual Huffington Post Tell Us What You're Cooking for Thanksgiving This Year that You Didn't Cook Last Year Contest -- and here they are.

The Honduran Coup: A Graphic History

Nikil Saval, 11.25.2009

Anatomy (and Meaning) of the "Did You Know?" Video Series (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)

Jose Antonio Vargas, 11.27.2009

Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post

The onslaught of new technologies -- cell phones, video games, social networking sites, the Wikipediazation of information, the reach of YouTube and Skype, you name it -- have ushered a seismic shift in education: how our kids learn, how our teachers teach, how curriculum is shaped and presented, how individual students, powered by technology, process and experience what they're learning.

Meltdown: Images of What We Lose When the Glaciers Disappear

Helena Christensen, 11.20.2009

Model, Photographer, Ambassador for Oxfam

As with many poorer countries, Peru is bearing the brunt of a problem it has done little to cause. Its emissions account for only 0.1% of greenhouse gasses, but climate change has affected all aspects of life there.

A Slice from Audrey Hepburn's Closet at Sotheby's

Melissa Biggs Bradley, 11.20.2009

Founder, Indagare.com

Audrey Hepburn style lovers should run, not walk, over to Sotheby's this weekend for a rare chance to see some of her iconic clothes. Whether you fell...

Most Valuable Real Estate in the Solar System

Peter Diamandis, 11.13.2009

Chairman & CEO, X PRIZE Foundation

Today's announcement by NASA of significant water on the south pole of the Moon is scientifically critical, economically astounding and extremely important for the long-term future of humanity.

Navy SEAL Photos In New Book, "SEAL: The Unspoken Sacrifice" (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Stephanie Freid-Perenchio, 11.11.2009

Photographer, Co-author, SEAL: The Unspoken Sacrifice

After the events of 9/11, I realized that the world of Navy SEALs was still shrouded in secrecy. I wanted to explore and shed light upon this culture that most people had never seen nor fully understood.

New York Renames Street For "Sesame Street" (Photos)

Matt Rodigheri, 11.10.2009

Brooklyn photographer

On the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, New York declared Nov. 10 "Sesame Street Day" with a temporary street naming near Lincoln Center.

12 Glamorous Role Models Talk About Their Role Models (PHOTOS)

Lesley M. M. Blume, 11.10.2009

Author, journalist, contributing style editor

If someone invited you to a dinner party, and told you that the other guests would include poet Maya Angelou, designer Stella McCartney, Ambassador Susan Rice, and comedienne Amy Poehler (oh, and Michelle Obama might just stop by for appetizers), how long would it take you to leap out of your seat and scramble over to the fete?

The Week In Headlines

Katie Halper, 11.09.2009

Co-Founder of Laughing Liberally, a political comedy group

The Top 10 Types Of Terrible Names

Russell Ash, 11.09.2009

Whether it's lack of forethought amid the euphoria of a baby's birth or blunders by parents who simply hadn't thought it through a lot of children acquire names that you or I might wish to change.

Name The Foxy First Lady: A Fun Quiz! (PHOTOS, POLL)

Lindsay Mannering, 11.08.2009

Editor's note: This quiz was originally published on February 7th, 2009. We're running it again now because, well, it's awesome. First Ladies have al...

Obama iPhone Apps: 5 Best Presidential Apps (PHOTOS, POLL)

Megan Berry, 11.03.2009

Evangelist for Mobclix, social media junkie, blogger, and recent Stanford grad

In celebration of the anniversary of Obama's election, we put together some of the best Obama iPhone Apps. Let us know what you think and suggest your own favorites!

Ronson, Chapman Receive Arts Leadership Award

Michael Rudoy, 10.30.2009

The Big Live

On October 29, Mark Ronson and Georgina Chapman received the Arts Leadership Award presented by Music Unites and the Young Patrons of Lincoln Center at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.

The New York Subway: A Silent Symmetry (Photo Slideshow)

Venkat Srinivasan, 10.29.2009

Writer and photographer

New York's subway started 105 years ago, on Oct. 27, 1904. Ever so often, the subway distances itself from the stereotype of a noisy metropolis, providing freeze frames of silent symmetry.

Top 7 iPhone Apps for Halloween

Megan Berry, 10.28.2009

Evangelist for Mobclix, social media junkie, blogger, and recent Stanford grad

Are you ready for Halloween? Is your iPhone? If not, better take a look at this list for the top related apps.

Take The Hawaiian Cure

Judy Wieder, 10.26.2009

Judy Wieder, the former Editor in Chief of The Advocate

I've read books about it, meditated regularly to achieve it, chanted for it, talked about it, but in Kona Village, after one full day of just letting myself go, I found peace.