MeiMei Fox, 2/8/12

Depth psychotherapy-trained life coach; author; speaker

When Jeff started his MBA program at UC Berkeley in 2006, he went in as "The Underwear Guy," telling everyone about his plans. Some people dismissed him as weird, whereas others supported his vision. He met his business partner Jason Kibbey.

Beverley Golden, 2/10/12

Freelance writer, songwriter

Back in the very beginning, I was actually excited about a man who appeared to live about 15 minutes from me and whose profile sounded great. Although his wide acceptable age range for potential matches was 18-105, somehow I didn't see the warning flag in that. Some might call me naive.

Jason Boyett, 2/8/12

Author, O Me of Little Faith and the Pocket Guide series.

The enormous online apocalypse/conspiracy community has been all a-flutter lately due to the glut of "strange sounds" or "weird noises" videos being uploaded in recent weeks.

Dr. Franklin Ruehl, Ph.D., 2/8/12

Host, 'Mysteries From Beyond the Other Dominion'

Were Ingrid Bergman and Edward G.Robinson offered choice roles in The Planet of The
Apes? Did producer Val Lewton make a grave error in 1943's "The Seventh Victim?" Was stongman Steve Reeves ever cast as Tarzan?

Christopher Brauchli, 2/8/12

Lawyer

This is where the clever estate planning technique comes in: Goodman adopted his girlfriend, Ms. Hutchins, who was then 42 years of age, as his daughter.

Myra Chanin, 2/7/12

Author; producer-booker-on-air personality of 'The Joey Reynolds Show'

Everything I see, touch, hear or read is now weird, starting with this morning's headlines, which are especially weird.

Robert L. Wolke, 2/5/12

Scientist, Journalist, Satirist and Author

No matter how you slice it, any such rule is baloney, or a red herring, or any other food metaphor you like, because the length of time your food rests on the floor has nothing to do with how contaminated it gets.

D.J. Grothe, 2/2/12

President, James Randi Educational Foundation

Since 1996, The James Randi Educational Foundation has offered $1 million to any psychic who can prove their powers are real under fair conditions that prevent cheating.

Todd Hartley, 2/3/12

Columnist, screenwriter, playwright, lyricist, novelist, blogger and stand-up comedian

Canterbury, known to some as Obi-Wan Canternobi, must have witnessed some sort of horrible crime at a Toys "R" Us store, because he did what any honorable Jedi would do and acted to stop it -- unsheathing both of his deadly lightsabers and attacking three would-be perpetrators.

Erika Christakis, 2/3/12

Educator, public health advocate, and Harvard College administrator

Pornography is a fact of life, and parental controls and moralizing spoilsports won't make a dent in its exponential growth. But the bar needs raising. Maybe Fair Trade porn could reconnect us to a better relationship with the human body.

Pamela Redmond Satran, 2/3/12

Developer of nameberry.com

When a name like Talula Does The Hula from Hawaii gets banned, it makes big news. But there are lots of other names that, now and since the beginning of recorded name time, have quietly been relegated to the forbidden list.

Ben Hellwarth, 2/2/12

Author and Journalist

Back in the 1960s, it looked as though the space race might be matched by a race in the opposite direction.

David K. Saltzman, 2/1/12

Attorney

My client is Beezow Doo-doo Zopittybop-bop-bop; you might have heard of him. Beezow has had a rough journey to Internet notoriety. And although he is certainly not typical, the story of how his case moved through the system is.

Craig K. Comstock, 2/1/12

TV Host, Author, Book Creation Coach

What is the optimal use of psychedelics, not only to cure human maladies but also to enhance human capabilities?

Malcolm Kushner, 1/30/12

“America’s Favorite Humor Consultant”

You'd think that in a town as politically correct as Santa Cruz, the city council would have removed a lot of other bulls before bullfrogs. How about bullets? Or bullfighting? Or bullying? So why did it choose to ban bullfrogs?

Karl Rotstan, 1/30/12

Observer of weird news for more than 30 years

From all four corners of the Earth, the first month of 2012 has provided us with shining examples of offensive cluelessness from all levels of our social order.

Wray Herbert, 1/27/12

Author, 'On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind's Hard-Wired Habits'

We need to put the awe back in awesome. Psychological scientists think so, too, and indeed there has been burgeoning interest in this powerful but neglected emotion.