Ben Arogundade, 06/20/12

Author

With Jackson gone, it now seems as if Beyoncé has been positioned in the crosshairs as pop's new bogeyman for pale-skinned blackness. Is she destined to be perpetually vilified over the issue, just as Jackson was?

Alicia Keys, 06/20/12

Singer, songwriter, AIDS activist, philanthropist

I've always believed women have an incredible power to be catalysts of change for other women of the world. It is our job to fight for the issues that matter most to us, and realize how much of an impact we can have when forces unite.

Mark Teixeira, 06/20/12

First baseman, New York Yankees

Harlem RBI uses the power of teams to coach, teach and inspire youth to recognize their potential and realize their dreams -- just as baseball helped me to realize my dreams.

Debra Ollivier, 06/20/12

Contributing editor and writer at large, Huff/Post50

Cloris Leachman's sense of humor has powered her through one of the most illustrious TV and film careers in the business. She recently completed three features. We caught up with Leachman, who riffed on life, miracles, and more.

Juliet Jeske, 06/20/12

New York-based comedian

Adam Carolla somehow thinks women have it easier in the entertainment industry and are given jobs out of some sort of "politically correct" atmosphere, when the opposite is actually true.

Chris Powell, 06/20/12

Trainer/Transformation Specialist on ABC’s 'Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition'

Make a plan and stick to it. Instead of filling up on carbs and empty calories you can enjoy what the season really has to offer. Here are a few suggestions to tantalize your taste buds without jeopardizing your health.

Stacy Keach, 06/19/12

Actor

Susan Tyrrell was a phenomenon. I adored her. I first became acquainted with her when she was doing Rachel Owen's Futz, off-broadway in the late sixties.

Howard Fineman, 06/19/12

Editorial Director, AOL Huffington Post Media Group

I didn't want to discard one of my only living heroes -- Ridley Scott -- but I had no choice after he crushed Charlize Theron with a giant flying turd. Actually, it's worse -- and less imaginative -- than that.

Martin Donovan, 06/19/12

Writer; Director; Actor

Collaborator is not easily pegged in terms of genre or style. The producers and I have grown comfortable calling it a "hostage tragi-comedy." But at its core, seeping through the plot points, is a telling of the American experience from my point of view as a late boomer.

Yoko Ono, 06/19/12

Artist

When John, my husband, passed away, I was feeling down, so down, that it showed on my face when I looked at myself in the mirror. "This is bad," I thought.

Marlo Thomas, 06/19/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

As someone who grew up around comedians, I learned a lot about which topics were surefire winners with audiences (marriage, dating, mothers-in-law), and which ones were edgier (religion, sex and politics). There are tons of laughs to be mined from the latter, but comics are always careful to walk a fine line between being funny and offensive -- and the best ones know how to walk it perfectly.

Laura Rowley, 06/19/12

If "The Ben Vereen Story" were a Hollywood screenplay, no studio would buy it. The triumphs and tragedies are too incredible to be believed, the comeback from professional banishment and near-death too melodramatic to be plausible. But it's based on a true story.

AFAR, 06/19/12

Experiential Travel

Bassem had been a fan of The Daily Show since he first saw it while on a visit to the United States a few years earlier. He longed for an Egyptian version of the show, but that would have been impossible prior to the revolution.

Mark Ruffalo, 06/18/12

Actor/Director

For too long, Main Street has been working in the interests of Wall Street when it should be the other way around. A Robin Hood Tax gives us an opportunity to rewrite that script and get America back on its feet.

Robert Redford, 06/18/12

Actor, director, and environmental activist

We should not be subsidizing the destruction of our planet. Fossil fuels are literally cooking our planet, polluting our air and draining our wallets. Why should we continue to reward companies to do that?

Darren Richman, 06/18/12

Write? Err. Blog? Grr. Jew? Ish.

That sound. I'd never heard anything like it before. I had no idea who The Strokes were or what they looked like but it was immediately obvious they probably dressed a little differently to Fred Durst.

Nina Kotick, 06/18/12

"Thelma and Louise" changed my life really. Because of the reaction people had to the movie. When we were making it we had no idea it would be anything at all. It was a small budget film and hardly anyone had wanted to do it.