TEDTalks

"Ideas Worth Spreading"

Are people who do physically demanding, not-afraid-to-get-dirty jobs like farming, mining and sheep castration (yes, you read that right) the happiest people on earth?

Nick Onken

Photographer

I witnessed something authentically beautiful in Guatemala with Justin Bieber.

Michelangelo Signorile

Editor-at-large, HuffPost Gay Voices

Looking at all the recent comings out among celebrities, Daley and Bello provide yet another way for public figures to announce who they are (even if they're not exactly choosing what category they fit in). And that gives young people who may be LGBT even more options.

John Geoghegan

Author

Yes, Elf has its moments, including almost every scene with Will Ferrell, but it experiences so many missteps that unless you squint real hard, this is one holiday film that doesn't quite deliver.

Mike Rowe

Creator and executive producer, 'Dirty Jobs With Mike Rowe'

My appearance at TED helped solidify an idea that had started to take shape a year earlier, and the response to that appearance helped convince me that my idea had merit.

Jackie Pilossoph

Divorced Girl Smiling.com

They gave us the fairytale we all wanted, and they showed us that age is just a number when it comes to falling in love.

Jack Bryant

Assistant Professor, Ithaca College; Screenwriter, Silent Giant Productions

To today's LGBTQ youth who look up to out celebrities like Tom, the idea that they are "allowed" to entertain the same romantic fantasies as their straight friends is a big deal. I know that having someone like Tom on my radar would have made a big difference to me growing up.

Dish Nation

Entertaining entertainment news following celebrity and pop culture stories every weeknight! Check your local listings.

After receiving medical attention for her wounded digit, Giada came back to finish the show. But not before tweeting a photo of her finger that nearly caused us to blow chunks.

Marshall Fine

Author and film critic, hollywoodandfine.com

Will Forte didn't worry about getting the role in Alexander Payne's "Nebraska" because he assumed he didn't have a chance.

Steve Parker

Journalist/Broadcaster covering the auto industry and auto racing for 35 years

The first, obvious and most powerful ironic comparison, especially to those of us in southern California's car culture, is to James Dean.

Alicia Keys

Singer, songwriter, AIDS activist, philanthropist

To borrow and reimagine the words of President Kennedy: We choose to end AIDS. We choose to provide access to treatment to everyone in the world living with HIV by the end of this decade, not because it is easy, but because it is hard. This is our moon shot.

Gregory Weinkauf

Poet, pundit, award-winning entertainment writer, lives to dance

"At the end of the day, no matter what 'he said, she said', it's all about the fans. I hope they understand when they attend my shows, it's with an open mind. It takes a little time to dust yourself off and start all over again!"

Ted Danson

Actor; board member, Oceana

The United States is a world leader in ocean conservation and fisheries reform. The ongoing TPP negotiations are an irreplaceable opportunity for us to enact sweeping, trans-oceanic change.

Kevin Bacon

Actor

SixDegrees.org has teamed up with the Case Foundation, the Network for Good and CrowdRise to celebrate #GivingTuesday with a call to kick off the holiday season by fundraising for your favorite charity. You'll help that nonprofit qualify to win matching funds and other prizes.

Quora

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"It's no secret that I love the holidays, all the traditions and especially Christmas music. I thought about how and what I would record for my Christmas album for ages."

Karin Badt

Associate Professor of Cinema and Theater in Paris

Camille Claudel 1915 is a testimony to Binoche's enormous talent, much as was the film that put Binoche in the international spotlight: Kieslowski's Blue, a similarly emotionally raw story about a woman going through extreme bereavement.

J.W. Harvey

Shapeshifting creative

Pop stars have been known to occasionally elicit the emphatic support of the gays. But as social media show time and time again, unlike gay icons of the past generation, not one seems able to speak to the community as a whole. What makes gays get so defensive about their icons?

Hulu.com

Watchers of Good TV

One thing that we've found that helps pass the time until you're allowed to leave? Casting our favorite TV characters in the most outlandish roles and seeing what happens.