Claudia Santini, 11/29/11

Blogger and journalist

"In any case, we use this media with a lot of moderation and attention, as we are, even if updated, still cloistered."

Ellen Sterling, 11/29/11

Award-winning journalist and editor

For so many of us, Thanksgiving is a special day. For Tiger Martina Thanksgiving 2011 was a most special day, and an estimated 45 million people shared it with him both in person and via television.

Gary Lightbody, 11/29/11

Lead Vocalist, Snow Patrol

What we are known for is our songs. Many more people would know our songs than would even know the name of the band. And thank god for that. I wouldn't want it any other way.

Regina Weinreich, 11/29/11

Co-producer/Director, 'Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider'

The Gotham Awards marks the official start of the awards season, an "Oscars" night for indie films.

George Heymont, 11/29/11

San Francisco-based arts critic

Liz Neumark, 11/29/11

CEO, Great Performances

There is a distinct joy in the house when the kids come home. The fridge door barely closes, stocked with their favorite foods while the washer/dryer does double and triple duty.

Gregory Weinkauf, 11/29/11

Poet, pundit, award-winning cinema critic, lives to dance

The world has just lost an undisputed Master of Cinema, English director Ken Russell. Truly, it's hard to believe that one man was responsible for so many outrageous and outstanding motion-picture experiences.

David Wild, 11/28/11

TV Writer; Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone; Co-Author, 'Diary of a Player"'

I do not know if Herman Cain ever cheated with Atlanta businesswoman Ginger White. But this much I do know: the worse the personal behavior, the better the song.

Govindini Murty, 11/29/11

Co-Editor of Libertas Film Magazine

Theron's Mavis is the classic narcissist: cut off from objective reality, lacking any concern for other people, insecure in private but willing in public to ride roughshod over anyone and everything in order to gratify her whims.

Janet Turley, 11/29/11

Graphics and marketing professional

Message to The Walking Dead writers: Keep Shooting Children PLEASE! Not because I'm a mean old hag that loves luring them to my confectionary apartment, but because it's fiction unafraid to provoke.

Lisa Derrick, 11/29/11

Pop culture journalist, Firedoglake.com

New York Magazine's art critic Jerry Saltz loves Gerhard Richter's paintings. A lot. So much so that the three-time Pulitzer nominee offered either $1,000 or a sex act to any artist who could make him a replica.

Bryan Young, 11/29/11

Filmmaker and Writer

And though we joke about him, Aquaman can be a pretty badass character. For evidence, you need to look no further than the current DC relaunch of the character.

Lee Rosenbaum, 11/28/11

Blogger, CultureGrrl

Whatever its faults, Alice's Palace is, overall, an arresting, rewarding creation. However it stacks up against the great public collections of American art, Crystal Bridges is undeniably a great boon for its art-starved region.

Ruth Gerson, 11/29/11

Singer/Songwriter and Vocal Coach

Alex Chapman, 11/29/11

Writer and NYU student

A member of Odd Future, DJ Syd Tha Kid, and a close affiliate, Matt Martians, have momentarily branched out with a side-project aptly titled The Internet, an amalgamation of Syd's sultry coo and the duo's funk-tinged production and poignant lyrics.

David Finkle, 11/29/11

Writer; Drama Critic

It's high time someone employs several hundred words to sing the praises of jazz violinist Aaron Weinstein for the widest audience possible.

Bren Shucart, 11/28/11

Writer, Activist, Adventurer

In every city in America (and, I suspect, the Western world) there are drag queens, DJs, artists, and performers busting their asses every day to make gay culture happen. And for you to airily decree gay culture to be dead is a kick in the face.