Ming Holden, 06/28/12

Writer, Henry Luce Scholar '08, Herman Wells Fellow '13

Two main misconceptions have cropped up in the buzz around Anne-Marie Slaughter's current cover story in The Atlantic, "Why Women Still Can't Have It All."

Nan Levinson, 06/28/12

Boston-based journalist

Victim is one of the two roles we allow our soldiers and veterans (the other is, of course, hero), but most don't have PTSD, and this isn't one of those stories.

Mark Lashley, 06/28/12

Writer and Ph.D. candidate

It's possible that the problem with The Newsroom is a mistaken ordering of its priorities. It's presented as, "Come for the political polemic, stay for the high-stakes workplace drama," rather than the other way around.

David Tereshchuk, 06/28/12

Print, broadcasting & web journalist; Author, 'The Media Beat'

Many British papers and news broadcasts have dwelt insistently on the personal poignancy of this moment for the Queen -- considering the IRA's assassination in 1979 of her relative, Lord Louis Mountbatten, whom she used to call "Uncle Dickie".

Phil Campbell, 06/28/12

Writer, author

The question before us is plain: Why should I pick up the phone and give Barack Obama money this year?

Allison Adato, 06/28/12

Senior Editor, People magazine

Has any screenwriter ever put more women writing on the screen than Nora Ephron? Most in Hollywood would shy from something so mundane. But Ephron, the daughter and sister of writers, never did.

Noah Tsika, 06/27/12

Adjunct Professor of Media Studies, Queens College; Adjunct Professor of Communication and Theater Arts, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Beyond the requisite rue surrounding Sandusky's alleged victims, we're permitting ourselves to feel superior to those who didn't intervene in the right ways. But have we forgotten about the McMartin case?

Arianna Huffington, 06/26/12

Nora Ephron is gone -- and I can't believe it. Professionally, her legacy will be that of an exceptionally gifted and versatile artist who could do it all, and do it all incredibly well. Personally, she'll be cherished as a wife and mother, and a devoted, giving, treasured -- and irreplaceable -- friend. Indeed, she was as talented at friendship as she was at everything else she tried.

Shane Bitney Crone, 06/27/12

Co-founder, Bridegroom and Bitney

We dreamed of starting a family when we could, and getting married as soon as it became legal.
But marriage is still illegal in California, and because of that, Tom's parents -- who were opposed to him being gay and opposed to our relationship as a result -- had all the legal rights, and I had none.

Marlo Thomas, 06/27/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

For Nora Ephron, life was something to celebrate. And explore. And bitch about. And then celebrate again. You didn't have to read all of her brilliant essays to immediately see that the woman had a titanium-strength point of view -- and she was achingly funny about it.

Bill Schneider, 06/27/12

Distinguished Senior Fellow and Resident Scholar at Third Way

Barack Obama is facing the most dangerous period of his presidency. The danger is that he will not appear to be in control of events. If that perception takes hold, voters will conclude that the president is not up to the job. And they will abandon him.

Timothy Karr, 06/27/12

Campaign Director, Free Press and SavetheInternet.com

Cable giants like Comcast and Time Warner have come to dominate information access in the United States. And they're using this new power to squeeze out competitors and remake new media in their old image.

Sir Christopher Meyer, 06/27/12

Former British Ambassador to the United States and Germany, former Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission

David Cameron must have thought that by bringing Leveson into existence, he had successfully dodged having to deal with furious requests for a crack-down on the tabloid press. But, almost a year later, the inquiry has turned into a Frankenstein's monster.

Danny Groner, 06/27/12

Manager, Shutterstock

Election season and baseball season intersected on Monday night as President Obama poked fun at Boston fans during a Massachusetts fundraiser after the Red Sox traded fan-favorite Kevin Youkilis to his cherished Chicago White Sox.

Howard Fineman, 06/26/12

Editorial Director, AOL Huffington Post Media Group

The Newsroom is a paint-by-numbers Sorkin effort, given a frisson of media interest and buzz only because the workplace this time is the media itself. Nothing gets us going like someone we don't like preaching to us about our shortcomings.

Steve Ressler, 06/27/12

Founder, GovLoop

As the nature of our media shifts, the nature of our communications offices will be forced to shift as well. What will the future of government communications look like?

Brydie Landreth, 06/26/12

Nanny, college student

So far I've learned that if I'm single it's my fault, how to add pizzazz to my scrapbooking and it is a huge no-no to eat certain things in front of your man or else you will gross him out to the point of no return.