Liz Smith, 06/29/12

In any case, on the heels of "Rock of Ages" which is hilarious, but not to moviegoers, Tom has taken a big one-two punch. Oh, oh -- the gossip grist this mill will grind. I don't want to celebrate unhappiness. And I like Tom, but -- come on. This is hot stuff.

James Franco, 06/29/12

Actor and author

In Frederick Exley's A Fan's Notes, the infiltration of the world of a clinically depressed alcoholic is buoyed and enlivened by the character's intellectual strengths and sense of humor. A fun ambassador through contemporary hell.

Marcus Samuelsson, 06/29/12

Chef and author

This was the 1970s and there weren't celebrities adopting children from African countries. White people couldn't understand what this Swedish woman was doing with two little Ethiopian children, and black people would be constantly asking her a thousand questions.

Joshua Estrin, 06/29/12

Writer

Millions of people are suffering from real illnesses while an "almost" Celebrity Apprentice tweets from 30,000 feet about how much her four-legged "celebutantes" deserve to be spoiled.

Brian Barry, 06/29/12

Publishing industry veteran, comedian and creative writer

Someone said that Nora had a knack for making the most ordinary people also the most extraordinary characters. I know that this was not just a talent, but also the heart of Nora Ephron: an amazingly brilliant woman who was sensationally kind and relatable.

Marcia Dawkins, 06/29/12

Visiting Scholar, Brown University

These images suggest that the time for multiracialism is now. But is it really? Does today's focus on multiracialism mean that we're finally seeing the end of racism? Or does it mean that racism has simply been made over?

Ben Harvey and Dave Rubin, 06/29/12

Michael Moore, 06/28/12

Oscar and Emmy-winning director

So, yes, the bill is highly flawed and somewhat wrong-headed -- but what it IS is a huge step in the right direction. And today's court decision cements that.

Sierra, 06/28/12

The magazine of the Sierra Club

Swimmer Natalie Coughlin, 29, was the most decorated female athlete at both the 2004 Athens and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Besides swimming, Coughlin's passions include food, gardening, and the five chickens she keeps in her backyard in Lafayette, California.

Landon Donovan, 06/28/12

Soccer player, Los Angeles Galaxy

I was five when I played my first soccer game and it changed my life forever. Physical activity was always part of my childhood, as was reading. Fit minds are just as important as fit bodies, which is why I'm endorsing the Wild Soccer Bunch.

Marlo Thomas, 06/28/12

Award-winning actress, author, and activist

Sometimes, we think we know someone only to be completely surprised by the things they have to say. Celebrities from Kathy Griffin to Suze Orman and Tim Gunn have all opened up to me on my series Mondays With Marlo and shared facts that many of us never knew about them.

Rita Wilson, 06/27/12

Editor at Large, Huff/Post50; Actor, Producer, Singer

Nora celebrated life to an insatiable degree, yet without any of the manic energy one associates with people who have "insatiable appetites" for life. She had a calm and elegant way of savoring every moment.

50 Cent, 06/27/12

Rappeur américain et entrepreneur

Music is my passion. It's allowed me to get where I am today, and­ my success in the industry helped me start other projects and businesses. I don't listen to just one genre, so my music collection and playlists reflect all types of artists and music.

Mike Ryan, 06/26/12

Senior Entertainment Writer, The Huffington Post

"You've been scooped, buddy." These were the words of Armand, the man who answered the phone at an establishment named HunkOMania. I'm not much of a strip club aficionado, and my knowledge of male dancers is pretty much limited to one scene in Mr. Mom and the SNL Chippendales sketch starring Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley.

Cara Joy David, 06/27/12

New York-based entertainment journalist

Here's what Nora Ephron meant to me, as a Wellesley girl who wanted to go into entertainment. Ephron showed that it could be done, and by "it," I mean anything.

Jane Alexander, 06/27/12

Actress, writer, conservationist

Well, every story has conflict and conflict is raging in the Arctic now over oil and gas drilling. Enormous oil giants are lobbying furiously for the rights to drill in more and more places with fewer and fewer safeguards.

Carole Bayer Sager, 06/27/12

Singer and songwriter

She said it all. Or most of it all. And what she didn't say or write we will never again hear. At least not the way Nora would have said it or written it.