Annette Insdorf, 07/30/12

Director of undergraduate film studies, Columbia University, and author of PHILIP KAUFMAN

It's hard to imagine two more wildly different films than the lowbrow American comedy The Babymakers and the French arthouse drama Beloved. But their imminent release reveals that Paul Schneider is one of our most versatile actors.

John Buffalo Mailer, 07/29/12

Playwright, Actor, Journalist, Producer

In times of national fear and existential questions, we need to open up our hearts and minds and really start listening to each other about the world we want to live in, and how to make that world our reality.

Dr. Amy Nunn, 07/30/12

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University

A mounting body of scientific evidence shows that where you live, your race and your socioeconomic status -- not just behaviors -- strongly correlate with HIV infection.

Kenneth Davis and Wayne E. Keathley, 07/30/12

The ACA is without question the most sweeping piece of social welfare legislation since the New Deal. It is complicated and, whether you like it or not, it must be implemented.

Rozanne Gold, 07/30/12

Chef and author

You'll love it because it looks like it's oozing with cheese, but it has much less fat and is more nutritious than regular mac-and-cheese. And now it's among the trendiest dishes in Singapore.

Stephan Salisbury, 07/30/12

Author, 'Mohamed’s Ghosts: An American Story of Love and Fear in the Homeland'

In contrast to the exhaustive coverage of the massacre that left 70-plus casualties, we know very little about Anaheim and the killing of Manuel Angel Diaz, shot in the back and in the head by that city's police just a few short hours after the awful Aurora murders.

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D., 07/30/12

Chairman of the Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai

It's crucial for our individual health and the health of our society to step away from easy labels and to dig into accurate, factual, scientific data derived from careful, logical research and to see what it means for public policy.

Steven Cohen, 07/30/12

Executive Director, Columbia University's Earth Institute

It is true that the President found Washington even more hopeless than he imagined. It is true that politics and greed has made the President's job tougher. But he understands the nature of the challenge confronting America, and since Romney's coalition prevents Mitt from addressing these issues, Obama is America's only hope.

HuffPost Radio, 07/29/12

Beyond Romney's hoof-in-mouth moment in London, Arianna and Torie Clarke clash over policies abroad , guns after Aurora, career vs. kids, and rape jokes.

First Lt. Jake Everett Murphy, 07/30/12

First Lt., U.S. Army

In April, I had the opportunity to cycle for the first time in Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride, a cycling event that takes place around the U.S. to help veterans like me recover from our physical injuries, as well as the invisible ones.

Lita Smith-Mines, 07/30/12

Real estate attorney; Editor in Chief, Boating Times Long Island

Recently, a landlord looking to engage my services proclaimed that after 15 years of examining and analyzing track records, he'd thrown away the desirable tenant selection playbook.

Daniel R. Schwarz, 07/30/12

Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow and Frederic J. Whiton Professor of English Literature at Cornell University

"It's not print paper that I value for itself of all things; it's the ability to keep in place this fantastic news gathering machine. If economics change enough, if people don't want print paper, then why should we put out a print paper?"

Myra Chanin, 07/30/12

Author; aka 'Mother Wonderful'; Radio/TV Personality, Former Producer, 'The Joey Reynolds Show'

Almost every time I encounter a really talented New Yorker, I find that they are Philadelphia natives. A prime example? Michael Ogborn, the composer/lyricist/playwright of Baby Case, the exciting musical drama about the Lindbergh kidnapping.

Dar Dowling, 07/30/12

New York–based writer and visual artist

Does the fact that you live a good life, are kind, work hard -- or are a hero as in Sally Ride's case -- become moot because you don't come out? I hope not.

Mindy Utay, 07/30/12

Licensed psychoanalyst

As happens in so many relationships, Lin burst onto the scene, was idolized (and maybe idealized), only to move on. We're in shock. We're coping. But in the back of our minds, we can't help but think "Someday, he'll come back to me."

Michael Giltz, 07/29/12

Freelance writer

Why use the name of David and Goliath if you're going to ignore even the underpinning motivations of that story? Presumably it was because they decided to recast David and Goliath as a story of bullying. Problem number two? There's no real bullying.

Lucy Danziger, 07/27/12

Editor-in-Chief, SELF magazine

When you watch the Olympics in the next 14 days and feel inspired, think about what it is that moves you. Then realize this: It doesn't really matter. Just get moving!