Louis Virtel, 06/22/12

West Coast Entertainment Editor, AfterElton.com

Richey Piiparinen, 06/22/12

Writer, Co-editor, 'Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology'

If you aren't from the Rust Belt you need to know something: vacancy lives here. In fact, its ubiquity has granted it a presence in our post-industrial culture.

Austin Wilson, 06/22/12

Writer, 'Re•pro•duct'

If you're a regular comic book reader, or even just someone who pays attention to the industry, you've probably heard something about the ongoing piracy debate.

Yasmine Mohseni, 06/22/12

Independent Curator, Arts Writer and Speaker

On a hot day in late May, I visited a curator and her artists as they installed their show in the Marais in Paris. Here's my visit to Brachfeld Gallery on the opening day of the "Greetings" exhibition.

MacGregor Thomson, 06/22/12

UGC Editor, The Huffington Post

Not Long ago enigma2 suggested that HuffPost make a space where it's easy for community members to share their favorite music. Well, here it is!

Noah Tsika, 06/22/12

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

For comedy I turn to Christian bigots, but they have let me down of late. What's missing from the current crop, what today's anti-gay preachers, with their infantile depictions of "poo-poo pansies," fail to provide, is camp.

Jonathan Kim, 06/22/12

Film Critic for ReThink Reviews and the Uprising Show

Jennifer Nix, 06/22/12

Writer and activist

This week I learned of something I find egregious: Facebook now claims the authority to determine what does and does not constitute art.

Trish Bendix, 06/22/12

Managing Editor, AfterEllen.com

We pride ourselves on knowing all kinds of Sapphic pop-culture facts. Each week we'll share some of the best tidbits on The Huffington Post in our new series, "Best Lesbian Week Ever." Here's who and what was on our raging gay radar this week.

Gita Kashani, 06/22/12

Board member, National Iranian American Council

The recent discriminatory practices at Apple's branches in Atlanta, Georgia are deeply disturbing not only to U.S. citizens of Iranian descent and all legal visa holders but also the outer public -- misguided at best, and a violation of state and federal law at worst.

Edward Goldman, 06/22/12

Art Critic, KCRW 89.9 FM

Reading responses to Art Talk, my weekly radio show, is one of the pleasures and privileges of speaking my mind to such an engaged audience.

Dylan Ratigan, 06/22/12

New York Times Best-Selling author and formerly the host of MSNBC's The Dylan Ratigan Show

I believe that if we teach, model and show good first step practices -- which are being shown to us by our "Greatest Generation," returning war veterans, youth and countless civilians -- a true renaissance is closer than we realize.

The Zinn Education Project, 06/22/12

Teaching A People's History

Helen Keller, whose birthday we celebrate this month -- June 27th -- could be one of those role models. Instead, textbooks and children's literature distort her life's work, and miss key opportunities to inspire young people to make a difference in the world.

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin, 06/22/12

Producer extraordinaire (Ramone) and acclaimed singer-songwriter (Evin)

This week we review music by Brenda Holloway, Bombino, J Roddy Walston & The Business, Homer & Jethro and more.

Richard 'Skip' Bronson, 06/22/12

Chairman and Co-founder, U.S. Digital Gaming

Everybody loves a heavyweight title fight. This helps to explain the premise of my new book, and first try at authoring, The War at the Shore It is a story about two of the biggest tycoons in the casino and real estate business.

Sean Martinfield, 06/21/12

San Francisco cultural critic

The Traina collection, on view through September 16th, is vibrant and dynamic. It embodies the depth and diversity of this multi-faceted field.The exhibition consists of a 160 works by more than 40 artists.

Lanie Zipoy, 06/21/12

Co-founder, Works by Women

Rogers often remarks that the plays that he's written since dating Yaklin, whom he married in an irreverent DIY ceremony in a Pennsylvania barn two years ago, have a different emotional life inspired by their relationship.