Greg Archer, 08/10/12

Author, screenwriter, journalist and professional mood-swinger

Roseanne Barr, the titular comedy legend that went from "domestic goddess" to sitcom empress with the Emmy-winning Roseanne, has survived scandals and tons of criticism. So how do you dismantle an icon that's survived it all?

Vanity Fair, 08/10/12

Disheartening news for anyone who does not earn $12,000 per week: TV Guide's "Television's Highest Paid Stars" report includes some shocking figures that may make you want to travel back in time and choose "television judge" or "monkey actor" as your undergraduate major.

Katie Goodman, 08/10/12

Award-winning comic, actress, author, creative coach, and social activist; KatieGoodman.com

I'm joined today by the very funny, very smart, and very f**king busy John Fugelsang, whom I met on Laughing Liberally, an off-Broadway comedy show.

Trish Bendix, 08/10/12

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.

Michael Gregg, 08/10/12

COO, Superior Solutions

Whenever a celebrity scandal breaks, like Kristen Stewart's cheating on boyfriend Robert Pattinson, entertainment journalists aren't the only ones scrambling to get the story online -- so are hackers.

Seth Shostak, 08/10/12

Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute

For two hundred thousand years, the loudest noise that Homo sapiens suffered were thunderclaps. But these weigh in at about 120 decibels, dozens of times less energetic than a modern rock band.

Louis Virtel, 08/10/12

West Coast Entertainment Editor, AfterElton.com

Maureen Ryan, 08/10/12

TV critic, The Huffington Post

With the return of AMC's "Hell on Wheels" and the debuts of "Copper" and "The Crimson Petal and the White" -- a trio of hardscrabble dramas set in the 19th Century -- it's starting to look like Tribute to Old-Timey Prostitutes Month.

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin, 08/10/12

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

This week our playlist includes music by The Raconteurs, Elvis Costello, Pink Martini, Crystal Castles, Wilco, Joni Mitchell and more.

Richey Piiparinen, 08/10/12

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

Let's temper the faux bravery related to eating popcorn. The horror of Aurora--while committed by an individual -- was surely also precipitated by problems with deep societal roots.

Kenny Loggins, 08/10/12

Singer/songwriter

I finally understand what I wished for as a young man in Pasadena, as a rock star in the '80s and again as a grown man starting over again in 2012... It's the whole enchilada: nerves, tears and all. This is exactly what success feels like.

Romi Klinger, 08/10/12

Jewelry designer and cast member, 'The Real L Word'

I really want girls to know it is OK to be different. It is OK to change and turn your life around. You do not owe anyone any explanation.

Tanya Young Williams, 08/10/12

TV Personality, Inspirational Speaker, Author, Legal Correspondent, Mother

Cedric the Entertainer, born Cedric Antonio Kyles, has patiently waited for the project that felt right in his gut and soul. Soul Man is a spin-off from Betty White's TV Land's show Hot in Cleveland, where Cedric's character, Reverend Boyle was introduced.

James Duff, 08/10/12

Executive Producer, Creator, Writer

It feels like it all went by very fast. One moment, Michael Robin, Greer Shephard and I were sitting at a long conference table at TNT in Burbank, "pitching" an idea to Michael Wright and Lillah McCarthy for a new series; the next, I am writing a few stray thoughts about its finale.

Michael Bialas, 08/10/12

Entertainment and Sports Journalist

Canada's Kathleen Edwards, one of the featured performers scheduled to appear at the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons, Colorado next week, answered a few questions related to the festival and performing live, while also revealing one of her hidden talents.

Jonathan Kim, 08/10/12

Film Critic for ReThink Reviews and the Uprising Show

The studio tried to figure out how to make a Bourne movie without Bourne, but could it feel like anything other than a cynical attempt to squeeze more dollars from a finished franchise?

Paula Boggs, 08/10/12

Producer, 'A Buddha State of Mind'

I'm a one-month-old retiree boomer hanging out for now in the "City Different." For twenty-eight years I shackled myself to someone else's payroll, product, "strategic plan" and timetable.