Richard Brodsky

Senior Fellow, Demos

When Marx started to talk about public ownership of the means of production, he never guessed he was predicting how the Yankees would maneuver themselves a free stadium. And he never expected his most successful disciples to be two billionaires, George Steinbrenner and Mike Bloomberg.

HuffPost Radio

As Bridgegate worsens with 20 subpoenas and a quid-pro-Christie in Hoboken, Alter and Frum discuss whether the Governor lied or merely led a corrupt organization. And has Ailes/Fox helped grow or shrink the GOP?

Michael Giltz

Freelance writer

The truly frustrating, wonderful thing about theater is how ephemeral it is. Performances are slightly different every night depending on the actors, the audience, the weather and a million other factors.

NewYork.com

The best New York has to offer

We've rounded up the ten best restaurants in the city for after-hours dining, in neighborhoods where people stay up-and out-late. Avoid the greasy spoons and pizza slice joints; these restaurants will leave you wanting to linger over dessert or a nightcap, even if it's the next day.

TueNight

You, Part Two.

It took me a while to come out of my safety shell and start to enjoy life as a sober person. To see people again, in the "going out" kind of way. No wonder my friends are confused. They probably have no clue what the hell to do with me. Or what's appropriate and/or safe to say around me.

Ainissa G. Ramirez, Ph.D.

Materials Scientist; Author 'Newton's Football'

The cold temperatures for this Super Bowl might not be polar-vortex-like temperatures, but they will certainly change the dynamic of the game in several ways compared to the warmer temperatures of Super Bowl games played indoors or in more temperate cities.

TEDTalks

"Ideas Worth Spreading"

It's a question at the heart of American life these days: Is privacy worth fighting for? Or should we accept that sharing information, willingly (on social media, for example) or unwillingly (through government surveillance) is the wave of the future? An artist, a lawyer, a hacker, an economist and an entrepreneur share their ideas on the meaning of privacy in the 21st century. Will anything be private anymore in 50 or 100 years?

Sheelah A. Feinberg

Executive Director, NYC Coalition for a Smoke-Free City

If the current smoking rates continue, 5.6 million American children and teenagers who are alive today will die prematurely from smoking.

David Finkle

Writer, Drama Critic

Brian Kulick certainly attempts to get around the inherent problems with all manner of theatrical notions in a new translation by Gerhard Nellhaus, with Duncan Sheik's music carrying Brecht's customarily acerbic lyrics as Nellhaus frames them.

Michael Giltz

Freelance writer

This production directed by Brian Kulick doesn't come close to making the case for A Man's A Man, but we do get a sense of the shape of the thing and why it excited them. How can you find your way into a work unless you start tackling it?

Fern Siegel

Deputy Editor, MediaPost

A smart production, set among orange oil drums, features a sharp cast, perfect lighting and sound design by Justin Townsend and Matt Kraus, respectively, and original music by Duncan Sheik. A Man's A Man is a rare opportunity to see early Brecht deftly presented.

Christine Organ

Author; Freelance Writer; Blogger

I have spent too much time and energy making myself feel inadequate and somehow lacking, and I know too many people who are great people, who are well-loved people, who also feel inadequate and somehow lacking. And it makes me sad and angry and frustrated... and absolutely determined to find a way to stop the madness.

Barbara Bruno

NFL Analyst and Commentator, Independent Film Producer, Non-Profit Grant Writer

In the shadow of the NFL's biggest game, the Broncos defensive and Seahawks offensive players must feel like the forgotten stepchildren of Super Bowl hype.

Doug Zeigler

I start by saying something silly, my normal approach to "helping" my wife. The opening salvo launched to combat her frustrations and unhappiness. I'm usually pretty deft at this dance, but this time she just looked at me and said, "Stop trying to fix me and LISTEN." She didn't say it angrily, she just said it matter-of-factly.

Vincent Warren

Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights

Nobody standing here today is pretending this is Mission Accomplished. The problem hasn't been solved. The reality is tomorrow, a kid will be humiliated on his way home from school or someone on their way to the store will get stopped and frisked for no reason.

Michael E. Mann

Director of Penn State Earth System Science Center; Author of 'Dire Predictions' and 'The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars'

Although the current temperatures in the eastern U.S. may seem unusually cold, in the context of our history they really aren't. In fact, most of the cold that has made the news lately hasn't been all that chilly compared what was "normal" for the 20th century.