Howard Barbanel, 17/05/12

Editor and Publisher, The South Shore Standard

All she asked "is that you dance with me," and dance we did. Donna Summer, the voice of an era, gone at 63.

Jo Whiley, 17/05/12

Radio DJ and Broadcaster

Having only previously been a passenger in the fleet of green taxis that shuttle you around London, I was intrigued to see what it was like to be behind the wheel of an electric car.

Alfie Evers, 16/05/12

Writer of Comedy/Opinionated Overlord

The truth is, beards tend to fascinate people in the Western world. Other cultures have the beard built into their social DNA, but here, in this side of the world, a beard raises a question or two. Especially if you're David Beckham.

David McAlmont, 17/05/12

David McAlmont is a singer living on Brixton Hill

Award winning actor and writer Cyril Nri and I are cogitating thus because an actor we know, one decorated by Her Majesty for services to British acting and star of a hit US series, has had his remarks, regarding slim-pickings for black actors, turned into this broadsheet headline, "David Harewood: as a black actor there are very few roles for me in Britain".

Pearl Lowe, 16/05/12

UK-based fashion and textiles designer

For some time now I have been interested the Law of Attraction. For those not familiar with the theory and its teachings, it's the idea that 'like attracts like' and that by focusing on either positive or negative thoughts you will get a either a positive or negative result.

Rollo Ross, 16/05/12

Film festival guru, entertainment expert, premiere whore and sometime slayer of dragons

Cannes has a few aces up its sleeves this year. Brad Pitt will be in town to premiere Killing Them Softly slap bang in the middle of the festival which will no doubt cause a flurry of media interest - "Will Angelina come? Will she do that leg thing again? Will they have engagement rings on? Do they fart and if they do, do their pumps smell of roses?"

James Franco, 14/05/12

Actor and author

At a carnival, inside a fun house or around a campfire, the recitation of disturbing information serves to create a certain mood. Basically, New Orleans is an amusement park where you can get killed.

Noel Gallagher, 14/05/12

Chanteur/Compositeur; Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

It's also the place where I wrote that song of mine called If I Had A Gun.
Nice place. Foggy. Stinks of dead fish!! Got a little bit wasted the first night on that drink 'pisco sour'?

Perez Hilton, 13/05/12

Blogger, Founder of PerezHilton.com

If I can do it, you can do it. And I even inspired my Mom to try to get in shape, and get healthier.

Sarah Bond, 13/05/12

Journalist and Twitterer with a love of TV, radio, theatre, politics, cheese and champagne

What a whacky week of TV! And the biggest whack came with Britain's Got Talent blowing The Voice right out of the water as it ended the best ever series yet - with a dog winning the day!

Myleene Klass, 10/05/12

Save the Children ambassador, TV presenter and musician

I visited Bangladesh in January and think I must have left a little piece of my heart with the amazing mothers and children over there who have to battle for everything to survive. I met women with little beautiful kids exactly the same age as mine, yet half the size and gravely ill. Their stories were just completely heartbreaking and made me want to scoop all of the babies up and bring them home with me. It struck me what a lottery life was, and how I could have just as easily been born into a very different world.

Jo Whiley, 10/05/12

Radio DJ and Broadcaster

When you're talking innovations, tech and a few gadgets in particular, have woven their way into my life and continue to impresses me more and more on a daily basis. Here's how...

Alicia Silverstone, 10/05/12

Actress and author

Perhaps the most common question veggies get is, "But where do you get your protein?" Concerned mothers, incredulous friends, and curious coworkers all want to know!

James Franco, 10/05/12

Actor and author

What had started as a concert film about the Rolling Stones, a follow-up of sorts to the Maysles' The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit, turned into a Zapruder-like document that sounded the death knell for the flower power of the 1960s.