David Carr is a former crack addict-turned-media columnist and culture reporter at the New York Times. He is the host of the well-received 2011 documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times.
The feud-friendly, thuggish, and apparently bulletproof rapper 50 Cent, born Curtis James Jackson, became famous with his single, "In Da Club." He's also an actor and famed purveyor of flavored waters.
Gerry Marzorati became editor-in-chief of the New York Times Magazine following the departure of Adam Moss in 2003. As of 2006, he's also an assistant managing editor at the Times.
The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, Romero has been a thorn in the side of everyone from Bush administration officials to fellow ACLU employees.
Judy McGrath is the former chair and CEO of MTV Networks, the Viacom-owned cable behemoth that controls every other cable channel on the dial including MTV, VH1, TV Land, Comedy Central, CMT, and Nickelodeon.
Gossip empress Cindy Adams has been grinding out her column for the Post since 1981, although she hasn't published anything resembling real gossip in approximately as long.