Slate has a really fascinating feature called Diaries. It features entries for a week from a variety of people to give readers a slice of life. Some interesting past writers include:

* Richard Posner, judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, and a senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School
* Alex Kozinski, a federal judge in California (9th Circuit)
* "McKenzie Brockman" (pseudonym), senior associate at a large international law firm
* Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft
* James Fallows, editor of U.S. News & World Report
* Tony Bullock, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan's chief of staff (2000)
* Harry Shearer, performs many of the voices on The Simpsons
* Paul Glastris, editor-in-chief of the Washington Monthly and was a speechwriter for President Clinton.
* Jennie Guilfoyle, staff attorney at the New York Association for New Americans, representing asylum seekers and battered immigrant spouses
* Henry Eshelman, managing director of B|W|R and entertainment practice head of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide