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Oprah's Book Lists Enhanced for iPad Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:55PMJuly issue of The Oprah Magazine will feature more books with excerpts and in-app purchasing options.
(Un)Common Sense Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 4:19PMBy Gary Stibel, Scott Liell and Thomas Paine
Oprah's Book Recommendations Move Onto The iPad Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:31PMOprah sold millions of books through her Book Club. Now she has the chance to do the same through O, The Oprah Magazine‘s iPad app: The July iPad issue of O features an enhanced version of O‘s sixth annual Summer Reading List. iPad users can read exclusive excerpts of 21 of the 28 books featured in the issue, and they can buy all the titles in-app through Amazon or Barnes & Noble .
C. Brown Wins Big at BET Awards; Patti LaBelle & Steve Harvey Honored Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 3:40AM*Even though the 2011 BET Awards gave props to Patti LaBelle and Steve Harvey, as well as emotional tributes to several stars who passed away, Sunday night’s show belonged to Chris Brown. The dancer/singer dominated the show with 4 awards and performed twice during the telecast from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. It was [...]
July 1book140 Beach Read Nominations: A Running List Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 10:58AMA look at what readers have suggested for our next book
‘Book of Negroes’ Author Reacts to Dutch Burning of Front Cover Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 5:08PM*Canadian writer Lawrence Hill has reacted angrily to a Dutch burning of his novel The Book of Negroes now being adapted into a feature film as an international co-production, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The Dutch group Federation for Honour and Reparation of Slavery in Surinam on Wednesday torched the cover of Hill’s novel, rather [...]
Celebrities on Board Alex Thomas Golf Tourneyfor Pediatric Cancer Patients and Research Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:53PMOn Thursday, July 7th and Friday, July 8th, celebrities will come together to participate in two star-studded events to raise funds for The Alex Thomas Foundation. Sponsored in part by Lexus and Nike, the festivities will be held at the Pacific Palms Resort located at 1 Industry Hills Parkway, City of Industry, CA. Funds raised [...]
Neverland Offering Helicopter Tours for 2nd Anniversary of MJ’s Death Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 10:08AM*Helicopter flights over Neverland Ranch in California are being booked for the second anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death, the AP reports. Oxnard-based Channel Island’s Helicopters says the half-hour “Flight Over Neverland” event costs $175 per person and $500 for a private flight of up to three people. The Santa Barbara News-Press reports the flights will [...]
Bruno Mars’ ‘Just the Way You Are’ Sets Billboard Record Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:23AM*With a 20th week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, Bruno Mars’ “Just the Way You Are” becomes the longest-reigning debut single in the list’s almost 50-year history. The song dethrone’s Colbie Caillat’s debut single “Bubbly” (2008) and Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” (2006), each of which spent 19 weeks at No. 1. “Way” [...]
Photos: TV stars party ahead of today’s Daytime Emmy Awards Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 5:44PMLast night, it was time for the, ahem, bold and the beautiful and the young and the restless to party. The red carpet at the new Club Nikki and Nikki Beach ...
Stay In: Nutty novels, thrillers on O Magazine reading list Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 11:08AMNEW YORK -- A British whodunit about two sisters, a look at absurd nuclear bomb shelters and a what-if novel modeled on Britains Princess Diana if she had lived to 50, are among 29 books on O, The Oprah Magazines summer reading list.
Boys cross country Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 10:38PMBlake Williams
Boys cross country Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 10:38PMBlake Williams
Book business will surely miss Oprah Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 2:39AMMANILA, Philippines — Congratulations, Eckhart Tolle. You topped the list of the Oprah Winfrey book club's biggest sellers of the past decade. Nielsen BookScan, which tracks around 75 percent of non-e-book sales, announced Friday that Winfrey's choice of self-help favorite "A New Earth" in 2008 led to around 3.4 million copies sold. In second was James Frey's notorious "A Million Little Pieces ...
Show's over, but Oprah still wields influence on business world Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 12:53PMOprah Winfrey's impact on your finances won't end with her show. During its 25 years on the air, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" held enormous sway over how its audience chose to spend and save.
Show's over, but Oprah still wields influence on business world Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 12:53PMOprah Winfrey's impact on your finances won't end with her show. During its 25 years on the air, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" held enormous sway over how its audience chose to spend and save.
Community briefs, May 30 Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 1:28AMThe Grapevine Sailing Club will be conducting its annual adult sailing seminar Saturday and Sunday, and June 11-12 at Scott's Landing Marina on Lake Grapevine. Join the adventure with this introduction to sailing for adults.
Here Are All the Childrens Hospital Staff Announcements in One Handy Video Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 5:03PM"Man, it is ho-o-o-o-t." Turns out Michael Cera was speaking from the future (which is now the present, tricky). Related: a tour of the Childrens Hospital set with (a power-mad) Henry Winkler. [ Videogumblr ] Read more posts by Amanda Dobbins Filed Under: clickables , announcments , childrens hospital , michael cera , tv , video
Here Are All the Childrens Hospital Staff Announcements in One Handy Video Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 5:03PM"Man, it is ho-o-o-o-t." Turns out Michael Cera was speaking from the future (which is now the present, tricky). Related: a tour of the Childrens Hospital set with (a power-mad) Henry Winkler. [ Videogumblr ] Read more posts by Amanda Dobbins Filed Under: clickables , announcments , childrens hospital , michael cera , tv , video
Hear William H. Macy Describe His Six-Hour Stint As an Ice-Cream Man Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 4:48PMThe Hollywood Reporter 's Emmy roundtable of actors in dramas also tackles more serious topics, like process and who loves whom the most — but we'd suggest that you start with William H. Macy's story about quitting his Good Humor job. Timothy Olyphant fans will also enjoy this one. [ HR ] Read more posts by Amanda Dobbins Filed Under: clickables , emmys , roundtables , timothy olyphant , tv ...
Hear William H. Macy Describe His Six-Hour Stint As an Ice-Cream Man Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 4:48PMThe Hollywood Reporter 's Emmy roundtable of actors in dramas also tackles more serious topics, like process and who loves whom the most — but we'd suggest that you start with William H. Macy's story about quitting his Good Humor job. Timothy Olyphant fans will also enjoy this one. [ HR ] Read more posts by Amanda Dobbins Filed Under: clickables , emmys , roundtables , timothy olyphant , tv ...
Emily Blunt on How She Overcame Her Stutter Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 1:18PMSome celebrities walk the red carpet at fund-raisers to give a charitable boost to their public personas, or because they know that there will be cameras there. Not Emily Blunt, who showed up at the American Institute for Stuttering 5th Annual Benefit Gala at the Tribeca Rooftop last night because she's got a very personal connection to the subject: She used to be a stutterer, too. It may be ...
Emily Blunt on How She Overcame Her Stutter Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 1:18PMSome celebrities walk the red carpet at fund-raisers to give a charitable boost to their public personas, or because they know that there will be cameras there. Not Emily Blunt, who showed up at the American Institute for Stuttering 5th Annual Benefit Gala at the Tribeca Rooftop last night because she's got a very personal connection to the subject: She used to be a stutterer, too. It may be ...
Good Day Sunshine For Writers Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 11:26AMThis is the best time ever to be a writer. Especially for those in the vanguard: the self-publishing writers at the cutting edge of the brave new turbulent world of literary art and commerce. I say that with some authority. As a worker bee from deep within the trenches of the book publishing industry, I can [...]
15th Annual American Black Film Festival Honors Keenen Ivory Wayans Saturday, June 4, 2011 @ 9:33PM*Film Life, Inc., CEO, Jeff Friday, is pleased to announce Emmy Award-winning producer/director Keenen Ivory Wayans as honoree at the landmark 15th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF). In recognition of his success in the film and television industry for nearly 25 years, Wayans will be honored with the Entertainment Icon Award at the festival’s [...]
Hello, I Must Be Going Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 2:08AMA fond farewell to all...
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Oprah's Book Club spawned literary stars, controversy Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 9:16PMFor some, a book club means Chardonnay, gossip and some bookish conversation. For Oprah Winfrey, it's meant making best-sellers and, as she said recently, "the biggest controversy in our 25 years." As her broadcast television show came to a close, Winfrey welcomed the reason for that controversy -- the not-truthful memoirist James Frey -- onto two full shows of her final 10, putting her once ...
Oprah’s Book Club spawned stars, controversy Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 4:29AMFor some, a book club means Chardonnay, gossip and some bookish conversation. For Oprah Winfrey, it’s meant making bestsellers and, as she said last week, “the biggest controversy in our 25 years.”
Show's over, but Oprah still wields influence on business world Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 2:12AMOprah Winfrey's impact on your finances won't end with her show. During its 25 years on the air, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" held enormous sway over how its audience chose to spend and save.
Inside the List Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 11:15PMCelebrities may rule the best-seller list, but psychopaths rule the world — or so suggests Jon Ronson, author of “The Psychopath Test.”
Talk-show maven’s Book Club spawned literary stars and controversy Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 3:48PMFor some, a book club means Chardonnay, gossip and some bookish conversation. For Oprah Winfrey, it’s meant making bestsellers and, as she said last week, “the biggest controversy in our 25 years.”
Oprah Credits Jesus for Show Success Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 2:43PMA few years ago, the popular Christian recording artists Casting Crowns recorded a song in which they asked what would happen if the family of God turned to Jesus and stopped asking Oprah what to do. Ironically, in her final show, she credited Jesus for her success.
Oprah Winfrey Credits God for Show Success Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 2:43PMA few years ago, the popular Christian recording artists Casting Crowns recorded a song in which they asked what would happen if the family of God turned to Jesus and stopped asking Oprah Winfrey what to do. Ironically, in her final show, Winfrey credited Jesus for her success.
Oprah: From childhood poverty to talk show queen Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 12:05AMHere are some facts about Oprah Winfrey, considered the most influential woman on U.S. television, and her show which closed Wednesday after 25 years.
Let the discussion begin Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 3:22PMThe book’s subtitle: “How White Whales, Green Lights and Restless Spirits Forged Our National Identity” gives hints about a few of the titles. (Just how many books are there about white whales?) It’s fun to guess what’s on the list, and almost as much fun to learn what didn’t make the cut.
The Oprah Effect, by the Numbers Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:48PMAs Oprah wraps up her daily talk show Wednesday, it's tough to overstate the cultural force known as the Oprah Effect, permeating everything from the TV business to books and magazines to charity to outright promotion of commercial products. Her ratings may have dipped in recent years, but she's had the No. 1 daytime show for more than two decades and she's still earning close to $300 million ...
'Oprah Winfrey Show' ends, but Oprah's legacy lives on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:03AMWith the finale of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ on Wednesday, critics are debating the real legacy of the woman who transformed the daily talk show from a tabloid sideshow into a national self-help platform.
Factbox: Oprah Winfrey:From childhood poverty to talk show queen Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:57AMReuters - Oprah Winfrey, considered the most influential woman on U.S. television, brings "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to a close on Wednesday after 25 years.
Oprah Winfrey: The greatest existential philosopher ever? Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:31AMOprah Winfrey shares with the great existentialists an indomitable pursuit of two fundamental questions: Who are we? What can we become? And she has shed light on the possibility for a far more hopeful, productive answer to these questions than our traditional existential heroes.
Expert: How the Oprah Brand Changed America Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 10:27AMExpert: How the Oprah Brand Changed America
Oprah Winfrey's greatest TV moments Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 9:16AMThe final episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" airs Wednesday - what's your favorite memory of the show?
Oprah Winfrey Bids Farewell to Millions of Fans Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 9:12AMOne of America's most powerful and wealthiest entertainers, is ending her run as a top-rated TV talk show host after 25 years on the air
Oprah's Book Club spawned literary stars and controversy Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 8:19AMFor some, a book club means Chardonnay, gossip and some bookish conversation. For Oprah Winfrey, it's meant making...
FACTBOX - Oprah Winfrey: From childhood poverty to talk show queen Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 6:00AMREUTERS - Oprah Winfrey, considered the most influential woman on U.S. television, brings "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to a close on Wednesday after 25 years.
The Oprah effect Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 4:13AM10 moments that explain the star's lasting popularity
The Oprah bump - Wed, 25 May 2011 PST Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 2:29AMNEW YORK – Oprah Winfrey’s impact on your finances won’t end with her show. During its 25 years on the air, “The Oprah Winfrey Show” held enormous sway over how its audience chose to spend and save. Most notably, the show regularly counseled viewers on their household finances. But the program also influenced decisions in more indirect ways.
The highs and lows of O Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:00AMAnd it was good…Super-Oprah comes into the world on January 29, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi.Oprah gets her start, meets GayleAfter three years of anchor news reporting, in 1976, Winfrey hosts the six o'clock news at Baltimore's WJZ-TV, where she meets future bestie-for-life, Gayle King, who was working there as a production assistant.The Color PurpleWinfrey stars as Sofia in Steven Spielberg ...
Oprah's impact: Four ways the host's mojo sways spending Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 11:05PMOprah Winfrey's impact on your finances won't end with her show.
SouthCoast salutes as Oprah signs off Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 11:04PMFrom a wagon full of fat to a couch full of Tom Cruise, Oprah has seeped into our cultural memory like a low-fat pat of butter on the gluten-free national pancake.