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• Goodbye, Dr. Oz

  He died from a lifelong diet of nothing but Cheez Doodles, Dr. Pepper, and taffy. We kid! But today is his last day as a regular on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Fear not, all of you who list Mehmet Oz as your primary physician. He's coming back bigger stronger, and healthier...  Read More... Posted May 12 2009, 10:22 AM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Dr. Oz Show, Mehmet Oz

• Jenny McCarthy Teams Up With Oprah!

  Jenny is Oprah's newest protege. Unfortunately, we're pretty sure there won't be any baby pools or hoses involved in Jenny and Oprah's collaboration.  Read More... Posted May 04 2009, 02:00 PM by Olivia Purnell with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Phil, Jenny McCarthy, Rachel Ray

• Oprah Loves Ellen [VIDEO]

  No, not in that way. Professionally. Relax, Stedman. Relax, Gayle.  Oprah paid Ellen a video visit for her 1,000th show, which also came on the 12th anniversary of that "coming out" Ellen, in which Ms. Winfrey played Ellen's shrink... Read More... Posted May 04 2009, 01:01 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King, Ellen, Ellen De Generes, Stedman Graham

• Oprah Loves Some Hugh Jackman, With or Without Knives for Hands

  Oprah's a tweeting fool these days.  She's listening to Seal, letting us know the truth about her weave, and making dates with Wolverine.  You know, the ususal... Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 03:40 PM by Lindy Parker with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Hugh Jackman, Twitter

• Listen Up America: Oprah Is Not Wearing a Weave! [VIDEO]

  One of these haristyles is not like the other. And one of these women feels the need to prove it, sans make-up, on national television. Go Oprah go! Read More... Posted Apr 29 2009, 12:30 PM by Olivia Purnell with | with no comments Filed under: Tyra Banks, Oprah Winfrey, the tyra banks show, Oprah, The Oprah Winfrey Show, weave

• Are You Hipper Than Oprah?

  Do you need help answering that question? Get help after the jump.   Read More... Posted Apr 20 2009, 03:00 PM by Olivia Purnell with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Twitter

• Oprah Winfrey Cancels Columbine Program

  Oprah's reasoning for canceling today's ep, which was to mark the 10th anniversary of the Columbine massacre, is very interesting... Read More... Posted Apr 20 2009, 02:22 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Columbine

• Oprah Winfrey Writes Her First "Tweet" Live On "The Oprah Winfrey Show"

  Oh goddammit to hell.WTF is happening, world? Honestly.  This Twitter thing has become a real focal point in examining our existence on Earth... Read More... Posted Apr 17 2009, 02:22 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, death, Twitter, omphaloskepsis, irrelevance, insanity

• That "Oprah Millionaire Contest Show" E-Mail? Scam [VIDEO]

  Yeah, so don't give them all your contact information. If you were going to give them your contact information, we've got tickets to the American Idol finale. All we need is your credit card info and social security number. This reminded us of that great College Humor video, "Where Spam Comes From"... Read More... Posted Apr 10 2009, 04:44 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show, e-mail scams, contests

• Oprah Got Her President. Can She Get Her Olympics?

  Let no one ever doubt the power of Oprah Winfrey. She's a one-woman empire of kindness, and probably the single most influential person in American pop culture. We read what Oprah tells us to read. We voted for who Oprah told us to vote for. (Yes, that one's more complicated. But Winfrey was Obama's biggest endorsement - far more than political figures like Ted Kennedy or even Colin Powell.) Hell, one woman devoted an entire year to doing whatever Oprah says.   So will Oprah's support of Chicago's 2016 Summer Olympics bid get Chicago the 2016 Summer Olympics?  Read More... Posted Apr 08 2009, 09:35 AM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Summer Olympics, Chicago, 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio De Janiero

• Another Sex Scandal At Oprah's South African All-Girls School

  Aw, no...   Read More... Posted Mar 31 2009, 03:03 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls, sexual abuse

• Today on "Oprah": Q&A With Polygamists [VIDEO]

  We love us some Oprah.  We even like the semi-boring Friday episodes where Mark Consuelos tells his Mr. Mom stories.  But, most of all, we love when Oprah talks to people who may or may not be crazy.  We've been waiting all weekend to see her trip to the Yearning for Zion Ranch so we can watch her ask the polygamists if they like Big Love... Click through for a sneak peek of today's episode below... Read More... Posted Mar 30 2009, 02:15 PM by Lindy Parker with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Yearning for Zion Ranch

• R.I.P Natasha Richardson From Her TV Fans And Friends

  Sad news that you no doubt know: actress Natasha Richardson died yesterday from injuries sustained in a skiing accident.  Although she worked largely in film and theatre, some of television's leading ladies spoke out, expressing their grief and offering condolences to her family and friends... Read More... Posted Mar 19 2009, 02:45 PM by Lindy Parker with | with no comments Filed under: Top Chef, Oprah Winfrey, Kelly Ripa, Martha Stewart, Natasha Richardson

• Today In PSA's: Oprah's Broadcast Is For "All The Rihannas" -- But Tyra's Got Something To Say Too

  Today's live Oprah Winfrey Show is about victims of dating violence, and comes on the heels of Winfrey reminding her audience that one in four women in the US are battered at one time or another, saying on Friday's show: Love doesn't hurt. I've been saying this to women for years. If a man hits you once he will hit you again. This, obviously, was said on the heels of pop singer Rihanna's alleged (that's something we still have to say, right?) abuse at the hands of Chris Brown the night of the Grammys -- but if you think that Rihanna's the only celebrity whose abuse will be discussed, think again, as another daytime diva will be sharing her story. The question his... how much? Read More... Posted Mar 12 2009, 11:23 AM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Tyra Banks, Oprah Winfrey, Chris Brown, Rihanna, dating violence, John Singleton

• Oprah Winfrey Shares The Cover Of Her Magazine

  For the first time in the nine-year history of O: The Oprah Magazine. And who do you think the big O deemed Winfrey-worthy? Read More... Posted Mar 06 2009, 03:03 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, O Magazine

• Oprah Adopts A Puppy

  We don't usually do puppy news, but it's Oprah, Ruler of the Heavens and Earth. Plus, it gives us an excuse to put up a picture of a puppy. So Oprah Winfrey was very influential in getting Barack Obama elected, but now she's stolen some of the Presidential family's thunder by picking a puppy before they do. Could this be the first crack in their relationship? God, imagine if Oprah and Barack became enemies. It'd be like The Hulk fighting Superman... Read More... Posted Mar 04 2009, 12:30 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, animal adoption, puppies

• Today on "Oprah": Our Girl Crush on Jennifer Hudson Increases

  We feel like our relationship with Jennifer Hudson is not unlike our relationship with Emeril Lagasse.  There was a long period (when she was on American Idol) when we were not what you would call fans, and in fact, found her personality to be somewhat abrasive.  But then, her dress and speech at the 2007 Golden Globes started to turn the tide of our affection back her way. Click through for a preview of her performance on today's Oprah, as well as gratuitous J. Hud fashion pics after the jump... Read More... Posted Feb 27 2009, 03:30 PM by Lindy Parker with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Hudson

• Oprah Blesses Kate Winslet's Real Breasts

  Obviously, Oprah had many lovely, nuanced compliments for Kate Winslet on her double Golden Globe wins for The Reader and Revolutionary Road, but her first order of business was a benediction on the organic nature of Kate Winslet's rack. Click through for the clip, as well as more of the Kate Winslet/Leonardo DiCaprio BFF love fest (we don't get tired of it)... Read More... Posted Jan 14 2009, 02:00 PM by Lindy Parker with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Kate Winslet, Golden Globes, Leonardo DiCaprio

• Everybody Wanted To Watch Oprah Talk About How Fat She Is

  Yup. We care, we sure do... Read More... Posted Jan 08 2009, 05:25 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey

• Oprah Explains The Weight Gain, In Great Detail, On "Oprah"

  Oprah has a weird way of being embarrassed... Read More... Posted Jan 06 2009, 04:44 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Doctor Phil, Gayle King

• All Right, Oprah, Now You're Just Making The Rest Of Us Look Bad

  Check out her latest act of amazing generosity... Read More... Posted Dec 31 2008, 04:22 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Ron Clark Academy, You Can Vote However You Like

• Oprah Weighs 200 Pounds, And She's Embarrassed And Mad About It

  The real question is: how does this make the Living Oprah lady feel? Read More... Posted Dec 10 2008, 09:27 AM by Jake Kalish with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Living Oprah, O Magazine, obesity

• "Living Oprah", Making Bank

  If you haven't visited the website Living Oprah, here's the deal -- a blogger named Robyn Okrant has devoted this entire year to doing whatever Oprah says on her TV show, magazine, and website. In the process, Okrant has netted herself a  book deal. What's good about this is also what's bad about this. Read More... Posted Dec 08 2008, 09:23 AM by Jake Kalish with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Robyn Okrant, Living Oprah

• Are You The Next Oprah Winfrey?

  Good question, right? More after the jump. Read More... Posted Dec 02 2008, 01:36 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: CBS, Oprah Winfrey

• “The Tyra Banks Show” is Moving

  That’s right.  Tyra is taking her own special brand of Oprah meets super model meets drag queen meets female empowerment/beautification to the CW network.  Until now, The Tyra Banks Show was part of Warner Bros. Domestic TV Distribution, aka WBDTV (Who knew?).  The CW already airs Tyra’s fierce and fabulous disaster, America’s Next Top Model.  Now they hope to really rake in the viewers with a double dose of Tyra.  Telepictures prez Hilary Estey McLoughlin says: The move will enable Banks "to continue her success while collaborating with the network to cross-promote her brand in both daytime and primetime, maximizing her audiences and impact on one home." (thr.com) Whatevs.  As long as we get more of this:   Read More... Posted Nov 24 2008, 02:05 PM by Olivia Purnell with | with no comments Filed under: Tyra Banks, America's Next Top Model, Oprah Winfrey, the tyra banks show, CW

• Oprah's Fiscally Responsible Holiday

  We have so many reasons to love Oprah (she so cool and fabulous!) -- she cares about our sister's marriage, our dad's prostate and the health of our future kids, and this holiday season, there's one more thing she cares about... Read More... Posted Nov 21 2008, 04:00 PM by Lindy Parker with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, Favorite Things

• Today On "Oprah": Crying Shoulders R US

  God, we love Oprah.  And believe us, if she was sobbing and in need of any one of our shoulders, you better believe we would offer them.  So we can't blame Sam Perry, the Obama campaign volunteer, who was gracious enough to allow Oprah to sob away to her heart's content on his own ample shoulder at Barack Obama's election rally in Chicago on Tuesday.  Also not surprising, Oprah invited the benevolent Mr. Perry to be a guest on this afternoon's show to express her gratitude.  Here's what's weird though, apparently, Oprah's people found out his name and tracked him down after photographs started surfacing of the pair together.  If you spent the better part of an hour weeping on the shoulder of a complete stranger wouldn't you at least introduce yourself?  Ah, well.  There was a lot going on. Posted Nov 07 2008, 04:04 PM by Lindy Parker with | with no comments Filed under: Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Sam Perry

• Oprah On "30 Rock" Tonight, People

  Just a reminder, guys. She can make a president, but it's gonna take both her AND YOU to save 30 Rock from a precipitous ratings fall from its premiere. Posted Nov 06 2008, 04:50 PM by Bryan Christian with | with no comments Filed under: Oprah Winfrey, 30 Rock

• Sarah Palin To Appear On "Oprah" Now That Obama Won?

  That's what she said yesterday on New York's Power 105.1. Which, you know, was kind of jinx-y, maybe... But all's well that ends with Sarah Palin jumping on a couch, we say. Click through for the audio! Read More... Posted Nov 05 2008, 04:41 PM by Bryan Christian with | with no comments Filed under: Campaign 2008, Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Palin

• 106 Year Old Needs An Agent, Pronto

  Barack Obama's victory speech contained some especially moving passages about 106-year old Atlanta voter Ann Nixon Cooper, stuff that made even our crusty, cynical selves tear up like a Jesse Jackson/Oprah sandwich last night. Read More... Posted Nov 05 2008, 12:34 PM by Jake Kalish with | with no comments Filed under: Campaign 2008, Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Jesse Jackson, Ann Nixon Cooper