The Franzen and Oprah Show

Yesterday, nine years after Jonathan Franzen insulted Oprah and got himself disinvited from her show, he finally appeared on her book club to discuss his latest novel, Freedom.

Oprah starts the season with a trip giveaway.

Oprah is the goddess of giveaways. Who will gift the giftless minions when she retires?

Should Michelle Obama Be Home Making Her Husband a Martini?

All the commentary about the "criticism" of Michelle Obama's Spain vacation stems from a single New York Daily News blog post.

Rosie Can't Be Oprah, So She Joins O's New Network

Why Rosie ditched her plans to take over Oprah's spot in syndication.

Fictional Laura Bush Makes Real Laura Bush More Sympathetic

Curtis Sittenfeld's novel, American Wife, painted a seemingly spot-on picture of Laura Bush.

We're Talking About: April 30, 2010

The headlines for April 30, 2010.

We're Talking About: April 20, 2010

The headlines for April 20, 2010

Oprah More Interesting as a Construct Than as a Person

None of the "revelations" from Kitty Kelley's unauthorized bio seem at all interesting.

Oprah's Very Bad Week

Two of the people she's championed—Jenny McCarthy and James Arthur Ray—turn out to be giving dangerous advice.

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