Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry found an interesting way to promote the OWN network, which will be home to two new Perry shows beginning in May: “The Haves and the Have Nots” and “Love Thy Neighbor.” The duo donned familiar costumes in a parody video, recreating their famous roles: Winfrey as Sofia from “The Color [...]
Beyoncé Chats With Oprah About Jay-Z, Need For More Female Moguls
February 15, 2013 | Posted by
Oprah Winfrey, the media mogul, sat down with Beyonce, the R&B mogul, to talk her love for Jay-Z and performing, but it wasn’t long before they were chatting about how there simply aren’t enough female moguls. The girl power interview with Beyonce and Oprah just seems perfect. You have the queen of journalism and the queen of [...]
Beyonce: Life is But a Dream
February 13, 2013 | Posted by
The cover of the March issue of Vogue, which is graced by none other than Beyonce Knowles, has it about right: “Beyonce Rules the World.” With the premiere this week of her self-directed HBO documentary, Beyonce: Life is But a Dream, following on the heels of her spectacular Super Bowl halftime show, the 31-year-old superstar [...]
Disgraced Lance Armstrong Made a Mockery of Everyone Around Him
January 16, 2013 | Posted by
I recently visited a friend at her office at a nonprofit organization devoted to bicycling. When I walked into the mailroom, there was a poster of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong on a wall in a corner, with a big water cooler in front of it. At one time, that poster would have been greeted visitors [...]
Oprah Hears Lance Armstrong Admit Drug Use
January 15, 2013 | Posted by
In a 2 1/2-hour interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong, the most accomplished cyclist in history, confessed to using drugs during a career of unprecedented feats that have been stripped away in the wake of doping speculation. In an Austin, Texas, hotel room, Armstrong, who won seven Tour de France races, was “forthcoming,” according to [...]
Lance Armstrong to Admit Drug Use to Oprah
January 12, 2013 | Posted by
Lance Armstrong plans to admit to doping throughout his career during an upcoming interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey, USA Today reported late Friday. The interview, scheduled to be taped Monday and broadcast Thursday night on the Oprah Winfrey Network, will be conducted at Armstrong’s home in Austin, Texas. Citing an anonymous source, USA [...]
Ayana Mathis: The Power of the Tribe
January 2, 2013 | Posted by
When a books editor at O Magazine expressed interest in reviewing her debut novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Knopf), author Ayana Mathis was thrilled. “They said they needed a quote from me right away and I couldn’t figure out why, but I thought ‘sure’ and sent it off. I was expecting a fifteen minute [...]
Kim Kardashian Might Leave Instagram; Rihanna, Oprah’s Most Surprising Guest
December 20, 2012 | Posted by
Kim Kardashian is threatening to leave Instagram as Rihanna is named Oprah’s most surprising guest. First, the Keeping up with the Kardashian star that thrives on publishing at least two half naked photos a day on Instagram may have to bid the social network adieu. “I really loved Instagram I need to review this new [...]
Oprah Reveals Breast Cancer Scare at O Magazine Conference
November 27, 2012 | Posted by
Oprah is not entirely untouchable it seems, both in her personal life and as a businesswoman. While at O Magazine’s annual conference last month in Los Angeles the media mogul told a crowd of over 5,000 fans that she had overcome a breast cancer scare just a week before, having been told by doctors that [...]
Oprah Trademarks Organic Product Line
November 13, 2012 | Posted by
Oprah Winfrey is apparently looking to get involved in the organic foods and products industry, according to the New York Post. Applications for the trademark “Oprah’s Organics” were submitted to the US Patent and Trademark Organization last month, and appeared within the organization’s online filings. The applications covered a slew of new products, ranging from [...]
