Oprah on Shine

Oprah: After 25 years, it's time for a change

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Is that rain, or the tears of thousands of publishers, TV executives, and celebrities plotting their public rehabilitation pouring down?

It's official: Oprah Winfrey will pull the plug on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air. Rumored for what seems like forever, likely feared for longer by CBS Television Distribution, which distributes the show to more than 200 U.S. TV markets, the shuttering of the heart of Oprah's media empire is nigh.

Sarah Palin: "Going Rogue," getting even

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It's a big week for Sarah Palin.

Four months after her early departure as Alaska's governor, a year after the end of her vice presidential bid as John McCain's running mate for the White House, and six months after signing a book deal with Harper Collins, Palin's book is out. She appeared on Oprah to kick off her book tour, and sales were brisk before she sat in Oprah's coveted chair. "Going Rogue: An American Life" is on the bestseller lists at Barnes and Noble and Amazon, which is selling the $29 book for $9 to compete with Wal-Mart's bottom-price bestseller deals. (No wonder advance sales are doing so well!)

Book reviewers and the AP have gotten advance copies of the book, so as we wait to dive into the 432-page, no-index read ourselves, let's take a look at some of the early reviews:

User post: There's "Essence" for black women... there's "Latina" for Hispanic women... what about me?

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So Oprah always says, "Dream Big"...so, I have decided today November 10, 2009 the first day of my declaration of my big dream! First, a little about myself. I am a twenty-something, Asian-American gal born and raised in Chicago. I love reading magazines! I…

Buy Oprah’s clothes—you just can’t try them on

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Oprah Winfrey has a store near her studio in Chicago where you can purchase designer clothing she's actually worn on her talk show. One blogger went to check out this boutique in search of "Oprah's Closet," but sadly the contents of large wooden wardrobe, hidden amongst Oprah…

How's That Working For You? Thanks a lot Dr. Phil

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Katie and I recently were invited to appear on The Dr. Phil show to do a segment about teen stress. Our segment covered "Applying To College", and we were to discuss how the entire college application process has left Katie not sure why she is expected to know what she is going…