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...Europe, aside from language. But the British still do feel close in a more general sense, and although I do not claim to fully understand the phenomenon, I suspect it owes something to the sheer volume of Ame rican mass media and culture Britain imports. South Park and Oprah dominate television, Ja Rule gets more radio play than Oasis, and Starbucks and McDonald’s are sometimes harder to escape here than back home. Every major nation has imported a wealth of A merican culture, to be fair, but the English can’t seem to get enough...
...twin sister of advice maven "Abigail Van Buren," Lederer dispensed a daily dose of common sense to 90 million readers. Homey but frank, she endorsed masturbation as a safe alternative to abstinence and in 1971 cued a flood of letters to Congress urging federal support of cancer research. Before Oprah and Sally, there was Ann--the nation's big sister...
...Winners YAO MING Chinese star first in NBA draft. Yao will teach Shaq the meaning of the phrase ni hao while Shaq will teach Yao the meaning of the word pain SADDAM HUSSEIN Dictator's novels will be taught in Iraq's schools. Saddam would have preferred Oprah's Book Club, but this should help sales as well COUNT ALVARO DE MARICHALAR Spanish aristocrat crosses the Atlantic on a jet ski. He will return from the Indies with his craft laden with gold and spices Losers ANNA KOURNIKOVA Tennis fem-bot upset at Wimbledon, then blows...
When she declared in April that she was all but ending her enormously popular book club, Oprah Winfrey may have thought she was leaving a great void. But plenty of other media outlets have stepped in to fill it. Just three days after Oprah's announcement, the Today show said it would start a monthly club of its own. USA Today and Live with Regis and Kelly soon followed, and last week Good Morning America jumped into the literary fray, announcing its first title, Ann Packer's The Dive from Clausen's Pier. Though all tout Winfrey as the book...
...works: Chosen every six weeks, the picks have included Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit, the story of the underdog Depression-era racehorse. Book editor Carol Memmott claims the books have "a broader appeal than Oprah's." Another feature: members can chat with authors and other fans at bookclub.usatoday.com...