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...Black, as head of one of the world's largest magazine publishers, is the exemplar of the successful, fulfilled woman that her readers aspire to be. She is responsible for 19 titles, including such flagship women's magazines as the 122-year-old Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan and O: The Oprah Magazine, her most recent blockbuster...
...Hearst. Black had already proved herself; now she would have to prove that there was still life left in the old magazine industry. "It's time to blow the dust off the curtains at Hearst!" she announced at a management conference. And she did. Black launched O: The Oprah Magazine in 2000, which has generated $1.3 billion in ad revenue since then and all but invented a new category, the celebrity-driven lifestyle and self-help magazine...
Among the resident celebrities of Chicago are Oprah, Obama, Ditka and - a chef surprise for non-foodies - Charlie Trotter. Trotter, whose namesake restaurant is destination dining for gourmets the world over, makes headlines in this city as easily as the others. He caused a brouhaha two years ago when he decided to take foie gras off his restaurant's menu. A Chicago alderman, inspired by Trotter's sympathy for force-fed ducks, won a citywide ban on foie gras sale in restaurants. The resulting controversy echoes in food circles around the country to this...
...Kite Runner's producers hinted, it's crucial for art. It's the backbone of shining ideals like democracy and human rights, as well as the protector of rather more tawdry institutions, like reality television and Internet porn. We reward those who reveal their private lives. When Oprah Winfrey spoke out about her childhood sexual abuse, she became a goddess in a society convinced that it's good to talk. While thousands of courageous Muslims regularly speak out on taboo subjects, the reception is often not so warm. Five years ago, Mukhtar Mai, a Pakistani gang-rape victim, defied tribal...
...Bookseller of Kabul by Norwegian journalist Asne Seierstad exposed him to dishonor. So he did a very Western thing, suing Seierstad for defamation in Norway. Then he went one better: Rais now has a deal with a Norwegian publisher for a book of his own. A spot on Oprah has to be next...