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A Sign Of Our Times? Hopefully Not!

August 24, 2011

Well, the mystery has been solved that has plagued women for years.    And now women across  the world can answer the question of why designers such as Givenchy and Gaultier are not designing apparel for real women, because the designs are fitted to real men like Andrej Pegic, not women! A famous saying among [...]

Tagged as: Andrej Pegic, androgynists and fashion, anorexia and eating disorders, fashion apparel, Gaultier, Givenchy, males as female runway models, Oprah, the decline of morality in the U.S. and World

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Oprah Reunited With Sister

January 24, 2011

Oprah’s much awaited secret was revealed today.  Unbeknown to her all these years, she had a half-sister–a secret kept from her by her mother.  Given up at birth by her mother when Oprah was 9 years old and living with her father, Patricia now 47, had a childhood with foster care placements and final adoption. [...]

Tagged as: Oprah's Secret, Oprah's Sister

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Advertisers Not Rushing To Be One of Oprah’s OWN!

January 22, 2011

Oprah Winfrey’s new television network is having trouble recruiting advertisers according to Ron Dicker of WalletPop.  Two reasons that may be hindering this new enterprise of hers is the current lack of content and the fact that the network’s official debut is scheduled for this fall.  Right now viewers don’t have much to look at other [...]

Tagged as: Cable Television, O.W.N., Oprah, Oprah Winfrey Network, Television, Television Advertisers, WalletPop

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Oprah Not One Of Billionaires To Give Back Half Of Wealth

August 4, 2010

Well, the diva of  talk shows and the friend of Obama, won’t be among the 40 billionaires who pledge to give back half of their wealth today.  Warren Buffett and Bill Gates known for their philanthropic endeavors contacted 70-80 billionaires listed in Forbes to join with them in leaving this legacy.  Many of these billionaires [...]

Tagged as: Bill Gates, Billionaires pledge half of wealth, Forbes, givingpledge.org, Michael Bloomberg, Obama's political donors and supporters, Oprah, Warren Buffett

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Bargain Banter: TV Divas Martha And Oprah’s Changing Roles–Is It Marked By The Downturn In The Economy?

November 20, 2009

by Markdown Mom Those of us who write on the web check our stats to see how we are doing.  Periodically, we also check on how others are doing.  Markdown Mom has noticed lately that the stats for Martha Stewart.com have been hidden at the” request of the owner”.  With the exception of the huge [...]

Tagged as: Economic Downturn, Food Fights, Martha Stewart, Oprah Winfrey, Rachael Ray, TV Divas, Web News

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“O”lympics, “O”bamas, “O”prah–Too Many Zeroes!

October 8, 2009

Not even close!  Floating the bid for the 2016 Olympics, Chicago’s balloon went down faster than the Hindenburg on Friday finishing 4th out of 4.  And why does this come as a shock?  There wasn’t overwhelming public support for hosting  the Olympics.   45% of Chicagoans believed that with the recent economic downturn,Chicago’s and Illinois’ [...]

Tagged as: 2016 Olympics, Chicago's Bid for Olympics, Economy, Obama, Oprah, Public Funds

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