Oprah Winfrey

Cheryl Strayed calls upon her Minnesota roots before resurrecting Oprah's book club

Whitney Houston, Actress

With the release of Sparkle, her final film, we survey the great diva's checkered movie career

Star Tribune's C.J. writes column about Julie Nelson's boobs

SEE ALSO: Star Tribune's C.J. calls Julie Nelson and Belinda Jensen, asks them if they're fat or pregnantFour months removed from writing a column about whether Julie Nelson is getting fat or is pregnant, C.J. is back with a long-awaited follow-up about another part of the KARE 11 anchor's anatomy.T ... More >>

The Columbine effect

Hollywood still obsessed with school shooting 13 years later

SuperHappyMelancholyexpialidocious

Victoria Jackson: Tea Party princess

From SNL to the rabid right of modern politics

David Sedaris

Cake Boss: Buddy Valastro's Bakin' with the Boss Tour

Oprah KFC coupon lawsuit settled: Get your $3.99 refund!

Oprah hypes a KFC coupon. Lawsuit results. ​Two years ago, after Oprah promoted a KFC coupon for a grilled chicken meal, a perfect storm of the endorser's popularity and the national hunger for fast food turned the promotion into a PR disaster.

Graeter's ice cream--Oprah's favorite--arrives in the Twin Cities

Graeter's name hints at its greatness!​Missing your daily dose of Oprah? Well, at least you can now drown your sorrows in a pint of her favorite ice cream, as the Cincinnati-based Graeter's recently entered the Twin Cities market. Graeter's is a super-premium, high milk-fat content product, ... More >>

A great chicken salad--without mayo

Chicken salad without the mayo​There's a lot of talk about food revolution these days. There was a TV show about it, Oprah is all over it, and the movie Food Inc. may well start it. If you've seen the movie, you'd agree we are in need of something, certainly. Well, if you're going to make ch ... More >>

l'etoile's Cool Link of the week: Trash Novel Book Club

An online book club for low brow literati.

Jimmy Dore

This week's cover: Dan Buettner's Blue Zones

From Star Tribune newspaper boy to best-selling New York Times author and Oprah regular, Dan Buettner is a true Minnesota original.

Top 10: Hot Dish blog posts of 2009

Plumb the depths of the minds of online readers, via the stories that made 'em click:

Mischke show notes: Oct. 12, 2009

Join the conversation with T.D. Mischke on today's 'In The Stream' live from 2 p.m.- 4p.m.

21,000 dorks overtake Chicago's Magnificent Mile

Oprah issues command to dance, dance, dance!

Mischke show notes: July 27, 2009

Join the conversation with TD Mischke on today's 'In The Stream' live from 2 p.m.- 4p.m.

Starbucks pays $10 million for 'Morning Joe' appearance

Starbucks pays big buckolas for hourly mention on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program.

Colbert Report mocks FDA attack of Cheerios

Last month, the Food and Drug Administration went after General Mills, accusing them of marketing Cheerios as a drug. Now Stephen Colbert has his turn.

Oprah's free KFC coupon sparks riots

Not to be outdone by Popeye's, KFC gets into the free food feeding frenzy!

Perfect Senate Storm: Sen. Oprah and Sen. Franken?

Woody's Pet Food Deli: is gourmet grub for the pooch too much?

DNC: Best Signs So Far

Free Will Astrology

Culture Jamming

A bounty of Bootsy tops this week's pop culture picks

Steve Almond

Free Will Astrology

Dear Prince From Minneapolis

Fade to Blue

Five or six things about last week's winners and losers

The Story of O

Oprah's not gay—she's just got a lot to be happy about

7/19 Morning Communiqué

5/30: Morning Communique

3/3: Morning Communique

2/16: Morning Communique

Oprah: "It's not sad for me. It's embarrassing."

The Lie Behind the Lies

Fact-fudging memoirist James Frey is being hung for the wrong crime

Frey gets fried

6/30: Morning Communique

CouchGate: The never-ending saga of the Oprah sofa

Savage Love

And The War Came

Planet America: Our world and welcome to it

Cooking the Books

Grove/Atlantic tests its recipe for prefab classics with Leif Enger's literary potboiler Peace Like a River

Prized Possessions

XXX and OOO

Whoopi Goldberg takes center stage (square) on the new Hollywood Squares

Wally Lamb: I Know This Much Is True

The Bomb

Captive Audience: Terry (Darren Marshall) recruits new friends, by force, in Outward Spiral's Holy Smoke!

Glover Compartment

The Ex-Files

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