We know people go nuts about Oprah's favorite things, but having their reactions distilled into specific moments of Oprahgasms is a whole other level of amazing. From Scott Simpson: Oprah announced she was doing one of her "Favorite Things" episodes, in which all the members of the audience receive cars, grills, trips, etc. The audience went APESHIT. They’ve gone apeshit before, but this was Kabuki-level, pure art APESHIT THEATER/ So I had to take some......

Oprah, please. We really don’t need to see your crusty feet. But Oprah does what she wants, and last night that meant taking off her shoes on her way out of Nelson Mandela’s birthday party to relieve an aching bunion. The protrusion on her right foot apparently became too much to bear, and the Big O was spotted leaving the star-studded London event sans her usual red-soled Christian Louboutins. Clearly the 21-day vegan detox......

Let the annual commencement-speech fervor begin! Oprah delivered a quite charming pep talk yesterday to Stanford's graduating class, which includes her goddaughter. The speech covered some well-worn O biography territory and platitudes, but inspirational, empowering stories are what Oprah does best. Quoth she: ...forget about the fast lane. If you really want to fly, just harness your power to your passion. Honor your calling. Everybody has one. Trust your heart and success will come......

In what can only be described as the upset of the decade, Forbes has named Oprah Winfrey its #1 celebrity on the magazine's annual Celebrity 100 list. She...won last year, too. To generate the list, Forbes estimates celebrity earnings, then factors in media metrics like Google hits, press mentions as compiled by Factiva, TV/radio mentions from Lexis/Nexis and the number of times an A-lister appears on the cover of more than 50 consumer magazines.......

Photo by Jake Merten Dean Cage was wrongfully convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault 14 years ago and has been in prison ever since. DNA evidence cleared him over the weekend. [S-T] Are you one of those people who relies on the kindness of strangers? Say thanks. [via] "'In Chicago, trading isn't a job, it's a lifestyle.'" [Reuters] Superstation WGN has a new, hideous look, and will now be called "WGN America." [WGN America,......

Remember when Oprah swore off burgers and the beef industry went apeshit? Well now she's going whole-hog vegan for 21 days. Oprah and three of her non-Gayle pals at Harpo are giving up all animal products, caffeine, sugar, gluten and alcohol for three weeks. Which would maybe be tough on your own in terms of menu-planning, but Oprah has personal chefs, so maybe a bigger challenge for them? Anyway, the O et al are following......

A few weeks ago, a local gallery unveiled an "Oprah burial mask" by Indiana native Daniel Edwards. Now a gallery in NY has what appears to be the same bust, only this time with stuff on top. Art! Sometimes we don't get it.......

We're always impressed by the lengths people will go to have their voices heard for a good cause, even if we don't always follow their logic. Which is why we love that this man turned to Daniel-san karate chopping to get on Oprah. [Ed note: Try a billboard! It worked for the puppymill people.] Alabama native and karate expert Ron Werstler has spent the past week breaking wood blocks with his hands outside of Harpo......

It's busy being Oprah. Today she hosted international attention addict David Blaine as he held his breath for over 17 minutes, earning himself his first Guinness World Record. We thought for sure he already had one for his truly staggering ability to generate useless ideas, but apparently not. Blaine held his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds, besting the previous record, 16 minutes and 32 seconds, set in February. Tomorrow, brace your ovaries:......

Indiana native and pop-sculptor Daniel Edwards is at it again, this time creating an "Oprah Death Mask." The mask will be on display at the GARDENFresh Gallery. Or you can buy the artist's proof on eBay, where bidding is currently $255.......

From "Oprah Launches Own Reality": [M]edia giant Oprah Winfrey unveiled her latest project Monday: a completely separate realm of existence, known as >OpraH, which she will control on the subatomic level. "Now, Oprah's always on!" Winfrey said through an interspatial image of herself broadcast between her world and ours. "I've created a place where anyone can come to share and laugh and feel totally free from the conventional laws of the physical universe." "I invite......

Seek and ye shall receive, billboard peeps? Oprah is indeed doing a puppy mill exposé episode on Friday. She's dispatched The View survivor Lisa Ling to investigate animal abuse in puppy mills, though the episode is officially tied to the death of Oprah's dog and not to the billboard that's been up for months asking her to address the issue. We're still waiting to hear back from spokesfolk at Harpo about any connection to the......

Queen of all media Oprah is facing two lawsuits today, one from a disgruntled audience member and one from a disgruntled other lady. Orit Greenberg is suing Ms. Winfrey for $50,000 plus medical expenses, which is about how much money Oprah's made in the second it's taken you to read this sentence. Greenberg says she was injured on December 5, 2006 at a taping of the show when fellow audience members, in their rush to......

While we've been busy reading our Eckhart Tolle and feeling horrible about how we've treated ourselves and other people, it appears there is a movement to get Oprah to take on puppy mills. We've been seeing this billboard on the Kennedy Expressway and traced it back to Main Line Rescue, a group based out of Pennsylvania. They are a no-kill shelter with over 58 acres that wants to educate people on the horror of puppy......

The moment you've been waiting for is finally here! Yes, friends: The Oprah store has finally opened. We'll make sure to check it out this week and let you know how it is. Also this week, Tyra admitted she was jealous of Oprah on her "Moment of Truth." Tyra? Jealous of Oprah? Nah. Monday's show was pretty disturbing with mothers of teenagers sending their kids in for gastric bypass or for gastric banding. One mother......

If you were wondering what happened to Oprama, you don't have to worry anymore: They're back. Even though Obama will be in St. Louis and Illinois, he's sending Oprah, Caroline Kennedy and his wife, Michelle, to California. That's quite a trifecta of women....watch out, Hillary. In more hilarious news, we learned from our friends at SFist that the sculptor, Daniel Edwards -- the artist best known for making the "Britney giving birth" sculpture -- has......

We here at Oprah Watch would like to say happy birthday to Gayle's bff. Here is what the Calcutta, India Telegraph has to say about you if your birthday is today, too: Though you are emotional, you are also mature enough to hide your feelings.You know the art of keeping your co-workers inspired. You are quick to perceive what others are thinking.You are a quick learner, and you have it in you to be successful.......

It's been a hard week for Oprah. Seems some peeps are mad that Oprah signed Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (mouthful of a name) to her Oprah and Friends XM radio station. They're questioning how Oprah could sign someone who backs Giuliani when her support is so strong for Obama. Wah? This is why we don't wish for fame. Oh, and this reason: one of the other news stories this week is how Oprah is a......

The fun never stops at Oprah Watch. Earlier in the week, Ellen was rated the number one television personality, knocking Oprah out of the number one spot she's held for five years. Oprah, never one to be held back, made the announcement that she will be working with Discovery Communications to have her own cable network channel. Oprah will take over the Discovery Health Network, changing it to OWN -- the Oprah Winfrey Network. We're......

Photo by Joseph P Oprah is getting her a cable network, OWN ("Oprah Winfrey Network"), which will--gasp--replace the Discovery Health Network. Noooo! We all know what Oprah wants, Oprah gets, but we freaking love the Discovery Health Network. [Trib] Lisa Madigan and 48 other attorneys general--minus just Texas--announced an agreement with MySpace today. They say the resolution will better protect kids from online predators. We say we're still digging through the report. [IL AG's......

Last week Oprah was on top of the world with good movie reviews and positive caucuses. Ah, how things can change in a week. Now, Oprah and FOO(Friends of Oprah) are having a bit of a rough time. Rumblings are that Oprah and long-time boyfriend Stedman are on the outs. Rumors are that Oprah has cut Stedman Graham out of her will and her money will go to various charities and her three (future) adopted......

It's been a slow couple of weeks on Oprah Watch. Even the great and powerful O needs to rest up. Her movie The Great Debaters is receiving positive reviews. Her candidate for president seems to be staying the course and her new reality TV show, Oprah's Big Give is right on schedule.......

It's another big week for Oprah. Oprah has a new reality show in the works. She's planning a film version of the stage version of the film version of the book "The Color Purple." She went to the premiere of her movie, "The Great Debaters" with Denzel, and best of all, Oprah's been fugged.......

Oprah is everywhere this week. She took her first campaign trip with Obama to Iowa where over 18,000 people came to hear Oprama speak. Oprah said, “Despite all the talk and speculation and the hype. I understand the difference between a book club and a free refrigerator -- that was a nice refrigerator." Okay good, we’re really happy Oprah explained herself because we weren’t sure if that was a nice refrigerator or not. Now we......

Oprah’s 2007 Favorite Things show was last week. We thought since Oprah is deciding who our next president is going to be, we should catch yesterday's “Making Of” show, so we won’t be caught unawares when chocolate-covered-yogurt-soy-smoothies become national law. Yesterday's show was reasonably interesting. They went to Macon, Ga., for the taping, because Oprah's highest ratings are in Macon; 45% of the people in Macon watch Oprah. 45% of the people! Judging by this......