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The Long Goodbye: Oprah's Last Shows

Social Commentary post by JDTress on May 27, 2011 - 11:41am; tagged celebrities, last season, Oprah, religion, wrap-up.
Oprah wears a pink top and a smile. She is waving at her audience, who are off camera.

Oprah's very last episode was a love letter to her fans; just her on her stage talking to us, her viewers. Much of it was retread: of her rise to unprecedented success and fame, and of the life lessons Oprah has learned throughout the years. But she did touch on something that hasn't always been front and center when discussing the extreme success of her long-running show: that she is not her best without the energy of the audience.
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The Long Goodbye: Oprah's Mark on Pop Culture

Social Commentary post by JDTress on May 23, 2011 - 12:08pm; tagged feminism and pop culture, last season, Oprah, women.
a head shot of Oprah Winfrey. She is wearing black and has her hair pulled up.

This week, after 25 years on the air, we say goodbye to the Oprah Winfrey Show, a juggernaut that has shaped the popular culture landscape perhaps more than anything else on TV.

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