Oprah
I’ve been following the drama swirling around “A Million Little Pieces” author James Frey and Oprah Winfrey with some amusement. I guess my amusement comes from the media colossus that is Oprah, really, moreso than the actual concerns raised by the situation. I look at Oprah and I see the epitome of media royalty. Her show is the stuff of TV legend. Her talk show has spawned its own subculture, with millions of devotees. Her book club grants instant success to those authors fortunate enough to be selected for her recommendation. But I can’t help but wonder if all this success and power hasn’t gone to her Majesty’s head. Anybody who has her own magazine named after herself, featuring pictures of herself on the cover EVERY SINGLE ISSUE has a problem with narcissism. Or maybe I’m just jealous.