Don’t expect celebrities to be political saviours
Michelle Rempel: Celebrities won’t save us on the merit of their celebrity alone. Good leadership requires real humility.
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Oprah Winfrey
Asking if Oprah will run for president is the wrong question
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Oprah Winfrey’s remarkable Golden Globes speech - read it here
’What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have’
Colson Whitehead on reimagining America’s history of racism
’I am not sure the issue of race in America will ever be completely solved,’ says Colson Whitehead, author of ’The Underground Railroad’
5 at 5: Ontario budget could topple government
Also: B.C. sawmill shooting, Nigerian kidnapping victims, Oprah wants the Clippers, and rotting whales
Oprah Winfrey never approached Doug and Rob Ford about a show
Doug Ford said Oprah pitched a reality show to the brothers. Winfrey’s people say this isn’t true.
The Butler: Hit and miss, though Oprah steals every scene
Our critic reviews Lee Daniels’ wildly uneven fable of the African American dream
Newsmakers
Mona Lisa experts crack a smile and Alec Baldwin plays himself
Colbert’s convocation, energy drinks & #IWD
What students are talking about today (March 7th)
Look who gets Oprah, a nap room & free tuition
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