Oprah's aspiration to inspire her audience with hope - elaborated on her TV show, in her magazine, and on her website - is hardly ignoble. Lee Siegel aspirationaudienceelaborate Change image and share on social
Every 'Oprah Winfrey Show' has about it the aura of Oprah's own life, just as the rituals and sacraments of a religion are suffused with the life of the religion's founder. Above the testimony of Oprah's guests hovers what viewers know about Oprah's experience. Lee Siegel auraexperiencefounder share on social
I love the idea of the amateur - that's what popular culture is all about. But what the Internet's doing is professionalizing everyone's amateuristic impulses. Lee Siegel amateuramateuristicculture Change image and share on social
Anonymity is a universal convention of the blogosphere, and the wicked expedience is that you can speak without consequences. Lee Siegel anonymityblogosphereconsequence Change image and share on social
The terrorist threat is so cloudy, faceless, and vague, so manipulable by political purposes, so definitely present but indefinitely manifested, that it sometimes feels interchangeable with everyday dread itself. Lee Siegel cloudydreadeveryday share on social
In 1986, human nature in America started to change. That year, 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,' based in Chicago, became nationally syndicated, and the country entered the beginning stages of a quiet cultural revolution. Lee Siegel americabasebegin share on social
Ever since the romantic comedy-drama 'She's Gotta Have It' antagonized black women and black men in 1986, Spike Lee's films have enjoyed the outrage of various groups. Lee Siegel antagonizeblackcomedy Change image and share on social
I love the Internet; I'm on it all the time. Lee Siegel internetlovetime Change image and share on social
Instead of books, art, theatre, and music being consigned to specialized niches, we might have a criticism that better reflects the eclecticism of our time, a criticism that takes in various arts all at once. Lee Siegel artbookconsign share on social
