O, The Oprah Magazine articles from July 2003

O, The Oprah Magazine archives from July 2003

We hear you! Readers weigh in on motherhood, stepmotherhood, nine-is-enough motherhood--plus dancing, part-time husbands, and more.
July 1, 2003... The entire May issue was a beautiful ode to mothers. But the quietest and loveliest tribute was on your masthead, where every staffer was identified as "daughter/son of...." What a great thank-you! The page speaks volumes about 0's editorial...

May the force be with you. (Here We Go).
July 1, 2003... THIS MONTH WE'RE GETTING JAZZED! POWER UP with our pages on energy--how to get it, ways to manage it, when to block it, how to restore it. From the sensual (on page 140, you'll find Amy Bloom's irresistible take on sexual energy) to the...

Calendar.
July 1, 2003... Here's to Your Health! The Lluminari Challenge, Part 7: July Liz Brody We crave it, lust after it, would give our firstborn for it (especially our just-born). Energy is the hot currency in this breathless, sleep-deprived,...

Dr. Phil: "stop complaining and start asking for what you want". (Tell it Like it is).
July 1, 2003... PHILLIP C. McGRAW, PHD, On getting your children to tolerate each other... working the system with dignity... and dealing with a husband who can't keep his job. My 15-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son have different fathers and...

Suze Orman: "truth creates money; lies destroy it. Always tell the truth"; on being left out of a will...sky-high credit limits...and buying a home now. (Financial Freedom).
July 1, 2003... My late husband was the oldest in his family, followed by three sisters. When he passed away suddenly at 54, we had been together 28 years and had six children. My father-in-law assured me after his son's death that I didn't have to worry; he...

Live your best life.
July 1, 2003... She used to drag her mattress beside her low windows and lie awake for a long while, vibrating with excitement as a machine vibrates from speed. Life rushed in upon her through that window or so it seemed. In reality, of course, life rushes...

Ready...aim...oh, well. (Martha Beck).
July 1, 2003... MARTHA BECK is human. Humans goof. So why does she get her knickers in a twist about being flawless 24/7? A reformed perfectionist tells how she silenced the barking mosquito in her head. AT THE MOMENT (THOUGH NOT, I HOPE, BY THE TIME you...

Coffee, tea, or...massive inconvenience? (Satellite Sisters).
July 1, 2003... Q: Your carry-on is stowed securely Your tray table is in the locked position. Question: Would you trade your aisle seat for a middle seat so a newlywed couple can sit together? The Satellite Sisters take off on an in-flight dilemma. A:...

Real women real results. (Advertisement).
July 1, 2003... We asked readers to share their stories of how Alberto V05 products transformed their hair from so-so to sensational. Read on for the shiny, healthy and sleek results. "I recently cut off my dry, chemically treated hair. As it was growing...

A genius for travel. (Getting Organized).
July 1, 2003... Preparing for a trip can jangle your nerves (should I bring my running shoes? My laptop?), and coming home is no vacation, either. JULIE MORGENSTERN helps smooth the way. WHEN IT COMES TO TRAVELING, MOST PEOPLE TEND TO underpack (oops,...

Overnight sensations. (The O List).
July 1, 2003... "These soft, plush weekenders let you reveal your inner designer. Choose a color combination from a palette ranging from subdued brown to vivid turquoise ad crazy pink--then use your own initial." (Leather duffel bag with six color choices,...

Travel intelligence. (Style Fashion).
July 1, 2003... High security. Zero legroom. Crummy food. Travel can be daunting, but it helps to dress smartly and carry a small bar. Here, some trip tips from four women who are going places. JIBAEK Owner founder of NYC-based Rescue Beauty Lounge: 33 ...

It's a jungle in here: cool bamboo. Rainforest greens. Palm-tree and banana-leaf themes. Organic materials make your desk, shelf, or table feel like a calmer, healthier place.
July 1, 2003... INTO THE WOODS If you want to feel rooted, don't fritter away your space on bric-a-brac; find bowls with soul. Here, objects of teak, ebony, and jackfruit wood have the warmth and integrity of the trees they came from. Clockwise from top:...

Let's talk AVON. (Advertisement).
July 1, 2003... AVON Skin-So-Soft Bug Guard Plus is your family's trusted defense. Help protect your family from mosquitoes and deer ticks that may transmit West Nile virus and Lyme disease. Protect your family from these and other insects, while...

Zest in a bottle: inhale the essence of citrus in a tangy shower gel, a delicate fragrance, and (in name, at least) a luscious lip gloss. (Beauty & Girls' Toys).
July 1, 2003... In the high-and-dry heat of summer, the refreshingly sleek, clear vial of DIOR ADDICT ULTRA-GLOSS ($22) in A Sip of Lemonade will satisfy your thirst for lip-quenching shine. So what if we look a little foolish walking around with our wrist...

Ask Val: questions about sunscreens? You've come to the right place. O's beauty director, Valerie Monroe, gives you the straight story. (Beauty Shopper).
July 1, 2003... Q: If I had the time, I'd research everything about sun protection. But why should I? That's your job. What must I absolutely know about sunscreen? 1. Wear it. All over. Recently on a Florida beach, T realized I hadn't applied sunscreen on...

The best little black exercise pants. (Body Wise).
July 1, 2003... Essentials for the working-out woman: 1. Cute trainer. 2. Pair of basic stretchy black pants. * 3. Willpower. * We can help you with this one. There are so many great styles out there--long, short, formfitting, flowing, minimalist, haute....

The way to eat: beyond the hype, the fads, and the nutri-nonsense, David L. Katz, MD, gives you all you need to know to step up to the plate.
July 1, 2003... David L Katz, MD, is a professor at Yale University School of Medicine and the author of The Way to Eat (Sourcebooks). Missing milk I have developed lactose intolerance. How do I manage a healthy lifestyle without dairy products, which...

Perfects the art of driving. (What's Going on: Advertisment).
July 1, 2003... Pursue your passions at Chrysler's Art of Driving event Test-drive The Chrysler Pacifica and Chrossfire, and enjoy The worlds of food, wine, entertainment and more. Visit chryslercom/art of driving or call 1-888-639-6366 for more event...

Mades a clean sweep. (What's Going on: Advertisement).
July 1, 2003... Perfects the art of Driving. (What is going on?. Advertisement) DC07 is The first vacuum cleaner that doesn't lose suction. Unlike others That clog when you use Them, Dyson cleans each room as well as the last For more information, visit...

Make your summer more rewarding. (What's Going on: Advertisement).
July 1, 2003... This summer, MasterCard celebrates weekends by giving you The chance to rest, rejuvenate and relax every weekend for a year. To find out how MasterCard makes weekends special, visit www.mastercard.com. Plus, an exclusive offer for O, The Oprah...

Is a multivitamin really one-sex-fits-all?
July 1, 2003... Men and women are different--their multivitamin should be, too. Did you know that a woman's multivitamin should contain more vitamin K and calcium, while men should avoid extra iron? Gender, age, and lifestyle are all key considerations...

Frida observed. (Reading Room).
July 1, 2003... Even then you couldn't take your eyes off her. The 18-year-old Frida Kahia (right), photographed in 1926 by her first devout admirer, her father Guillermo, was already the stunning presence we would come to recognize in her regal...

Food for thought: domestic goddess Nigella Lawson cooks up a booklist that leaves her happy and full. (O\Books that Made a Difference).
July 1, 2003... I NEVER FEEL QUITE MYSELF WHEN I haven't got a book. It's strange, really, because on the one hand you could say that reading is an escape from the self, and certainly when I was a child what I loved was that immersion in other worlds. But it's...

The naughtiest girl in the school. (Bookshelf).
July 1, 2003... By Enid Blyton I don't choose this just out of a sentimental affection for a book I read as a child, though Blyton was the archcreator of worlds I inhabited in my fantasy life. A lot of adults were scathing about Blyton's lack of stylistic...

I, claudius. (Bookshelf).
July 1, 2003... By Robert Graves I have something of an obsession with the Romans, and this is the book that gave it to me. I've never fared very well with historians, but this novel makes the early decades of the Roman Empire feel absorbingly, if...

Persuasion. (Bookshelf).
July 1, 2003... By Jane Austen Everyone has "their" Austen, and this is mine. Sparer, more savage, and also more poignant than Pride and Prejudice, this is a novel that tells us wisely and wittily about the nature of romantic entanglements and the follies...

David Copperfield. (Bookshelf).
July 1, 2003... By Charles Dickens I came to Dickens relatively late in life, but in away I think that's the best time. When you're a child, all you see is the plum-pudding characterization and twisting-and-turning storylines, and though that is part of...

Money. (Bookshelf).
July 1, 2003... By Martin Amis I've never understood why funniness is held to be so slight a thing, as if a book that makes you laugh can only be the lightest of fictions. Martin Amis is probably the funniest of all contemporary writers, and one of the...

Home cooking. (Bookshelf).
July 1, 2003... By Laurie Colwin Laurie Colwin writes about food with love, lightness, and an elegant intimacy, reminding us that cooking is about life, not recipes. Her books are more than cookbooks, They are the diaries of someone who died young with a...

Tonio Kroger and other stories. (Bookshelf).
July 1, 2003... By Thomas Mann I read "Tonio Kroger" in my late teens, when I was going through--as many adolescents do, of course--that stormy, intense emotional phase, and the anguished worldview of Tonio Kroger just hit a chord. "Wer am meisten liebt...

The blue bluegrass of Gillian Welch. (Music).
July 1, 2003... She's the anti-diva, writing and singing songs that are simple, spare, and personal. Novelist SCOTT SPENCER sits down with a quietly sensational musician. IN 1967 KEN AND MITZIE WELCH WERE MAKING THEIR livelihood as musicians. Opening for...

Oprah talks to Norah Jones. (The O Interview).
July 1, 2003... The sultriest, most hummable Grammy-winning sound is coming from a 24-year-old wonder girl. Here she opens up about her Texas childhood, her famous father and influential mother, money and overexposure--and what she'll do for a second act. ...

Heaven scent.
July 1, 2003... 18,000 Rosebushes make Danielle and William Hahn's family-run farm a birthplace of flower power. Susan Herger pays a short, sweet visit to a fragrant Vallen near Santa Barbara. BOTH DANIELLE AND WILLIAM HAHN grew up in gardening families...

Energy makeovers: take three wom-out women. Match them with three fatigue-busting experts, who coached, needled, and spoon-fed them a new lease onlife.
July 1, 2003... So you're multitasking like a demon, operating on all cylinders at home and at work, completely wired and strung out by all that you have to do. And most likely, you're thinking to yourself that this is just how it's got to be. * Or is it? We...

Sexual energy feel the heat.
July 1, 2003... Irresistibility isn't about perfect abs, blinding teeth, or aquamarine eyes. It's about warmth, desire, and willingness. Atleast that step one. Catherine Zeta-Jones's take-no-prisoners oomph. George Clooney's let's-do-it eyes. Hugh Grant's...

Spiritual energy: have you ever been in the presence of something so speechless? Mark Matousek taps into the world's.
July 1, 2003... A few months before he died, 83-year-old Spyros Sathi, widely regarded as the greatest Christian mystic of modern times, agreed to sit down and talk with me in his first American interview Known simply as the Daskalos ("teacher"), this powerful...

The weary woman's manifesto.
July 1, 2003... Instead of scrambling for ways to keep on trucking in the face of fatigue, she committed a radical act: She rested. Kathleen Norris on the amazing grace of calling it a day. I am a high-energy person, and the first time I went on a...

Fashion: what lies beneath.
July 1, 2003... Underthings have come a long way since they were called unmentionables. These days women can't say enough about the sheer deliciousness of a lace bustier or satin slip. Girly lingerie makes you look pretty and feel sensual...even if nobody else...

A Lingerie revolution.
July 1, 2003... Thongs, corsets, push-up bras--this is not a peep show for men; it's a way women remind themselves of their playful, more erotic side. Penelope Green laces into some pretty racy stuff. On a bright Friday afternoon early last March, in the...

Take it off!
July 1, 2003... Want to shed pounds, inches, and--oh, why not?--a few garments? Carol Mithers reports on the hot exercise trend that gives a whole new meaning to the word buff. I'm sitting in a brown leather recliner as a woman in a bra and G-string...

Food: ina garten's beach-perfect picnic.
July 1, 2003... Sunset. Soft sand. Crashing waves. Bare feet (and the Barefoot Contessa herself). And an informal late-day celebration of unbeatable seasonal food. EAT, DRINK, AND ENJOY this perfect summertime moment, courtesy of July. THOSE CHARMED...

Operation energy: feeling groggy? Anxious? Day's worth of pick-me-ups Beth Janes tries on to rejuvenate mind, body, and spirit.
July 1, 2003... THINK OF EVERYTHING YOU DO IN A DAY, A WEEK, a month. Are you still unsure why your exhaustion level often settles somewhere between utter and total? We all want a quick fix for our lethargy; there are innumerable products offering just that. I...

The memory artist.
July 1, 2003... She's the one the FBI calls in to solve headline cases when all tits leads run dry... from the Unabomber to the kidnapping Polly Klaas. Jeanne Boylan has a genius for helping eyewitnesses retrieve buried images. Here she explains what went...

Gym-dandy. (Love That!).
July 1, 2003... No longer confined to your workout bag, these options could be contenders for the office, weekend... evenings, too. 1. The terry-cloth hoodle scores as a casual Jacket--perhaps with a navy pencil skirt and a bright tee. Jacket, $40, the...

Wetproof: humidity--not to mention exercise--can turn your makeup into a running joke. Keep looking cool with today's water-deflecting cosmetics. (Love That!).
July 1, 2003... 1. Brush the mint-flavored SALLY HANSEN LIPCOLOR SEALER ($5) over any lipstick; then go ahead and jump in the lake. The color keeps. 2. It's no sweat if you start perspiring; skin seems to absorb REVLON COLORSTAY STAY NATURAL MAKEUP SPF 15...

Become the change you want to see--those are words I live by". (What I Know for Sure).
July 1, 2003... SOME PEOPLE MIGHT FIND IT IRONIC THAT I'VE NEVER been much of a TV watcher. Aside from old reruns of The Andy Griffith Show, I stopped regularly tuning in to sitcoms the night Mary Tyler Moore went off the air. At home, I skip the late-night...