O, The Oprah Magazine articles from June 2006

O, The Oprah Magazine archives from June 2006

We hear you! Inspired? Incensed? Moved to tears? Readers bounce back with their thoughts on the April issue.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... We Are the World As the grandmother-to-be of a biracial child due this year, I was thrilled by the articles and photographs celebrating racial diversity in your Beauty issue [April]. Thank you for helping to create a more tolerant world...

We hear you! Inspired? Incensed? Moved to tears? Readers bounce back with their thoughts on the April issue.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... A Model Community Thank you for "Our Town" [by Lise Funderburg, April], about the diversity of Mt. Airy, Pennsylvania. Growing up there in the sixties and early seventies was a great gift: I learned to accept differences rather than judge...

We hear you! Inspired? Incensed? Moved to tears? Readers bounce back with their thoughts on the April issue.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... Fair-Weather Friends In "The Doctor Is On" [by Aimee Lee Ball, April], Dr. Robin Smith speaks of the underlying fear that if people knew your vulnerabilities, they would reject you. Guess what? They will do it anyway (fear is on their...

We hear you! Inspired? Incensed? Moved to tears? Readers bounce back with their thoughts on the April issue.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... Contentious Love When I read O cover to cover each month, I usually enjoy every article. But in April, I was disappointed by "Love with a Twist," which describes Natalie White's marriage to an alcoholic. Although White says she "knew so...

We hear you! Inspired? Incensed? Moved to tears? Readers bounce back with their thoughts on the April issue.(letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 1, 2006... Ladies First I loved Phylicia Rashad's words of wisdom in "Letters to My Younger Self" [by Ellyn Spragins, April]. She wrote, "Put yourself, and your growth and development, first." Unfortunately, in our culture, women are considered...

Here we go!
June 1, 2006... QUICK, NAME SOMETHING WONDERFUL ABOUT your body. Did the answer come easily, or are you stumped? Welcome to our third Body issue. I can tell you that this body has decided we need to be a little bit kinder to ourselves. We need to be conscious...

Live your best life.
June 1, 2006... Love means to learn to look at yourself The way one looks at distant things For you are only one thing among many. And whoever sees that way heals his heart, Without knowing it, from various ills.... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] --Czeslaw...

In our sights this month: Rosie Perez, what men watch, Gladys Knight, cool art ...(O-ZONE)(Survey)
June 1, 2006... GO FIGURE Body of Evidence When it comes to self-image, the numbers tell two different stories. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 9 million Number of cosmetic procedures performed on women in 2005, according to the American Society...

Diane Farr's aha! Moment: should she give up everything for love? With a little prod from the universe, the actress finds the perfect balance.(O-ZONE)
June 1, 2006... AS THE ONLY ACTRESS WHO MOVES to Los Angeles and then lands two television series in New York, I'm used to traveling. For five years, while working on The Fob and Rescue Me, I split my time, my clothes, my friends, and my life between the two...

Something to think about.(maintaining body)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... Make June the month to be seen. It's time to unbundle your body and strip down to essentials, to show more skin than usual but stay this side of shocking, to exert yourself to the edge of feeling breathless but not gasping, and to find the...

The sponge people: you're talking to someone and suddenly feel tense, angry, sad. Why is that? You wonder. You're spongy, says Martha Beck. She's got a plan that will definitely help.(advice, etc.)
June 1, 2006... VIRGINIA IS A MEDICAL RESEARCHER who came to see me in a last-ditch attempt to deal with overwhelming negative emotions that tended to beset her at work. She liked her job, but when she interacted with certain colleagues, she was flooded with...

Dr. Phil: Phillip C. McGraw, PhD, on taking the bitterness out of a marriage, stopping a spouse from working himself into the grave, and handling a partner's unruly child.(advice, etc.)
June 1, 2006... Q Neither my husband nor I got married thinking it would be easy, but we're fighting like cats and dogs. I work long hours as a real estate agent, and he's constantly whining that I don't do anything around the house--but in the same breath...

Suze Orman: what to tell your daughters about paying for college ... when to rent instead of buy ... and how to save your house.(advice, etc.)
June 1, 2006... Q My husband and I have a 9-year-old daughter. After undergoing fertility treatments, we were told we couldn't have any more children. But at 41, I unexpectedly got pregnant. I thought we had our financial future all figured out, but now I'm...

Photo mats: whether your favorite photographs are slapped on a fridge, stuck in a scrapbook, or slipped into a frame, these good-looking borders will give them the edge--and importance--they deserve.(O to go)
June 1, 2006... "I thought: Remember this day." "--RITA DOVE "It's a pleasure to share one's memories." "--SUSAN SONTAG [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Sweet memory!" "--SAMUEL ROGERS "Each moment of the year has its own beauty." ...

The O list: "a few things I think are just great."--OPRAH.
June 1, 2006... A Wristed Development "My pal Andre discovered these unisex watches. They're lightweight, water-resistant, and a terrific present for Father's Day." ($150 to $250, ToyWatch USA; toywatchusa.com) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Look what we found! That new black (and white) magic: always chic, never clashing, the latest accessories don't need color to make an impact.(getting dressed)
June 1, 2006... REFRESHING with a slipdress right now; crisp enough to boost a suit come September: Thanks to the trend toward cross-seasonal dressing, white accessories are long-term assets, not three-month wonders. Clockwise from top: Trapezoidal bag,...

Handcrafted chic: dressing like an individual just got easier: you can now get a one-of-a-kind feel with clothes that combine age-old techniques and materials--from exquisite needlework to exotic beads--with modern design. Katherine B. Weissman reports.(getting dressed)
June 1, 2006... Playing with Shapes Gorgeous form and quirky content--with materials ranging from resin to patent leather, satin to feather-printed cotton--are what Consuelo Castiglioni lives for. The distinctive handmade look pioneered by the 51-year-old...

Look what we found! The jolliest, juiciest glosses, a trio of simply divine summer scents, one great-looking bronzer, and more .... Here's what O's beauty editors--Valerie Monroe and Jenny Bailly--fell in love with this month.(beauty)(Buyers guide)
June 1, 2006... It's June, people! (Or nearly so.) School's almost out; long vacation days are peeking right above the bright horizon! Are you ready to have a little fun? Get started with these Lancome Juicy Gelee Crystal-Clear Lip Glosses ($16.50...

Ask Val: your makeup mysteries, hair issues, and skin problems solved! Valerie Monroe, O's beauty director, fields your questions.(beauty)(Interview)
June 1, 2006... Recently, I've been hearing a lot about mineral makeup. What exactly is it, and is it better for my skin? A: You have to get up pretty early in the morning to put one over on Val; skeptic that I am, I was sure the claim that mineral makeup...

What have you got to hide? Whatever it is--dark undereye circles, cellulite, a scar--there's a way of making it appear to disappear. Jenny Bailly provides an indispensable what-works-on-what guide.(beauty report)
June 1, 2006... IS YOUR SKIN LUMINOUS AND EVEN-toned, clarified by monthly facials and a multipart skincare regimen? Do you head to the salon every six weeks to cover your gray with the perfect honey highlights? Yes? That's great, really great. You can move...

Framed! There's nothing like a frame to give instant finish to a photo, a pressed flower, your grandmother's love letter, or your 5-year-old's latest finger painting. O's guide has all the angles.(comfort zone)
June 1, 2006... TAKE A LEAF from a book--we chose Victorian botanical illustrations--and devise a calm, symmetrical arrangement: Because the frames here are simple, identical, and pale enough to fade into the wall, the images seem to float. This is a charming...

The Eggplant and I: seedy, mushy, altogether bizarre-looking, her mother's food crush was utterly inexplicable ... until one day, it wasn't. Catherine Newman discovers her own purple passion.(dish fulfillment)(Recipe)
June 1, 2006... CAN PRIVACY COME IN A CAN? NO, IT'S not the beginning of a prank phone call--it's a question about my mother, the lovely, cheerful English mum of my childhood who, twice a year or so, opened a small tin of Progresso Eggplant Caponata and ate...

10 minutes, perfect vision: what's new with LASIK, and is it for you? Thea Singer reports.(body wise)(Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis)
June 1, 2006... FOR ANYONE WHO'S A slave to glasses or contacts, it's hard not to wonder whether laser eye surgery might be the ticket to freedom from corrective lenses. In the ten years or so since LASIK hit Americans between (and in) the eyes, the lasers...

The way to eat: David L. Katz, MD, sorts out the healthy, the harmful, and the hype.(Interview)
June 1, 2006... Q Do frozen foods--vegetables, meat, fish--retain as many nutrients as fresh? What about canned?--ANN KELLETT, Bryan, Texas Vegetables straight from the farm provide the greatest nutrient value, but the moment they're pulled from the...

Diet confessions: if you want to know why your diet isn't working, trainer Jim Karas says, keep a diary of every single random snack, licked spoon, broken cookie, and (oops!) 1,000-calorie meal. (Hey, it worked for Gayle King.).(body wise)
June 1, 2006... YOU WENT ON SOUTH BEACH. YOU Zoned, Busted Sugar, gave Atkins a shot. Maybe you lost a little weight, maybe a lot. But chances are--and statistics predict--that sooner or later, it all came back. If diets don't do the trick, what does? ...

The unlovely bones: the skeleton in her closet was her own: scoliosis set her up for a lifetime of hiding, draping, disrobing only in private, and wanting more than anything to walk tall. Deborah Paul fills you in on her back story.(body wise)
June 1, 2006... EVEN THOUGH I was the last child born to older parents, they took as many pictures of me with their Brownie Hawkeye camera as they did of my three older siblings. The black-and-white photos, most shot in Indianapolis, where I've lived the whole...

Avian flu: what you need to know: maybe it's winging its way here; maybe it isn't. Maybe it'll start jumping from human to human; maybe it won't. Barry Yeoman gives you the best-case, worst-case, and, most important, the just-in-case scenario--what you can do right now to protect yourself.(body wise)
June 1, 2006... THE DAILY NEWS IS SO FULL OF GRIM reports about avian flu, it's hard not to be in a constant state of alarm. Once confined to Southeast Asia, the infamous H5N1 influenza strain has now spread to countries as far-flung as France, Iraq, Nigeria,...

The ready-or-not kit.(Avian influenza)
June 1, 2006... Back when avian flu was still contained in Asia, I started stashing away emergency supplies. My friends rolled their eyes. Now, however, with the latest news reporting that birds are likely to bring the virus here this fall, all those friends...

Lisa Kogan tells all: everything she always wanted to know about sex toys and wasn't afraid to ask Hilda Hutcherson, MD. Our intrepid columnist gets the buzz.(connections)(Column)
June 1, 2006... THIS MONTH I'M GIVING READERS A CHOICE: We can either (a) discuss the possible privatization of Social Security and its impact on 21st-century macroeconomics or (b) go shopping for sex toys. May I see a show of hands? Okay, so that would be 2.4...

Getting married at 50: she's his child bride. He's her knight in shining armor. Never mind that these two lovestruck kids are already in their AARP years. Kate Wheeler finally says "I do.".(connections)
June 1, 2006... "HELLO, HUSBAND," I SAY EACH MORNing when David comes down and fills his glass with grapefruit juice. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Hello, my child bride," he says. He's 58, eight years older than I am. We're practicing our new...

My family on the other side of town: she'd never met her father. Then one day Michelle Burford worked up the nerve to call him. The result: conversation (stilted), understanding (finally), and an extraordinary sisterly connection she came thisclose to missing.(connections)
June 1, 2006... I DISCOVERED MY FATHER THROUGH a circle of whisperers: my aunt, my grandmother, and my mother, clustered around an oak table on a Sunday afternoon in 1981, the year I was 9. My aunt, who'd flown into Phoenix from Los Angeles the day before, had...

Reading room.(book reviews)(Book review)
June 1, 2006... Here's Looking at Them The eyes have it. When you look at a Timothy Greenfield-Sanders portrait, you lock right on to the subject's gaze--though that person seems not so much to be looking at you as into a revealing mirror: "I try to show...

Books That Made a Difference to Kyra Sedgwick: From Charles Dickens to Rebecca Miller--with stops at Kundera, Salinger, and Irving--The Closer star handpicks her dream library.
June 1, 2006... ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, A FRIEND gave me a copy of Victoria Redel's novel Loverboy. I was haunted by this story of a woman who is a wildly exciting mother who creates this magical childhood for her son. She makes a game out of everything and...

Diary of a disaster: when the earthquake struck Pakistan last fall, it left villages demolished, families shattered, children traumatized, little girls mothering their orphaned siblings, and almost two million people living in rubble. Armed with books, puppets, and boundless ingenuity, child psychiatrist Lynne Jones went to help. Here, some pages from her journal.
June 1, 2006... JANUARY 10, 2006 North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan The rain began in earnest a week ago, cold, penetrating rain that told of snow in the hills. Up in Bagh district, tents and houses that had previously withstood the earthquake,...

The body season.
June 1, 2006... Come out, come out, however you are! Just in time for the season when the physical you is on display, when every day demands a decision on how much you can bare, we bring you a new take on body appreciation. The goal: To stop obsessing about...

Belly, dancing: Eve Ensler--the playwright who made vagina a word you can say in public--wants us to stop doing battle with our bodies ... and has a few ideas about what we can do with our free time once we give up self-hatred.
June 1, 2006... I HAVE NOW SHOWN MY NAKED, flabby, post-40 stomach in 20 cities across America. I have shown it to moans of embarrassment and to wild cheers of liberation. I have shown it on days when I felt lean and mean and on days when I imagined the...

What the body knows: we know how we feel about our bodies--but how do our bodies feel? Tune in sometime, says psychologist Tara Brach, and discover more about who you really are than your brain will ever tell you.(Interview)
June 1, 2006... IF SUMMER IS, FOR MOST OF US, a wake-up call that we have bodies, many of us answer the call with reluctance, even dread. The body is a problem to be solved, a disaster to be made the best of. We decide which parts urgently need fixing, which...

Take your body to work day: from 9 to 5, your mind is on the job--but what about the rest of you? Eleven experts tell how to keep your physical self purring right along.
June 1, 2006... THERE'S NOTHING SENSUAL ABOUT a typical day at a typical office--hours on end of sedentary muscles and overstressed minds, stale coffee, recycled air, computer screens glowing beneath hard fluorescent lights. It's easy to forget you have a...

The new naked.(Summer Expose)(workplace dressing)
June 1, 2006... It started with Madonna, continued with J.Lo, Britney, Sex and the City... but now it's not just celebs who are strutting around showing a lot of flesh. Call it the Strappy Girl phenomenon: Women of all ages and body types are going...

Baring it at work: men weigh in: you might think the opposite sex would be pleasantly stirred by all this skin. Not necessarily, says David Katz.(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... A memo from your male colleagues: You don't need to tell us about the new "office casual"--low-slung jeans, short skirts, and those sheer tank tops that look like something you might wear to bed. Trust us, we've noticed. Maybe that's the point....

How not to look fat in a swimsuit: the pitiless three-way mirror. The scary lighting. The unforgiving angles. Swimsuit shopping can be a nightmare. But O's makeover team is on the case: eight women trade in their unbecoming suits for styles that make them look younger, slimmer, better toned. Steal these survival strategies for your own triumphant try-on.
June 1, 2006... Sage Salzer, 31 Before: A skimpy tankini leaves Sage's midsection bulging; the splashy print makes her bulk up even more. After: Black always knocks off a few pounds, but this one-piece (Sirena, $37) isn't just safe, it's positively...

Breathing space.
June 1, 2006... Stay very still as you tarry in this rugged Scottish cove and marvel at the wild goats of Dornoch Firth taking wary notice.

Oprah talks to Hugh Jackman: he's an X-Man, the Boy from Oz, and, in real life, a crazy-in-love husband, besotted dad, down-to-earth spiritual seeker. The incredibly talented Mr. Jackman tells Oprah about his Australian boyhood (raised by a single father), when he knew for sure he belonged onstage (only recently), and the joy of living--and acting--in the moment.(THE O INTERVIEW)(Interview)
June 1, 2006... Before I meet "Hugh Jackman, movie star and Tony Award-winning actor," I meet Hugh Jackman, husband and father. When he enters his living room in Los Angeles, his II-month-old daughter, Ava, lights up. "How's my baby?" he says, as his wife of...

Green dreams: they told her it couldn't be done--a full blown English garden? On just three acres? In the wrong climate? What was she thinking? But Dianne Wallace dug in, read up, plowed on. And created a work of art full of breathtaking vistas, hedge--walled "rooms," stylishallees, cottagey borders, and lots of ideas ripe for picking. Paul Schneider takes a tour.
June 1, 2006... WHEREVER YOU CHOOSE to pause in Dianne Wallace's remarkable Long Island garden--under the canopy of pear trees, say, or on the exquisitely twiggy love seat set among the rhododendrons--your gaze will be carried onward to an object or opening...

1 is the loneliest number.(combating loneliness)
June 1, 2006... It can make you sick, destroy your sleep, raise your blood pressure, and shorten your life. Loneliness isn't just a momentary pang--it's a chronic emotional ache that affects up to 15 percent of us. So who are all the lonely people, and where...

Jumping through hoops: classic, but with a hint of gypsy thrown in, these earrings are all the adornment you need when the heat is on.(LOVE THAT!)
June 1, 2006... 1. Rich texture and a strong rope motif give a handwrought look. R.J. Graziano ($75); 212-685-1248. 2. Eighteen-karat-gold ovals are slim and light--the subtlest Midas touch. Carla Caruso ($285), Ten Thousand Things, NYC; 212-352-1333. ...

Here comes the sun stuff.(LOVE THAT!)(Brief article)
June 1, 2006... After a few recent conversations with dermatologists, we found our sunny dispositions overshadowed by a litany of facts about the dangers of ultraviolet rays. That is, until these new products suddenly made our summer look a whole lot brighter....

Shop guide (all prices are approximate).(Buyers guide)
June 1, 2006... COVER Emilio Pucci dress, $1,265, Barneys New York, NYC; 212-826-8900. Stephen Webster 18kt-white-gold, agate, quartz, and diamond earrings; 212-226-6160. HERE WE GO P.31 Emilio Pucci dress, $1,265, Barneys New York, NYC; 212-826-8900....

What I know for sure.(Taking care of the body)(Column)
June 1, 2006... LIFE IS RECIPROCAL: THE ENERGY you expend always comes back. I know this for sure. This is true for all things, including your body. You must nurture it, work it, rest it. If you don't, the energy spent on neglect will eventually turn...