Happy Friday, everyone! Happier than yesterday, anyway, because the taste of the Capitals defeat isn't fresh in our mouths. But there's still a heart-warming story to come out of Wednesday's loss: After the game, Caps forward Brooks Laich changed a tire for two fans he saw stuck on the Roosevelt Bridge. Nice to know not [...]

Kitty Kelley with the Oprah files, Georgetown.   © 2010 Matt Dunn
Read the review of Kitty Kelley's book Oprah in this week's New Yorker.

I watched the repeat of Thursday's "Oprah" on WJLA-TV about 1 a.m. last night. Suze Orman was the guest.
The personal finance guru delivered a sermon called "Rescue Yourself!" that included the steps folks should take to survive the current economy.
Among the first cutbacks advised: "Cancel Newspaper."

Oprah(!) has announced that she will be taping her show in the District during inauguration week. At least one show will be taped at the Kennedy Center. What, the 9:30 Club isn't good enough? The New York Times writes:
"John Dow, a spokesman for the Kennedy Center, confirmed that Ms. Winfrey would be taping a live [...]

Annals of Book-Nerd Handicapping: The litblog Galleycat is floating a few good reasons to believe that Oprah's next book-club pick will be Edward P. Jones' All Aunt Hagar's Children, a (tremendous) collection of District-set short stories. Official word comes down Sept. 19.