Dr. Phil

Would you spare a minute for Oprah Winfrey and her new cable TV network OWN? Apparently, ad buyers won't. About 75% of deep-pocketed ad buyers interviewed in a Deutsche Bank survey said that they do not plan to buy commercial time from The Color Purple star. Perhaps it's because the color green --...

So I'm standing in a furniture store where, after two months of searching, I have finally found a sleeper sofa that a) fits digg_url = 'http://digg.com/business_finance/How_to_Negotiate_Price_Like_a_Man'; my space, budget and style; b) has passed my official Sitz Test; and c) doesn't feel...

Oprah Winfrey is a smart cookie. I am guessing she knows all too well that you can make more money in cable than you can on a TV network. If it's like other cable networks, her new Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), which she co-owns with Discovery Communications (DISCA), will be much more profitable...

For years, it seemed Oprah Winfrey would ride her crest of popularity undiminished by the troubles that typically affect other television personalities. With fans clamoring for more, she was able to start a magazine, spin off several daytime shows such as Dr. Phil, and is in the process of creating...

From the viewpoint of a clinician who has 36 years of experience, primarily in children's services, Dr. Phil McGraw has done some nice work with Nadya Suleman this week. Inconvenient though it may be, reality is a good thing. That said, is Dr. Phil going in the wrong direction by positioning...

Recently, I was scanning through a newspaper when I came across an article about women who seek revenge on ex-boyfriends. While some of the ladies engaged in the sort of slashed tires/Ex-Lax-cake tactics that one might expect, others resorted to arson, assault, and even branding. One woman hid a...