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O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Here Comes the SunElyse Moody, Senior associate editor“O LIBS: EMAYATZY CORINEALDI,” PAGE 28Before summer ends, I want to...get closer to doing a headstand in yoga class. It was one of my New Year’s resolutions, but moving to a new apartment got me out of the exercise groove. If I could ditch my routine on a warm Monday, I would... walk down to my usual subway station but take the train in the opposite direction—to the beach.Joyce Lee, Photographer“40 WAYS TO LOVE YOUR SUMMER MORE,” PAGE 94Before summer ends, I want to...make a lemon meringue pie. I have two lemon trees in my backyard that need to be put to good use. If I could ditch my routine on a warm Monday, I would...drive up the California coast. There’s nothing like the view of…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016The Change GangWONDER WOMENWow, what a cover! Cookie, you are fantastic. Bobbi, I can’t wait to see the real you, too, because you are gorgeous. And Oprah, you’re still vibrant, and sexier now than when you were younger—and girl, you rocked that red dress on page 92!LINDA TORTELL-COOPER Greybull, WyomingThank you for the inspiring stories about women finding their best bodies. I know the joy of working toward better physical health and self-esteem: I’ve lost more than 167 pounds since 2014. My daughter, who is now 18, has dropped more than 76 pounds since then, and my sister has taken off nearly 120. We have different methods, but they’re working, and stories like these—as well as the tips, tactics, and encouragement—are always a boost. I have just over 6 pounds to go…4 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016STRIKING A CHORDA TRANSGENDER woman can slip on a skirt or make up her face. A transgender man can grow a beard or sport a bow tie. But those are surface shifts. What about less visible yet no less seismic changes—say, to the voice? “Imagine having laryngitis— forever—and being forced to speak with a voice that just wasn’t you,” says Sandi Hammond, artistic director of the Boston-based Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus, one of the country’s few ensembles exclusively for trans singers. “That’s what it can be like for trans people.”Hammond, 47, a longtime vocal coach and LGBT ally, founded Butterfly in 2014, after hearing about vocalists who’d walked away from music due to a lack of resources or support. Having taught a trans male singer 12 years earlier (“His voice had dropped,…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Lace OdysseyFine and DaintyFor Hungarian artist Judit Czinkné Poór, a cookie is so much more than a disk of baked dough; it’s a canvas for intricate works of art. Using icing and food coloring, she paints meticulous designs inspired by traditional Hungarian embroidery—which blend vibrant blooms like lilies, tulips, and daffodils with astonishingly delicate filigree details—onto the surface of her baked goods.Sugar, Spice, Everything NicePoór’s talents are vast—“I tried everything from porcelain painting to fashion design”—but she didn’t discover her penchant for pastry arts until the spring of 2013, when a friend asked her to make a batch of cookies for houseguests. Rather than coat her treats with pastel frosting and sprinkles, Poór adorned her honey bread cookies, a Hungarian riff on gingerbread, with lovely flowers and lacy stitching. When Poór…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GayleTHE BEAT GOES ONBlake Shelton’s new album, the first since his high-profile divorce from country siren Miranda Lambert, is called If I’m Honest (out May 20). Take it from me: The title is very telling. The lead single, “Came Here to Forget,” is about finding new love post-breakup and starts with Girl you’re getting over him, and I’m getting over her.... (Hello, Gwen Stefani!) This is Blake’s 12th studio album and no doubt (pun intended) his most personal yet. Love that—and love him.WHAT LIES BENEATHIT’S NO SECRET THAT I’VE been a Spanx girl since the company began. So I always get excited when they add to the collection. The new Lounge-Hooray! tank eliminates your muffin top and flattens your side rolls— all without sacrificing comfort. It’s also so, so pretty…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Check Your BaggageMARTHA BECKJUST IN CASE we ever meet, I need to tell you something: I have ADD. It’s a real thing—I’ve seen my brain scans, lit up like Fourth of July fireworks. This means that at any given moment, I may forget my manners—along with whatever you and I are discussing—and run after some passing shiny object. It’s important that you know this because my distractibility may look like disrespect or disinterest. It’s not. It’s just something I have to work around.Maybe you, too, suffer from a condition that could have an impact on the way you interact with others: Tourette syndrome, dyslexia, lethal allergies, the lingering effects of a natural disaster (please, God, not all of the above). These issues may not inform your entire life, but often it’s best…5 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016THE O LISTEat, Drink, and Be FancyAnd you thought these were disposable paper plates: Meet the pièce de résistance of plastic dishware. BPA-free? Oui. Dishwasher-safe? Bien sûr. Fade-resistant and shatterproof? Absolument! Oh, and the whimsical patterns in a chic matte finish are inspired by turn-of-the-century French designs. (Paris Flea Market cups, originally $20 for set of four, plates, originally $18 to $36 for set of four, and platter, originally $30, now 20 percent off with code OPRAH; glitterville.com)Make It RainInterior designer Sheila Bridges has extended her famous Harlem Toile du Jouy design–also known as Gayle King’s kitchen wallpaper—to a limited edition umbrella, available in red, gray, and blue, too. (Originally $35, now 20 percent off with code OPRAH; sheilabridges.com)No SweatMeet your new bed partner. The Storm Series pillows feature Ver-Tex fabric that…4 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016ON THE BLOCKThe disheartening statistics: Fewer than half of U.S. women regularly apply sunscreen to their face—and even fewer wear it consistently on both face and body. The best sunscreen in the world works only if you actually use it. Fortunately, the latest batch of broadspectrum protectors (sheer! glossy! tinted!) make it easier than ever to find a perfect fit.1. Sand Repelling!Banana Boat SunComfort Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 ($10; drugstores)2. Translucent!Supergoop Shine On Lip Screen SPF 50 ($22; supergoop.com)3. Sheer!Giorgio Armani Maestro UV Skin Defense Primer SPF 50 ($64; giorgioarmani beauty-usa.com)4. Luminous!Dr. Dennis Gross Instant Radiance Sun Defense SPF 40 ($42; sephora.com)5. Gentle!Dr. Jart+ Every Sun Day UV Sunscreen SPF 50 ($34; sephora.com)6. Portable!Neutrogena CoolDry Sport Sunscreen Stick SPF 50+ ($10.50; drugstores)7. Repairing!Coppertone ClearlySheer AfterSun Moisturizer ($7; drugstores)Tech SupportTwo innovative gadgets help…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016FRESHEN UP Your FridgeCALL IT best-intentions grocery shopping. At the store, you promise yourself you’ll cook a wholesome dinner every night—and the next thing you know, you’re tossing wilted spinach and shriveled tomatoes to make room for takeout cartons and pizza boxes. To eat more nutritious food, you may need to do only one thing: Get smarter about how you stock your fridge, so you’ll have fresh, enticing options at your fingertips. Here’s how:BUY A THERMOMETER.“People assume their fridge is cold enough, but in some cases it’s not, and that increases risk of spoilage and food-borne illness,” says registered dietitian Sara Haas, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Bacteria that can make you sick thrive at temperatures between 40 and 140 degrees, so buy a fridge thermometer and stick with…3 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Let’s Do This!IN OUR APRIL ISSUE, we featured nine women looking to make bold changes. Each had a different goal, but there was one common denominator: Everyone in the group felt her weight was holding her back from realizing her dreams. That’s where we came in. We set them up with professional guidance (see “Meet the Experts,” right) to help them chart a new course to a better life. Follow along:Princess GardnerAGE: 15GOAL: To have a healthier relationship with food. Princess enjoys exercising— she goes to a workout class with her mother five days a week—but she has a hard time resisting sweets and processed food.Emotional Check-in: “Part of what Princess is dealing with is that what worked for Mom, who lost 160 pounds, may be harder for Princess as a teenager,”…6 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016ATONEMENTLOUISE ERDRICH’S LaRose (Harper) is a brutal, ultimately buoyant dramatization of the way unexpected kinships heal us. But before the healing come the wounds. The novel begins with Landreaux Iron, a recovered and respected member of the North Dakota Ojibwe tribe, hunting in the woods near his house. Landreaux takes aim at a buck he’s been appraising all summer and fires, accidentally shooting his 5-year-old neighbor instead. The boy’s father, Peter Ravich, is Landreaux’s dear friend, a white man who’s steadied the hunter’s shakier moments of sobriety. Their wives are half sisters. The families would have shared the venison.The territory of Erdrich’s Faulknerian oeuvre is the boundary between a North Dakota Ojibwe reservation and the adjacent white towns. LaRose gives us this friction in microcosm. The reservation border runs through…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016AfterlifePOLITICAL VIOLENCE, the numbing effects of technology and media, the complexities of language—all of Don DeLillo’s epochdefining preoccupations are here in his 16th novel, Zero K (Scribner). But so is that oldest of fixations: What does it mean to die? And most of all, do we have to?The book opens with Jeffrey Lockhart arriving at a remote underground facility somewhere in Central Asia at the invitation of his billionaire father, Ross. Jeffrey soon realizes he is in the midst of a nascent futurist cult secretly funded by government agencies, corporations, and private investors dedicated to life beyond death. He is there to say goodbye to his ailing stepmother, Artis, who, it turns out, has opted for cryopreservation— meaning her body and vital organs will be frozen in pods, to be…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 201610 TITLES TO PICK UP NOWA Country Road, A Treeby Jo BakerThis exquisitely crafted novel re-creates the World War II peregrinations of Samuel Beckett and the volatile Frenchwoman who became his life’s companion.Little Laborsby Rivka GalchenA puma, a ronin, an opiate, Frankenstein’s monster...just a few of the things Galchen compares her baby to in this winsome and loving collection of ruminations on new motherhood.Everybody’s Foolby Richard RussoIn a sequel to his slyly funny 1993 novel, Nobody’s Fool, Russo revisits fictional North Bath, New York, rendering with uncommon grace the dashed expectations and wistful regrets of his working-class hero, Sully.The Underdogsby Melissa Fay GreeneThe Praying for Sheetrock author deftly relates the stirring stories of disabled children and the heroic dogs who serve them, illuminating the intricate inner lives of our canine friends.In the Country We Loveby…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016You’re Looking Swell, DollyThere isn’t much the world can agree on—not the limits of free will or the punishment of crime, not even the right way to fry chicken. But there is one being who unites us with her joyful spirit and essential goodness. Lo, all of humanity can rise up and sing it: We love Dolly Parton.WHO BUT DOLLY APPEALS TO so many different types, from spirit-filled Christians to drag queens to “spirit-filled drag queens,” as Dolly herself puts it? We’re drawn to her flash and sass, her heavenhigh wigs. But we also seek her homespun wisdom. A philosopher queen in the guise of a (well-compensated) truck stop hostess, she’s known to her friends as the Dolly-Mama.Dolly has even made her mark on the annals of science: She went to the moon…8 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Mixing BowlSECRET INGREDIENT!POP TO ITSmitten Kitchen blogger Deb Perelman was never a huge fan of kale—until she came up with this clever version: kale dust, made from crushed homemade kale chips. She sprinkles it on eggs, avocado toast, roasted potatoes, and—her favorite—cacio e pepe popcorn. Toss 8 cups popped popcorn with 1 to 2 Tbsp. olive oil, 1 batch Kale Dust (from recipe, right), ⅔ cup finely grated pecorino, and 1 tsp. ground black pepper, and you’ll have a savory snack that evokes the classic Italian pasta dish. “The combination is so addictive,” Perelman says. “I originally made it for my son’s preschool class, and the parents were thrilled that their kids ate kale. It’s popcorn with a salad, just kind of dehydrated. You can eat a pound of kale without…3 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016What I Know for SureI ’VE JUST RETURNED from a rigorous hike at more than 10,000 feet along a path lined with aspens and pines in Mountain Village, Colorado. And I’m breathless. Breathless, invigorated, and inspired by all that nature has to offer.Sky, mountains, creeks, trees, grass, wild flowers—I can’t seem to get enough. So I made a vow this summer to log my 10,000 steps each day and get outdoors to do it.What a difference! I’ve been freed from the treadmill (literally) of exercising and released into a whole new experience of enjoying moving. I love to hike!Love is not a word I’d ever use to describe exercise. But I know for sure: Reaping health benefits while doing something deeply pleasurable is a true thrill. So thrilling that I’ve now decided to haul…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Natural WomanWHAT DOES OPRAH’S ideal summer look like? All green, all the time. “Nothing— nothing—makes Oprah happier than being outside, surrounded by trees,” says Gayle King of her nature-loving best friend. Oprah spends all season alfresco, playing with the dogs or gathering flowers and vegetables (check out her latest Harvest Day ’grams @Oprah). When she entertains, fresh picks from her garden are always on the menu, along with her summer drink of choice, Promise “The Joy” rosé, which makes everything taste even sweeter.PRECIOUS PETALSFeminine fashions and flowery prints are a breath of fresh air in your summer wardrobe.“NATURAL WOMAN”: CHRIS FRAWLEY. “PRECIOUS PETALS”: DEVON JARVIS/STUDIO D. STYLIST: NORINE SMITH/STUDIO D. BICYCLE, BRACELET, RING, AND CLUTCH: COURTESY OF COMPANIES. WINE: GREGOR HALENDA. ON OPRAH: PANTS, LAFAYETTE 148 NEW YORK. FOR DETAILS SEE…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Here We Go!“These three fleeting months have so many delights to offer.”IT’S FINALLY HERE, dear reader: Summer is upon us! For me, that means a garden overflowing with corn, tomatoes, artichokes, spinach, squash, green beans, herbs, and gorgeous blooms like the ones I’m holding here. It means reading under my oak trees and going for long, leisurely walks with my dogs. It means, in short, that I slow down, breathe easier, and feel the warmth of the sun on my skin.These three fleeting months have so many delights to offer, and in this issue, we’re celebrating 40 of them (page 94). Cracking crab legs, going barefoot, zipping around in a convertible—this time of year just wouldn’t be the same without essentials like these.Travel is another big part of what puts the summer…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Wild ThingsON LIFE AT THE MUSEUM“On any given day, I could be touching up a 100-year-old rhino or surveying lions in storage to see how they’re holding up. Right now I’m researching how dyes fade with the help of an accelerated aging chamber—essentially a climate-controlled box that shows how colors change over time. I also help clean the displays. Last year I pitched in with the elephants in the Halls of African and Asian Mammals, using a soft-bristle brush and a vacuum to dust them. And I do tons of detail work— repositioning wing feathers, swabbing dirt off antlers—with Q-tips and tweezers.”ON GETTING ICKY WITH IT“I once helped restore a massive leatherback turtle, nicknamed Prince Willy, for a museum in Alaska. Leatherback specimens are notoriously leaky and oozy, and he was…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016James CordenBEST “PINCH ME” MOMENTDriving around with Stevie Wonder for “Carpool Karaoke” and having him call my wife and sing, I just called to say James loves you. Afterward she said, “What’s happening to our lives?”BEST OBSESSIONWhen I was younger, I used to play a soccer game called Football Manager on the computer. I genuinely lost hundreds of thousands of hours of my life to that game. Since I now shoot The Late Late Show five days a week, the weekends are all about spending time with my family—so my wife won’t ever let me download it again.BEST GUILTY PLEASUREA Shake Shack burger. I’m deeply thankful for the line that wraps around the restaurant because it’s the only thing that stops me from heading inside every day.BEST FATHER’S DAYFive years ago,…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016THE VIEW from HereELIZABETH GILBERTMY BELOVED GRANDMA NINI died in 1984. A few months after her funeral, her three adult children— my aunt, my uncle, and my father—gathered in their childhood home to see to their mother’s belongings. It was a sad job but an important one, and they were all feeling especially tenderhearted and unguarded that weekend.At one point, they found themselves sitting around the old kitchen table, eating sandwiches and talking about the past. My uncle, the baby of the family, looked at the refrigerator and said, “I can still see Mom standing there, pouring me a glass of milk. Do you remember that sweet thing she always used to do whenever she got us a glass of milk? Remember how she’d take a tiny sip first, to make sure it…3 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Financial FictionFARNOOSH TORABIMY COLLEGE ROOMMATE and I loved to “bargain shop”—a.k.a. purchase needless items at a deep discount. Think buy-one-get-two-free bath oils and out-of-season sweaters marked 70 percent off. On the bus ride back to campus, we’d marvel at how we’d “saved” over $100 (never mind that we'd spent $50). Had I truly saved $100 per month back then, I would have graduated with close to $5,000 in the bank and could have paid off my Visa debt in one fell swoop. Face-palm.We sometimes cling to myths that can set us up for financial failure because of our complicated emotions surrounding money, from overexcitement to anxiety or fear. Here are some of the most persistent untruths—and tips for banishing them once and for all.1 “ONLY RICH PEOPLE INVEST.”You may think investing…3 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Fine LinesLadies, meet your summer BFF: a Lands’ End UPF 50 rash guard (that means serious protection against harmful UV rays). The stylish staple is designed to be worn over a swimsuit—yes, even in the water, thanks to superlight fabric. And it’s not just for beach days; stay cool and dry in this moisturewicking tee anytime you’re outdoors. The best part? It comes in more than 15 colors and patterns, so there’s something for everyone, including separate lines for kids and men. You can’t top that! Swim Tee rash guard, $35 to $59; landsend.comPROP STYLIST: NICOLE SOFER AT CA1 CA2 CORNELIA ADAMS INC. HAIR: PAUL WARREN USING RENÉ FURTERER AT ART DEPARTMENT. MAKEUP: ANDREW SOTOMAYOR USING L’OCCITANE SHEA FACE COMFORTING OIL. MANICURE. ANA-MARIA FOR DIOR VERNIS.…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Your Body BEAUTIFUL1. CELLULITEAt home: Though you’ll probably be the only one to notice a difference, you can temporarily diminish that upholsteredcushion look with a cream or gel containing caffeine, which enhances blood flow and briefly decreases swelling, says Tina Alster, MD, clinical professor of dermatology at Georgetown University Medical Center.In office: CellfinaHOW IT WORKS: After injecting local anesthesia into the affected area, the doctor uses a handheld device to suction the skin and then slides in a needle to break the fibrous bands that cause dimples, says Ava Shamban, MD, assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Results are apparent in three days and can last up to two years.NUMBER OF TREATMENTS: oneAVERAGE COST: $3,500 to $5,5002. VISIBLE VEINSAt home: If your veins don’t…3 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016GOODBYE, Groggy MorningsDid You Know?A new study found that subjects who used social media 58 or more times per week were nearly three times likelier to experience disrupted sleep than those who went online eight times or less.EVEN IF YOU GET to bed early and wake up at the same time every day—as sleep experts advise—there’s no guarantee you’ll always feel rested. In fact, according to a recent survey from the Better Sleep Council, 82 percent of Americans report sleeping poorly at least once a week, and more than six in ten toss and turn three or more nights out of seven. As a result, the council estimates, we spend $5 billion annually on at least one daily coffee, soda, or energy drink just to help keep our eyes open. These easy…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016The Greatness of GRITSO YOU’RE NOT A NATURAL RUNNER or a quick study with the knitting needles—who cares! Whether you want to purl your way to a new wardrobe or finish your first marathon, passion and persistence can trump talent, says Angela Duckworth, PhD, author of the new book Grit. We asked Duckworth, a MacArthur fellow and professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, how to succeed at anything.Q: Is grit just another word for resilience?A: The word grit does suggest resilience, but it’s bigger than that: It’s demonstrating the totally unglamorous, undramatic perseverance you need to reach your target— showing up at the pool at 4:30 a.m. to swim laps or revising your book draft for the 19th time.Q: How do you measure something so intangible?A: After years of interviews and…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016BOOMTOWN BLUESWITH HER VIRTUOSIC, unapologetically political novel Heat and Light (Ecco), Jennifer Haigh indicts the reckless pursuit of profits in a tale filled with characters bound by hope, greed, and desire. When a conglomerate wielding lucrative contracts for drilling rights rolls into a depressed former coal town sitting on a massive deposit of natural gas, the politics of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, turn personal. Bakerton, Pennsylvania, has been defined for generations by its natural resources. It thrived during the coal boom, then withered when the mines closed. Now, decades later, landowners must decide whether to succumb to or resist the seduction of promised prosperity. Haigh portrays a community again exploited and outmatched by outside forces—and complicit in its own fate. Given its subject matter, the book could easily have turned preachy.…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016IN THE REALM OF THE SENSESREADING STEPHANIE Danler’s ravishing debut novel, Sweetbitter (Knopf), is like inhabiting the heady after-midnight hours of a city drunk on its own charms, then enduring the next day’s crushing hangover. It is a serenade to Manhattanites in their 20s who are still not sure if New York, with its “monstrous freedom,” is exactly where they’re supposed to be.Danler spent time working as a backwaiter at the legendary Union Square Cafe, a personal history she mines for her slightly jaded but not yet world-weary 22-year-old protagonist, Tess, also a server. Tess feels every emotion, every encounter “on the pulse”— she hasn’t acquired the emotional armor that will make her harder to hurt.Danler’s descriptions of food and drink go beyond mouth-watering, verging on org*smic: “He handed me the beer. It was nearly…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 201640 WAYS TO LOVE YOUR Summer MORE1 Fine-Tune Your Cannonball“If you don’t know how to do one yet, you’re about to learn from the best. First, make sure your runway—on the diving board or near the pool’s deep end—isn’t too slippery. Then start running, and once you reach the end of the board or deck, jump up and out. You’re flying! When you’re in midair, bring your knees to your chest with your arms tight around them, and tuck in your chin. Yell ‘Cannonball!’ Now comes the splash. Be ready, because it’s a tidal wave. When you get back to the surface, swim to the edge to see how many people got wet.”—9-year-old PAIGE DOHAN, diver since age 42 Live in This ShirtThis Fourth of July, you’ll have your blue (see No. 5) and your red…23 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016HIGH NOTES1967Nails breakout gig on The Porter Wagoner Show.1976Strikes a pose at a New York City photo shoot.1980Lassos Dabney Coleman in 9 to 5, her film debut.1981Scores crossover hit with 9 to 5 theme, reaching number one on the Billboard pop chart.1982Inhabits Miss Mona, madam of The Best Little whor*house in Texas.1987Cozies up to you-know-who on The Oprah Winfrey Show.1999Inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame, receives plaque from Kenny Rogers.2009Makes academic debut with honorary doctorate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.2012Does some holy rolling with Queen Latifah in the little-choir-that-could movie Joyful Noise.TIMELINE, FROM LEFT: PHOTOFEST; THE ESTATE OF DAVID GAHR/GETTY IMAGES; TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION/PHOTOFEST; LYNN GOLDSMITH/CORBIS; © UNIVERSAL/EVERETT COLLECTION; HARPO/PHOTOFEST; COURTESY OF THE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION AND THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM; COURTESY OF…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016THE (REALLY) GREAT OutdoorsFOR ME, SUMMER is all about sand, rosé, and, most important, picnics. After all, everything tastes better when you’re sitting under the sun. My spiced chicken is easy to transport and utensil-free. Marinated in a vinegary hot sauce packed with chilies, garlic, and ginger, it’s a winner whether served hot or straight from the cooler. I also have two favorite dips: The smoked trout is tangy and savory, with richness from crème fraîche, and my Mexicaninspired green pimiento cheese spread uses roasted jalapeño and poblano chilies instead of the traditional sweet red peppers. Both dips are spectacular on crackers, crostini, or raw veggies. For salad, I do a gorgeous chopped medley of pickled vegetables, ripe tomatoes, and provolone, all tossed with romaine and radicchio. And I always bring my moist,…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Getting FreshNO ONE WOULD EVER MISTAKE ME for an expert on engines, but I know one thing: They don’t work without fuel. Our bodies are the same way, which is why I’m passionate about breakfast—especially when it involves passion fruit. And blueberries. And raspberries, strawberries, some sliced banana, and maybe a sprig or two of fresh mint. (And don’t forget the bread—you know I love my bread! For breakfast, my preference is multigrain, double toasted.) Taking time to sit and savor something fresh and delicious in the morning is the best way I know to power up my day. It’s a ritual that feeds my body and, just as important, nourishes my soul.…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016The QuestionSitting on a leafy limb of my family’s apple tree while eating green apples, reading novels, and pretending to be Jo March from Little Women.CHRISTINE GOOLD Durango, ColoradoSwimming to the middle of the lake at night with my friend Evie and whispering about our plans for the future—not realizing that everything we said echoed. Most of the residents probably got a kick out of hearing two 13-year-olds talk about life and love.POPPI RITACCO Sutton, New HampshireAfter I made a disastrous belly flop from the three-meter diving board as a teen, my dad suggested (or insisted, if you ask me) that I take diving lessons. I learned the swan, the jackknife, the one and a half, and my favorite, the handstand. Later on, my dad and I dived in unison—to the…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016The Gratitude MeterFROM AWWW TO AWESOME !Love LettersSandi Fisher (left) of Colorado and Beth Graham of Pennsylvania are BFFs who began exchanging letters (snail mail–style) in the 1970s, when both wrote in to a children’s TV show asking to be paired with a pen pal. After 38 years, they finally met face-to-face, resulting in a few tears—and plenty of new material.Crowning GloryGrace Gifford never has a bad hair day. That’s because the 6-yearold’s mother, Shelley, is a plaiting powerhouse. Every morning before school, the talented mom turns Grace’s strands into unbelievable braids (with only 20 minutes to perfect each style) and posts photos of them on Instagram @prettylittlebraids. Consider your hair game raised.New WaveOn June 17, Marlin, Crush, and the rest of Finding Nemo’s underwater crew return for the film’s long-awaited sequel,…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Emayatzy CorinealdiPEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT I...can make furniture. I’ve built a bed, a table, a tufted bench, cabinets, and even wine racks. I love going to Home Depot, getting the wood, cutting it to size—and messing it up. I hate to measure!THE LAST TIME I LAUGHED REALLY HARD WAS...when a piece of art attacked my husband. I had bought a huge tin statue of a peaco*ck—about as tall as an 8-year-old, with a sharp beak—because I thought it’d look cute in our kitchen. One day when my husband was sliding into the nook behind our dining table, he stepped on the peaco*ck’s foot and it suddenly gave him three pecks! What made it even funnier: He never liked the statue to begin with.THE BEST ADVICE I’VE EVER RECEIVED…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016MUSIC TO HER EARSWHEN I WAS 9, I’d spend rainy days listing words, with no greater aim than to admire them. Poodle, puddle, paddle, fiddle, flay, flu, slew, slow: shapely, penciled on bleached pages.My sister Betty was 12 then, unable to read or write. But she, too, was forging a chummy rapport with our mother tongue, an affinity far freer than my own.“I had the three-other bug,” she might say.“You mean the 24-hour bug.”“Yuh. The three-other bug.”“Twenty-four-hour bug, Betty.”She’d nod, patient as the moon. “The three-other bug makes you squeezy.”“Queasy, Bet.”“Squeezy.”And so it went. Betty’s chatter was a word salad, language flung willy-nilly into a lexicon that— because I was a kid who worshiped rules—drove me flat-out nuts.“Say cement, Betty.”“Cmenent.”“Cement.”“Cmenent.”In adulthood, however, I came to enjoy the surprises in Betty’s speech, this winsome…3 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Conscious Coupling, Cake Fake, and the Politics of FriendshipDEAR LISADear Lisa, I’m 23, and my boyfriend of eight months is 33. Lately he’s begun talking about marriage. He keeps pointing out that all his friends are married and already having babies. But I had only one real boyfriend before Ron, and my mom and dad are divorced, and I’m scared. How do you know when you’re ready to settle down?—ERICA, DETROITQ Hey, Erica,I can’t tell you what to do (and believe me, I’ve got parents, a kid, a husband, two editors, and a podiatrist who’d all kill to hear me say that), but I can tell you that Ron’s buddies’ having children isn’t a reason for you to stay with a guy until death do you part. I can also tell you that at 23, I couldn’t decide…3 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016What Have I Done?IYANLA VANZANTTHE BACKSTORY: Last year when her 14-year-old son, Jon-Luc, announced that he wanted to live with his dad, Theresa Robbins was stunned. For four years, she’d been raising Jon-Luc and his two younger brothers solo; though the boys spent summers with their father (her ex), she’d never thought about changing their arrangement. But Jon-Luc’s request came at an opportune time: Theresa’s children’s book–publishing start-up was gaining steam, and growing the business would be hard for her as a single parent with another full-time job. So she agreed that all three boys could move in with Dad for one year. Last month Theresa wrestled with becoming a “weekend mom.” This month Iyanla helps her lay the groundwork for developing a new relationship with her sons.IYANLA VANZANT: When we spoke last…6 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016O’S SUMMER STYLE HANDBOOKFrom Catwalk to BoardwalkThese of-the-moment suits pay homage to this season’s runway trends.INTO THE WILDBreezy silho uettes and muted earth tones are soft and sophisticated for summer.ALL-AMERICANHead to your next picnic in stars, stri pes, and gingha m prints.CRAZY FOR IT!DR. SCHOLL’S FOR J.CREWThe comfort geniuses at Dr. Scholl’s have collaborated with J.Crew to create four exclusive versions of their iconic Original Sandal in glitter, plaid, gingham, and white.Dr. Scholl’s x J.Crew, $98 to $108 per pair; jcrew.comPOST-OP AND PRETTYThis very fetching postmastectomy bikini lets you hit the beach with confidence thanks to higher underarm seams, adjustable straps, and hidden breast-form pockets.Swimsuit SolutionsQ I’m not quite comfortable in a bikini. Is there such a thing as a sexy one-piece?A Absolutely! A figure-flattering style with sheer panels gives an enticing peek…9 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Val’s Guide to GORGEOUSSHADOW BOXINGThese eyeshadows are silky and buildable—and they come in the most wearable, everyday-pretty shades (Knock Out Beauty by Sonia Kashuk Smokey Eye Palette in Shadow Box, $25; target.com). My favorite thing about them, though? Kashuk chose the name because she wants to remind us that we’re all knockout beauties in our own way—a winning message if ever I heard one.FRINGE ELEMENTSI’m very low maintenance lash-wise, often skipping mascara altogether unless I’m heading out at night. But if anything’s going to get me into the habit, it’d be these Givenchy Eye Couture Collection mascaras ($33 each; sephora.com). The cute, stylish packaging (representing fashion capitals Tokyo, Paris, and New York); the cleverly designed brushes for volume and precision; and the intense black formula have all inspired me to get my lash…2 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Difficult Diagnosis? Do This First.Theresa Williamson, MD, a resident in the department of neurosurgery at Duke University Hospital, delivers tough news to patients and their families on a regular basis. Here’s her advice for coping when you’re on the receiving end.Get on the same page. There’s often a difference between what doctors say and what patients and their families actually hear. Make clear what you heard by repeating it back to your physician. That will give your doctor the chance to specify whether “I’ll return in an hour” is a hospital hour (anywhere from one hour to a day, depending on emergencies) or truly 60 minutes, or what she means when she says she’s “worried” that your loved one isn’t doing well. Sharing what you hear can help us communicate better.Make friends (and maybe…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016The Sweet LOWDOWNDR. OZMY STANCE ON SUGAR has always been the same: Eat less of it! A 2014 study revealed that people who consumed 17 to 21 percent of their daily calories from added sugars had a 38 percent higher risk of dying from heart disease than those who kept added sugar consumption to around 8 percent. But I get it—sometimes you just want something sweet. My take on the health pros and cons of the most common sugar substitutes:MEHMET OZ, MD, is the host of The Dr. Oz Show (weekdays; check local listings).HONEY: PHILIP FRIEDMAN/STUDIO D. OZ: PETER ROSA/STUDIO D. HAIR: ANNE SAMPOGNA-GROSS. MAKEUP: LINDA MELO DANZO.…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016THE HAND THEY’RE DEALT“THEY WERE LIKE CITY HALL. One Bridge daughter said they were like the Supreme Court. Their decisions were treated as the letter of the law. They were mavens, advising on camps and colleges; they referred doctors and plumbers, mechanics and gynecologists. Where to get your rugs cleaned and dresses hemmed. What the golf course was to men, the Bridge table was to women, the de facto social networking of its time. You would sooner argue with Talmudic scholars than challenge their collective wisdom.”—From The Bridge Ladies (Harper Wave), Betsy Lerner’s searching, funny, warm memoir about five Jewish octogenarians (including her mother) who’ve sat around a card table together for more than 50 years…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 20163 WRITERS ON THE RISEROBIN WASSERMANThe YA author delivers Girls on Fire, her first novel for adults. She’s still writing about teenagers, though—specifically, the venomous friendship between a wallflower and a riot grrrl Svengali.MICHELLE LATIOLAISThe underappreciated master of short- and long-form fiction brilliantly combines the two in She, interspersing a novella about a runaway with haunting portraits of women trying to survive in a ruthless world.PATRICIA ENGELEngel’s work is often backdropped by diaspora, but in The Veins of the Ocean she tackles immigration head on via the story of a Colombian woman escaping her family’s past.…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016The Power Of 3Chard in ChargeWhether you grill it, sauté it, or leave it raw, Swiss chard is hearty enough to star in a variety of dishes. Combine it with sweet onions and flour tortillas, and you’ll have three blockbuster summer dinners.Rainbow Chard Salad with Tortilla CrispsMAKES 4 SERVINGS.TOTAL TIME: 35 MINUTES.3½ Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil3 Tbsp. white wine vinegar1 Tbsp. honey1 tsp. Dijon mustard1 garlic clove, minced½ tsp. kosher salt¾ tsp. ground black pepper1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced2 Tbsp. vegetable oil, divided1 (11") flour tortilla, cut into 3"-long strips¾ pound Swiss chard, stems thinly sliced, leaves chopped8 Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced3 Tbsp. toasted pepitas1. In a small bowl, add olive oil, vinegar, honey, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper; whisk to combine. In a medium bowl, place onion and pour half…3 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Shop Guide(All prices are approximate.)COVEROn Oprah: Sweater, White + Warren, $198; whiteandwarren.com. Ring, $565; vaubeldesigns.com. Bracelets, Sidney Garber, $12,200 for set of three; 312-944-5225.BEHIND THE SCENESPAGE 12 On Oprah: Pants, Lafayette 148 New York, $698; lafayette148.com.SHADES OF SUMMERPAGE 71 Eyeshadows: Eyes x4 Palette in Call of the Canyon and Wild Horses, $33 each. Blushes: Powder Blush in Modern Mandarin and Adobe Brick, $23 each. Bronzer: Bronzing Powder in Refined Golden, $27. All at maccosmetics.com.40 WAYS TO LOVE YOUR SUMMER MOREPAGE 94 Flip-flops, $40; bananarepublic.com. PAGE 95 Swimsuit, Marysia, $326; fwrd.com. Towel, $48 to $88; serenaandlily.com. Sunglasses, Paul Smith Spectacles, $265; paulsmith.co.uk. PAGE 96 Shirt, $29; larelaxed.com. Shorts, Hidden Denim, $130; customized by stylist. Hat, Goorin Bros., $150; goorin.com. Tote, $250; toryburch.com. PAGE 99 Sunglasses, Alain Mikli Paris, $405; Bergdorf Goodman, 212-872-2526.…1 min
O, The Oprah Magazine|June 2016Welcome, WandererVOYAGER by Russell BanksIn his travelogue-cum-memoir, the acclaimed novelist glimpses a world in the Florida Everglades that predates mankind; charts the course of his four marriages while contemplating the Caribbean; and grapples with slavery’s legacy on Gorée Island, off the coast of Senegal.WHITE SANDS by Geoff DyerReading Dyer is like taking a trip around the world with your best-read, wittiest, most interesting friend. He whispers gossip, history, theory, and criticism in your ear while ogling Gauguin’s Tahitian babes, having a quasi-religious experience at the earthwork Spiral Jetty in Utah, and flirting in Beijing’s Forbidden City.RIO NOIR, edited by Tony BellottoIn the latest entry to this globetrotting series, a man goes for a tarot reading and winds up poisoned by the daughter he never knew he had. And that’s just one…1 min
