Gabrielle Giffords to resign from Congress (Watch Gabby's Video Message)
ARIZONA – After sustaining a brutal attack a year ago when she was shot at point-blank range in the head on January 8, 2011, at the “Congress on Your Corner” public event in Tuscon last year that also...
View ArticleWith a Flagging Empire, the New Age of Oprah
LOS ANGELES — It’s not easy to find a fresh way to photograph Oprah Winfrey. Enlarge This Image The December issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. That’s why the editors of O, The Oprah Magazine, recently...
View ArticleRep. Giffords to resign from Congress this week
WASHINGTON: Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little...
View ArticleNBC to unveil ‘1600 Penn.’, a new Washington comedy
NBC has added another member in the pantheon of TV series about dysfunctional Washington. The network — which on Monday will officially unveil its prime-time plans for next season, kicking off an orgy...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey tells Harvard graduates to learn from mistakes
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Talk show host, entrepreneur and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey used the struggles of her television network on Thursday to try to inspire Harvard graduates, saying...
View ArticleJeffrey Zaslow, co-author of ‘The Last Lecture,’ dies at 53
Jeffrey Zaslow, 53, the best-selling author of “The Last Lecture,” with Randy Pausch about a professor dying of cancer, and a recent book about former U.S. representative Gabrielle Giffords, died Feb....
View ArticleWinfrey to Harvard graduates: Learn from your failures
Jay Lindsay | Associated Press Comments Oprah Winfrey reacts after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard University during commencement ceremonies in Cambridge, Mass., Thursday, May...
View ArticleUS graduation season 2013: week one's best commencement speeches
Joe Biden, Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton were just some of the heavy-hitters speaking at college graduations this week To the class of 2013: wear sunscreen ... Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty...
View ArticleRep. Giffords to resign this week from Congress, focus on recovering from...
WASHINGTON — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little...
View ArticleWinfrey to Harvard grads: Learn from your failures
CAMBRIDGE: The invitation from Harvard University caught Oprah Winfrey at a low point. Her new TV network was struggling, branded a flop in the media, when Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust called...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey to Harvard grads: Learn from your failures
CAMBRIDGE — The invitation from Harvard University caught Oprah Winfrey at a low point. Her new TV network was struggling, branded a flop in the media, when Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust called...
View ArticleFrom hugging Oprah to bagging a suspect — big day for sheriff
As if a bear hug from Oprah Winfrey wasn’t enough to make his year, Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian took chivalry to new heights this afternoon when he rescued a damsel in distress — while...
View ArticleOprah's Brand Is Showing Its Age – Just Like Most Of Her Fans
10 Items From Oprah's New 'Favorite Things' List That We Actually Love Why We May Never See The End Of Branded Shopping Days Like Cyber Monday Abercrombie Just Proved To Everyone That It Is Back Marie...
View ArticlePresident Obama Made A Major Move To Lock Down The Women's Vote Today
President Barack Obama made a major push for young female voters today, delivering an empowering commencement address that laid out the central of his re-election campaign. Speaking to an energetic...
View ArticleGraduation is just the commencement
Melinda Henneberger, a Washington Post political writer and anchor of the paper’s She the People blog, has spent the last semester at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center. CAMBRIDGE, Mass....
View ArticleKathy Griffin on 'The Rosie Show': 'I Make Fun of Oprah, Because of Her...
share Charles Sykes/Bravo Comedian Kathy Griffin was sure she wouldn’t be invited as a guest on OWN’s The Rosie Show after all the jokes she has made over the years about Oprah Winfrey. But, she was...
View ArticleJoss Whedon to Wesleyan Grads: 'You Are All Going to Die'
0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments Call him doctor (just don't call him horrible): The "Avengers" director collected an honorary degree and advised the Class of '13 to "not just live...be life." Joss...
View ArticleFresh from commencement duties, Middlesex sheriff foils Harvard Yard assault
As if a bear hug from Oprah Winfrey wasn’t enough to make his year, Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian took chivalry to new heights yesterday when he rescued a damsel in distress — while dressed to...
View ArticleOprah Harvard Commencement Speech: We're Better Than Washington's Cynicism...
Media legend Oprah Winfrey took a swipe at cable news and gridlocked Washington politicians during her commencement address at Harvard University on Thursday. "I know you know the truth," Winfrey told...
View ArticleGiffords's Mission
Who better to mobilize a lobby for gun control than former congresswoman and shooting survivor Gabrielle Giffords? When Gabrielle Giffords heard about the shooting of 20 first-graders at Sandy Hook...
View ArticleJoss Whedon Wesleyan Commencement Address: 'You Are All Going To Die' (VIDEO)
On Sunday, film and television screenwriter Joss Whedon had a dark warning for the 785 undergraduates at Wesleyan University's commencement. "What I'd like to say to all of you is that you are all...
View ArticleEx-astronaut Kelly, former Arizona Rep. Giffords honor Merchant Marine...
KINGS POINT, N.Y. — With his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, watching and cheering nearby, retired astronaut Mark Kelly exhorted graduates at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to a life of...
View ArticleGraduation Speech Nails It On How Young People Can Fight The 'Culture Of...
The 1 Equation Investors Need to Know to Understand the World Today If Cable Is Dying, Why Is it Still Making So Much Money? Just 27% of BA's Have Jobs Related to Their Major? Don't Believe the Fed's...
View ArticleFamiliar Faces Offering Advice, Idealism and Humor
Alongside the statesmen, tycoons and artists who addressed the class of 2012 at commencement exercises this spring, a popular choice of speakers seemed to be “people we’re used to seeing on...
View ArticleCommencement 2013 Speakers: Obama to Oprah Winfrey Bestow Words of Wisdom
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images As high school and college seniors participate in their commencement ceremonies, a long list of distinguished speakers will be sharing their gems of wisdom to the new...
View ArticleDear Class of 2013: DIY
There is no easy path. You will face setbacks. Boomers have hogged up your jobs. You’ll have to rely on yourselves. And quit with the excuses already. Wait — what happened to the unicorns and rainbows...
View ArticleBest Commencement Speeches 2013: The Good Bits Of Advice To Remember
There's something about May, more than other months of the year, that makes people want to share advice and try to inspire each other. May also happens to be the occasion of most commencement...
View ArticleUS graduation season 2013: the best commencement speeches – part two
Continuing our round up of the best speeches this year, here's President Obama, Joss Whedon, Oprah and more • The best US commencement speeches: part one Media mogul Oprah Winfrey received an honorary...
View ArticleMark Kelly interview: Gabrielle Giffords to make 'tough' return to Tucson...
Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman shot through the brain by a deranged gunman, will make an emotional return to her hometown of Tucson next weekend for the anniversary of the rampage that...
View ArticleKevin Breel, 19-Year-Old, Explains What It Feels Like To Be Depressed In...
If someone in your life suffers from depression, you need to watch this video. If you don't think anyone in your life suffers from depression, you need to watch this video -- because you may not...
View ArticleGiffords Receives Profile in Courage Award
BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords received the 2013 Profile in Courage award at the John F. Kennedy Library on Sunday in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage...
View ArticleGiffords Urges Graduates at Bard to ‘Be Courageous’
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. — Speaking uncertainly but smiling broadly, Gabrielle Giffords, the former Arizona congresswoman who became a public face of the gun control movement after she was shot in...
View ArticleWhy 'Follow Your Passion' Is Bad Career Advice
Self-help books and career-building workshops love to peddle one secret to a successful career: Follow your passion. Ever since Confucius proclaimed, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to...
View ArticleGeorgia Regents University Actually Misspelled 'College' On Its Diplomas...
Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Ga., will issue new diplomas after screwing up the spelling on the ones the school delivered to some graduates this summer. Fourteen summer graduates of GRU's...
View ArticleNick Selby Responds To Plagiarism Accusations After Georgia Tech Speech Goes...
This year's Georgia Tech freshman class received a welcome of epic proportions from sophomore Nick Selby, and video of Selby's remarks quickly went viral. But soon the Internet buzzed with talk that...
View Article11 Speeches That Will Teach You How To Drop A Mic On The World
These speakers should write the book on captivating an audience and speaking truth to power. Get ready to do a lot of this... 1. Coming Out "Sure I've been in a few plays and musicals, but more...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey to speak at Harvard
Talk titan Oprah Winfrey will be Harvard’s 362nd commencement speaker, addressing the graduates at the May 30 ceremonies, the university announced this morning. “Oprah’s...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey to speak at Harvard commencement
Talk titan Oprah Winfrey will be Harvard’s 362nd commencement speaker, addressing the graduates at the May 30 ceremonies, the university announced this morning. “Oprah’s...
View ArticleDear Class of 2013: Advice from A-listers
AP Photo Dear Class of 2013: There is no easy path. You will face setbacks. Boomers have hogged up your jobs. You'll have to rely on yourselves. And quit it with the excuses. What happened to the...
View ArticleStars' Inspiring Words for New Graduates - Commencement Speech Highlights
Commencement ceremonies are always a blur for the graduates and their families — you’re likely to be left with a memory of a sense of pride and accomplishment, but it’s rare that you actually can...
View ArticleEd Helms At Knox College Commencement Offers Advice About Fear, Grizzly Bears...
Actor Ed Helms wants the class of 2013 to be full of fear. Helms, known from his roles in "The Hangover,""The Office" and "The Daily Show," delivered the commencement address Saturday at Knox College...
View ArticleBest Commencement Speeches 2013: 10 Speakers Who Are Redefining Success (VIDEO)
In her commencement address at Smith College, Arianna Huffington told the class of 2013, "Don't buy society's definition of success, because it's not working for anyone." Huffington was one of a...
View ArticleThe NRA just met its match
She survived a 9 mm, point-blank, shot through the back of her brain and out above her eye. But former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is partially blind. Her right hand is paralyzed. She limps badly....
View ArticleCareer Coach: What’s the real message of a graduation speech?
During this time of the year, it is common to hear speeches at various commencement ceremonies – whether for high school or college graduations or other graduate schools. With so many speeches given by...
View ArticleWitnesses agree on the right to own guns, not much else in Senate
WASHINGTON – National Rifle Assn. executive Wayne LaPierre and gun safety advocate Capt. Mark Kelly echoed a shared theme to a Senate panel on guns Wednesday: gun ownership is a right. But they, and...
View ArticleMaya Angelou: Pop Culture Poet of the People
Maya Angelou, through her life story and her words, transcended worlds. She shared her poetry with presidents (Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama). She befriended some of the major...
View Article10 high-profile commencement speakers
Story Highlights Dropbox founder Drew Houston, 30, becomes the youngest speaker ever at an MIT commencementPresident Obama to follow Ohio State speech with appearances at Morehouse, Naval...
View ArticleThe Best Commencement Speech, Ever
It's that time again — graduation season. And that means next week or last week or right this very minute, some 7 million students in the U.S. and lots of doting parents have to sit through a...
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