Author: Mark Caro
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For some, Oprah’s exit Wednesday is good riddance
CHICAGO — Years ago I proposed that the Chicago Tribune institute a monthly contest: Guess the cover of each upcoming issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. The suggestion got a laugh, but no one thought it actually was worth devoting print space every month to the same punch line: The cover subject is … Oprah!…
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Good Tunes: The holiday hit list
For the past several years, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has been tracking the radio play of its clients’ holiday songs, and each November the organization announces its 25 most-played list over a five-year period. (Not all songs are represented by ASCAP; John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”…