Oprah’s hulking stepchild - Brief article (with sarcasm) about Dr. Phil, who’s apparently burning up the US airwaves with advice my mother would have called common sense. But I just had to get this quote in:
After an audience warm-up that includes a twisting contest, a run-through spontaneous standing ovation, and a silly audience contest ("You turn on the TV and the enthusiasm seems so natural," my mom says as we simulate clapping wildly, "but, my God, it's a wonder they don't stick a hot pepper up your ass") ...