Oprah’s announced exit from day-time talk is more than a business move. Lorraine Ali on the loss of America’s mother confessor—and what it’s like to go on the show.
Lorraine Ali is a Los Angeles-based culture writer who's covered everything from gay divorce to Christian rock to the Arab American experience. She's a Newsweek Contributing Editor and has written for the New York Times, GQ, Rolling Stone and Esquire. Ali is currently working on a book about her Iraqi family that's due out next year.