In his new book, “The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House,” journalist Edward Klein reveals how even former friends and political allies of the president have become frustrated with his remoteness and bungling of crises. Klein, former editor of The New York Times Magazine and frequent contributor to Vanity...

Playing fairy godmother again (Story Accents, flickr) Even when she#39;s selling her sprawling Midtown penthouse for $7.75 million , Oprah Winfrey manages to spread hope and joy. She even made a little profit in the process, having bought the penthouse for $7.1 million in 2008 . How does she do it? When we heard that Ms. Winfrey#39;s Place 57 condo on East 57th Street sold to hedge fund partner Mark ...

Oprah Winfrey#39;s East 57th Street condo sold for $7.75 million this week to a London hedge-fund manager with the help of a struggling single-mom broker. quot;I personally had like $5 in my bank account,quot; said the woman, who stands to make around $200,000 on the deal. There#39;s that Oprah magic ... More »

A penthouse owned by Oprah Winfrey was the biggest sale of the week in New York City.

Andy Cohen is either angling for a war or a job with Oprah Winfrey. The Bravo television executive, who became a talk show host himself...