O, The Oprah Magazine - September 2019

(Frankie) #1
Alexia Arthurs
WRITER
“MIGRATIONS,” PAGE 86
My longest friendship is...with my high
school crew. Now we all chat in a group
text. The best gift I’ve ever received
from a friend is...a handwritten note.
Finding a letter amid all the bills and
store coupons brightened my day. One
thing my friends and I always do
when we’re together is...drink lychee
martinis and laugh.

Alexandra


Mooney
O ART DIRECTOR
“O’S FALL FASHION
LOOK BOOK,” PAGE 41
The best gift I’ve ever received
from a friend is...an antique fork
with an engraving that has a
special meaning for both of us.
I wish I could be friends with...
Jenny Slate. She seems like the
best combination of genuinely
sweet and irreverently funny. One
thing my friends and I always
do when we’re together is...
talk. We have deep, meaningful,
and often hilarious conversations.

Priya Krishna, COOKBOOK AUTHOR
“WHAT’S COOKING?,” PAGE 124
One thing my friends and I always do when we’re together is...go
to the movies and be the loudest people in the theater with our reactions.
I wish I could be friends with...Mindy Kaling. The best gift I’ve ever
received from a friend is...a spoof copy of the New York Times in which
all the articles were inside jokes.

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FRIEND IN ME
Five of the talents behind this
issue discuss what it
means to be a true pal.

Melissa Goldberg
O ASSISTANT EDITOR
“MAKE/BELIEVE,” PAGE 27
One thing my friends and I always do when we’re together
is...eat too much food and spend too much money—then swear
we’ll do better next time. I wish I could be friends with...Amy
Schumer. I met my best friend when...I came home from the
hospital as a newborn and was greeted by my sister, Jennifer.

Nykia


Spradley


WRITER
“AFRO-MATIONS!,”
PAGE 57
My longest friendship
is...with my twin sister,
from the womb. I wish I
could be friends with...
Oprah, of course. The
best gift I’ve ever
received from a friend
is...her presence when I
didn’t ask for it but really
needed it.

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