Politico's "Leaning Out: How Michelle Obama Became a Feminist Nightmare" is exactly the kind of piece a media organization puts out to get people angry. The title manages to squeeze in not one but two hot internet hype phrases: a reference to Sheryl Sandberg and "feminist nightmare." Too bad the substance doesn't live up…
Fifty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas as he rode in a motorcade alongside his wife Jacqueline. The now-iconic blood-spattered pink suit that the First Lady wore that day hasn't been seen in public since, but not because it's missing; it's because it's locked in a vault…
The caption states that the First Lady is participating in a Bollywood Dance Clinic, but we know what's up: she's just making us jealous of her muscle tone and that amazing skirt. BEST.
Fire up the gaffe signal; the President said something unscripted! Yesterday, during an "hot mic" moment at the UN General Assembly, our Commander-In-Chief Barack Hussein Bengazi Obamacare Bailout Obama confessed to an official that he hasn't had a cigarette in six years because he's "scared" of his wife. Either First…
U.S. President Barack Obama and the first lady Michelle Obama depart the White House en route Joint Base Andrews August 10, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Obamas are on a trip to Orlando, Florida where they will address injured veterans at the Disabled American Veterans National Convention. In the afternoon, they will…
While it's hard to tell what her husband's legacy will be, First Lady Michelle Obama will probably be remembered overwhelmingly as a loved and respected presidential spouse. But until this week, she wasn't known for her particularly active role in government. The Associated Press reports that Michelle plans to change…
The time has come, the walrus said, for Rihanna to put some grey streaks in her hair and call it #brrr. So she did. It looks cute, I think! Then she riffed on #brr for awhile:
In an attempt to get the American public to eat something other than burritos stuffed with ice cream sandwiches (mmm... burritos stuffed with ice cream sandwiches...), Michelle Obama helped promote a recipe contest for healthy kid's meals. The winners were hosted at the Kids' State Dinner (adorable) tonight, and the…
The First Lady of the United States is now on Instagram. Her first image was taken at a at MLK Middle School in Dakar, Senegal; she also has video of students there dancing as they welcome her. So far, Ms. Obama (or a minion?) has used the filters Valencia and Mayfair. Great start!
Twelve-year-old Sasha Obama went shopping in New York City yesterday, and today, the New York Daily News published a small photo-driven item titled "Sasha Obama Steps Out in Soho." The daughter of Barack Obama was wearing the teeny tiny shorts of the sort Chloë Sevigny calls
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama dances with pre-kindergarten students while she visits the Savoy School May 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Savoy School, once one of the lowest performing schools in the District of Columbia, has shown significant signs of improvement since being designated as one of eight schools…
Fun with FLOTUS and Olivia Pope!
In an interview with CBS about the difficulty of maintaining proper family nutrition/your sanity when you have a hectic schedule, First Lady Michelle Obama proves her point when she refers to herself as a "busy single mother." It's so difficult that sometimes you forget important details like the fact that you're still…
What a difference four years make. In addition to going from "already gorgeous" to "even gorgeouser," the Michelle Obama's new Vogue cover (on newsstands March 26) is considerably more...relaxed, let's say, compared to her first appearance in 2009. And why wouldn't she be happily exhaling? Her job certainly hasn't gotten…
Here's one lucky dog and his fabulous first lady best friend strutting around the White House lawn.
You've seen the FLOTUS mom-dance
Fars, a "semi-official" Iranian news agency, photoshopped an image of Michelle Obama announcing the Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards, adding sleeves and a high crew neck to her gown, making it appear more modest.
Michelle Obama had a new official portrait taken (which was released on the White House Flickr feed) and, though I didn't know this was possible, I think I want to hug her even more now. It's not as fierce and I-could-definitely-kill-you-with-my-hands as her 2009 portrait (plus no T-Jeff photo-bomb, boooooooo), but I…
As we all know, First Lady Michelle Obama is an accomplished lawyer, academic, and activist, but she's also a lady, so it is our patriotic and evolutionary duty to obsess about irrelevant shit like which parts of her hair are cut shorter than which other parts of her hair. Huzzah! Luckily, she's smart and funny about…
Will it never end?
Intellectually, I can totally grasp both sides of the current feminist infighting over Michelle Obama's "job performance." There's a solid round-up of both camps over at the Washington Post right now, and a nuanced but concise explanation of how each argument resonates in a racial context. It's a valuable read.
A tipster sent us the press release for Guesthouse Games, a new erotic novel starring President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Believe it or not, this project is not authorized by the President of the United States.
By now, most of the world has had the pleasure of seeing what will surely go down down as the most epic eye roll in world history. But what did John Boehner say to cause Michelle Obama to throw such record-breaking shade during the post-inauguration luncheon?
Last night the world was treated to a Dancing with the Leaders of the Free World contest, at the Inaugural Ball. These are the results.
Jennifer Hudson in a sleek black gown sings an intense version of Al Green's Let's Stay Together as our first couple sweetly sways. It's like a scene from a fairytale! I wish I was sandwiched between them, grooving to the vocal stylings of Ms. Hudson as Michelle Obama strokes my hair and tells me it's all gonna be…
From my mom to the New York Times, everyone's got an opinion about the FLOTUS' new bangs. Concerned citizens are either, "BANGS YAY!" or "BANGS NAY!" and the nation, as it stands, is very invested. Some guy behind me at Starbuck's yesterday was telling his friends how Michelle Obama's bangs were keeping him up at night. A…
The FLOTUS tweeted a photo of Katy Perry closing out the Kids' Inaugural Concert for military families yesterday. Not gonna lie, really wish I'd been there because you know it was a non-stop dance party. Also, not gonna lie some more, I kinda love Perry's American flag-inspired bustier with built-in pom-pom undies. I'd …
Unless, of course, your name is Jason Wu — and then you have that shit on lock. However, many other designers haven't been so lucky. According the the Washington Post, designing the first lady's first gown is not exactly a one way ticket to International Fame and All the Money junction:
