She's appeared on the Oscars, The Biggest Loser, iCarly, Restaurant: Impossible, and almost every major talk show. Now, for the first time, Michelle Obama will be appearing as herself on a scripted TV show for adults. And the lucky show is... Nashville.
Sasha Obama: Teen. Observe President Obama's daughter in China with her mother, grandma and sister above, Sasha is not here for it. She's not here for any of it. Her face brings back memories of every crappy family vacation you ever had to endure. We feel you, Sasha.
.@flotus hosted a Puppy Bowl training camp at the White House pic.twitter.com/nQX7TypRcL
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) January 28, 2014
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Recently, First Lady Michelle Obama was joined at the White House by Miami Heat players LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen and Chris Bosh and Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra to talk about her Let's Move campaign. During the hangout, the group ate fruit, drank water and then Michelle Obama dunked on Dwayne…
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have just started watching Scandal, according to The Atlantic's Robinson Meyer. The President argues that it is not realistic: "[The White House] is not that exciting," he insists; staffers "don't have enough time to engage in too much scandalous behavior."
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President Obama has revealed that his teen daughters are just as terrifying as regular-non-President's-daughter teens, but unlike regular teens, Sasha and Malia Obama are, like, IRL friends with Beyonce. Maybe we should send that trio to the really tough diplomatic negotiations.
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After Monday's hubbub about First Lady Michelle Obama's bitchy resting face at Nelson Mandela's funeral, the New York Post has lived up to its legacy of wildly offensive covers with this latest, the headline of which implies that FLOTUS was mad at her husband for talking to the "attractive" Prime Minister of Denmark.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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 Lady …
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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…
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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…
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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:
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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…
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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!
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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 "denim underwear," and the paper's website ran a…
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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…
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Fun with FLOTUS and Olivia Pope!
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Grab all the Kleenex, and be prepared to shout out things like "yes!" and "MARRY ME MICHELLE OBAMA!" as the FLOTUS gives a blazing, heart-wrenching speech about how the United States needs to go to bat for our most precious resource — our children. Possibly cheesy, definitely true.