"Growing up, it was basketball and Craig. But now, being Michelle Obama's brother is pretty cool," says Craig Robinsonon Good Morning America. "I think I'm having more fun being her big brother than she had being my little sister." More »
Last week, Michelle Obama began discussion of her anti-obesity initiative by recalling a time when her own daughters' weight was "off balance." It's not the first time the Obamas have mentioned their kids' weight, and it's drawing widespread criticism.
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Isaac Mizrahivideo-blogged his excitement over Michelle Obama's decision to wear one of his dresses to the SOTU. "She was saying, 'not let, nor right,' it was kind of like a bipartisan dress," said the designer. [IsaacMizrahyNY]
• Original "mommy blogger" Heather Armstrong has scored a deal with HGTV. "I could not be more over the moon. I'm all the way to Jupiter. The air is very thin and dry up here," she says. Deep. Breaths. •
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Baleful, photogenic robot Scarlett Johanson paused in her daily quest to EXTERMINATE long enough for Mario Sorrenti to take her picture for this Spanish fashion label called Mango. [Nitrolicious]
In Robin Givhan's new book Michelle: Her First Year as First Lady, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post fashion critic addresses the "mom-in-chief" effect - how Obama transformed her image by embracing issues related to childrearing and motherhood.
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In two new interviews, Barack and Michelle Obama reflect on their first year at the White House and reveal that they still make time to check out indie films and keep up with tabloid gossip.
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• PETA announced it's taking down the unauthorized anti-fur ads featuring Michelle Obama. Now PETA members want the White House to do something for them: Demand that Ringling Bros. change the name of its newest elephant, Baby Barack. •
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What is the role of the modern first lady? In Sunday's Washington Post,Robin Givhantakes Michelle Obama to task for failing to advocate for a specific cause during her first year in the White House.
After wading through the muck and mire of today's news, our #tips page is a breath of fresh air. Well, more like a carefully culled pile of what the fuck, but who's keeping track?
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