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Comment by snugbug: Lovely. That's like the bronze-gilded "David" from the Uffizi and Michelle O knows it and knowingly smiles about it. The... 7 Responses | Other threads
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marriage
Barack Obama Screws Up His 'Meet Cute with Michelle' Story
Barack Obama can't remember exactly how he met his wife, Michelle, the mother of his two daughters. But he at least remembers that they did meet, which is the thing that matters, right? So leave him alone! More »
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By John CookComment by allyzay: i have never had a relationship with a person that i didn't meet while drunk so i mean he has... 7 Responses | Other threads
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agriculture
Matt Drudge Sees a Snake In Michelle Obama's Garden
Michelle Obama has a green thumb. Matt Drudge has a rotten, black thumb, so he doesn't buy Obama's garden-harvesting photo-op, because she only planted it 89 days ago and what kind of garden grows that fast? More »
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By John CookComment by misslinda: Boy, he really dug up the dirt on Michelle! 7 Responses | Other threads
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relative success
The Obamas are the Kardashians of Book Publishing
Because everyone gets a piece! George Obama, president Barack's half-brother, has signed a deal with Simon & Schuster to publish Homeland, about his struggles with drugs and his eventual salvation through, gulp, community organizing. Our favorite tidbit about the tome: More »
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Comment by Private Hangnail: What's especially weird is that my self-published novels are Pueblo Dusk, Boa Constrictor Iron Sulfide, Operation Necessary Inconvenience, Tear-Stained Bystanders,... 3 Responses | Other threads
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michelle obama
Fashion Critic Breaks White House News
Pulitzer-winning critic Robin Givhan is the Fashion Editor of the Washington Post, but today she totally broke some news. There has been a shake-up at the White House! The East Wing of the White House. (That is the lady wing.) More »
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By PareeneComment by Mymoustache: Was she married to Mike Tyson? I am SO out of the loop. 1 Responses | Other threads
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the obamas
The Terrorist Fist Jab: A Retrospective
Happy Terrorist Fist Jab Anniversary Day! On June 3, 2008, the Obamas gave each other a pound as he locked up the nomination, shocking whites everywhere. Now—as Dr. King dreamed—it's accepted. A year of Obama pounds, in photos. More »
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Comment by NoWireHangers: This proves that B. Hussein Obama has normalized a known terrorist act and that the terrorist fist jab has infiltrated... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Nice Pick
Barack Obama and Michelle visited James Beard award-winning restaurant Blue Hill on tonight's NYC date.
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The Theeatah!
Obama Date Night: Broadway Edition!
ArtsBeat's Patrick Healy broke last night that President Obama's gonna be hitting Broadway this weekend on a date with First Lady Michelle. The all-important question: which show? More »
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By Foster KamerComment by ✪TheMac: In my dreams, Barack Obama is my Angel of Music. more » | Other threads
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midweek madness
This Week In Tabloids: Angelina Cheated On Brad With Blonde Female Rocker
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which assistant Margaret and I attempt to ingest the nutty stuff produced by the weekly tabloids. Details from Us, In Touch, Ok!, Life & Style and Star, inside. [Jezebel] -
american heroes
Michelle Shock: More Excited For Elmo Than Queen
Michelle Obama filmed a Sesame Street appearance yesterday, and, as any good American would be, she was delighted. Apparently it was even more fun than meeting some ancient English broad! More »
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By PareeneComment by flossy: This stuffy British outrage brought to you by the letters W, T and F. 5 Responses | Other threads
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royalty
First Lady To Attend One of New York's Many Jimmy Fallon-Hosted Events
Hooray! Michelle Obama's coming to New York! Hooray! She is going to attend the Time 100 Party, which is kind of lame, but still. More »
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By PareeneComment by JQ: What are kids wearing Colombian hats doing at a Cinco de Mayo celebration? 6 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
Saucy Twitterati Dream of Puppies Dressed as Gene Simmons
What did I learn from Twitter today? Diablo Cody thinks dicks are dicks, Ruth Reichl makes a mean Gene Simmons, and Michelle Obama has her own big-media stalkerblog. Excellent! More Twitterings from the media elite: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by souldecirce: @Diablo Cody: "Et al." You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. (And... 1 Responses | Other threads
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midweek madness
This Week In Tabloids: Angelina's Pregnant, Lindsay Refuses Rehab
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which we search for worthwhile "news" in In Touch, Star, Life & Style, Ok! and Us. [Jezebel] -
pic of the day
Stepford First Wife
[A new wax replica of Michelle Obama was unveiled at Madame Tussaud's in D.C. today. So creepy. Pic via Getty]
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Comment by BookishLookish: I did a puff piece (is there any other?)on MT's once and when I asked if the rug matched the... 4 Responses | Other threads
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magazines
The Michelle Obama Cover Guide
The magazine industry had sincere, desperate hopes that Michelle Obama could be the next Princess Di, moving copies automatically with her smile. Not gonna happen. But following these simple Michelle Magazine Cover Rules can help: More »
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Comment by Barry Petchesky: Well, it'll keep Jezebel's page views up. 5 Responses | Other threads
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discrimination
Guess Which One Is the Google Executive?
Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of search products, experiences the unfamiliar at a recent visit with First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House. (Photo by AP)
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By Owen ThomasComment by sample032: I was hoping the Obama administration would rise above race, but I guess seeing this shouldn't surprise me. In... 7 Responses | Other threads
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rants
This Craving For Michelle Obama's Arms Is Leading Women Astray
Well, well. Michelle Obama has some nice arms, and now all the ladies want some nice arms. Women of America: resist this arm fixation. Do you want to end up just as dumb as men? More »
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Comment by Shamrockette: Umm, it's pretty much physically impossible for women to get arms as big as men's arms. 5 Responses | Other threads
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pic of the day
Make Out!
[Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama at the International Women of Courage Award Ceremony in Washington today; image via AP] -
contests
Bring Your Crazy Pancake Painting Idea to Life!
Dan Lacey, our favorite fantastical pancake painter, has just completed this Josephine Baker-themed vision of Michelle Obama. Otherworldly. Now we're giving you a chance to come up with an idea for Dan to paint. Historic! More »
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Comment by TedSez: I'm not saying they should, but does no one find the above painting offensive? Or does the Josephine Baker reference... 6 Responses | Other threads
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celebrity science
Obamas Break Dog News to People
The Obamas picked a dog! And they had Robert Gibbs deliver a press release to the assembled White House press corps announcing that... no, wait, the First Lady just talked to People. More »
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By PareeneComment by kathotdog: I wanna Portugese Water Dog! And I want a Great Pyrense and a Pomeranian and a Brussels Griffon and most... 4 Responses | Other threads
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field guide
Desiree Rogers, Barack Obama's Socialite-in-Chief
Want a date with the Obamas? The New New Camelot has a Zulu queen as its gatekeeper. Meet Desirée Rogers, the White House social networker who sat next to Anna Wintour at Fashion Week. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by mrs_hevesi: i am not trying to be jezebelly here but is calling this lady a ZULU QUEEN really the best thing? 5 Responses | Other threads
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branding
No, You Can't Commercialize Obama
President Change's message of fresh hope sounds like just about every new-and-improved TV commercial. No surprise, marketers are jumping on the Barack bandwagon. But now the feds have cracked down on Obama-branded schwag. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by mentir: Why the Department of Homeland Security? 2 Responses | Other threads
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fashion
Michelle Obama's Fashion Svengali
Unlike other First Ladies, Michelle Obama funnels most of her contact with fashion designers through a boutique owner. This is a scandal only in the tiniest, most adorable way. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by bytememehard: I adore her, but the more pictures I see of her in that dress, the more I hate it. Here... 2 Responses | Other threads
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fashion
Vogue Editor: Michelle Obama's Cheap Outfits Bring Hope
Vogue editor-at-large André Leon Talley told CNN's Wolf Blitzer his magazine didn't mean to put Michelle Obama "on a pedestal" with its new cover. Um, OK. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by phlox✔: Why aren't the words PAINFULLY UNFUNNY printed above Demetri Martin's head and then an arrow pointing to his improbable moptop? 5 Responses | Other threads
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on beauty
The Most Important Change in the White House Is the Fashion
First Lady Michelle Obama will be featured on the cover of the March Vogue, photographed by (sigh) Annie Leibovitz. Because she's a new fashion icon, of sorts. More »
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Comment by Motoko Kusanagi: How about Vogue trying to project some of Obama's light onto its own dim vision? Maybe? (Side note: Nippon... 8 Responses | Other threads
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bonnie fuller
Michelle Obama's Shopping Habits End Recession
President Barack Obama says he wants to save the economy, but all he does is give speeches and talk to fancy economists. Meanwhile, Michelle Obama is actually saving the economy, by shopping at Pottery Barn! More »
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Comment by LeGagneur: Uh... Anthropologie isn't exactly "affordable." It's not Baccarat, but it's definitely not Target. 5 Responses | Other threads
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journalismism
The Sad Life of a White House Reporter
Within the self-involved newsrooms of America, there is much handwringing over ever-shrinking Washington bureaus. Why? They'd just as soon quit, from what we gather. Today's White House pool report from ace reporter Bill Theobald: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by NewYorkQueer: We had Washington newsrooms????? When was that??? During the FDR years because the news media, a loosely used... 2 Responses | Other threads
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fashion
Michelle Obama to Kill Fashion Industry, Probably
Will Michelle Obama go to fashion week? Designers certainly hope so! And she certainly won't! More »
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By PareeneComment by Lymed: J. Crew is not cheapish. Cheaper than Marc Jacobs, but not cheapish. 10 Responses | Other threads
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marketing
First Lady Fury Destroys Sasha and Malia Dolls
Those "TyGirlz" dolls named Sasha and Malia, the ones Michelle Obama viciously smeared as "inappropriate" (BURN!)? They're done. Gone forever. Finished. (Not exactly.) More »
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By Ryan TateComment by RoosiDesi: So, I take it that Mariah Carey has no objections? 3 Responses | Other threads
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venture capital
Shirt-Doffing Tech Investor Loves Washington's "Cancer on Nation"
Tim Draper, the name-dropping venture capitalist who funded Hotmail and Skype, met a bunch of Washington insiders like John McCain and Vernon Jordan. He loved them all. He also thinks they're a "cancer"! Go figure. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by bytememehard: Too distracted by wacky eyebrows for pay attention to what he was saying. 1 Responses | Other threads
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the obamas
Obamas Are America's Last Celebrities
It's weird, isn't it, that the Obamas are still on celebrity mag covers? On this week's Us, there's Michelle and the kids, next to a little sidebar with "fat" Jessica Simpson and lonely Jennifer Aniston. More »
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By PareeneComment by mfnher: What's wrong with Roald Dahl? Do kids not read him anymore? 11 Responses | Other threads
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obama hotties
The Bold Ambitions of Ali Campoverdi
Alejandra Campoverdi zoomed from campaign intern to assistant to a deputy White House chief of staff with, we're told, no other political experience. But the "flirtatious" Obama staffer supposedly wanted more. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by pureblarney: Why doesn't Gawker take the time to dissect Obama's speech writer with so much undisguised disdain? Another sign of how un-ready... 15 Responses | Other threads
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gossip
Is Michelle Obama Pregnant?
One of the nice thing about having a glamorous First Family is that it can provide cheap escapist entertainment amid a bleak economy and partisan political rancor. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by registered: To clarify: after exchanges of glee on Nov 4. Also: if having a drink or two (and no more) once in... 8 Responses | Other threads
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marketing
Michelle Obama Pissed About Sasha and Malia Dolls
Ty, Inc. likely hoped controversy would stoke sales of its Sasha and Malia dolls, preposterously claimed unrelated to the president's daughters. But the company overshot: you do not cross the First Lady. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Pope John Peeps II: Did they seriously even take time out of their day to respond to a stupid dollmaker's using their daughter's names? Does... 18 Responses | Other threads
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gossip roundup
Reporter Slugs 'The Dude' At Sundance
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner mixed well with the gay former mayor of New Jersey, while a Variety movie reviewer had a much harder time stomaching interaction with the real-life "Dude" from The Big Lebowski. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by VoxPopuli: I didn't know that the Big Lebowski was based on an actual person. I'm somehow disappointed. The Dude is an... 1 Responses | Other threads
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designers
Deborah Needleman Is in Cahoots With New White House Decorator
We're not sure why but Domino editor Deborah Needleman is determined to let some Hollywood interior designer run roughshod over the White House. More »
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By PareeneComment by disslexic: From left to right in photo: Michael Smith (self-important douchebag) Charlotte Moss (NYC interior designer; kind of a nice woman, but a... 2 Responses | Other threads
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fist hump
The Obamas Enjoy 'Fisting' Each Other
We were just talking about how everyone is grossly focused on the First Couple's sex life. Here's why it's no good: You might say terrible, terrible things that can never be taken back. More »
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Comment by Aaron Altman: 'kay. Why? (To dog, on slippery floor) "Astro, glide!" 18 Responses | Other threads
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pop politics
The Downside of the First Couple's Celebrity Status
John McCain was indeed right. Barack Obama, our glorious just-out-of-the-box new president, is nothing more than a common celebrity. Just look at today's famous person gossip rags. More »
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Comment by ADismalScience: You know, seeing as he's a celebrity - what are the odds that Obama's had an affair of some kind?... 17 Responses | Other threads
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barack obama
Inaugural Balls: 20 Moments
The inaugural celebrations came in waves last night — Commander-in-Chief's Ball, Youth Ball, Neighborhood Ball, Southern States Ball, Western States, and on — but the new president stayed in high spirits. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Private Hangnail: Is anyone else alarmed by Kanye's creep towards becoming black Karl Lagerfeld? 8 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Beyonce Brings It At Obamas' Inaugural Ball First Dance
We'll make this brief: Beyonce brought it. Diddy checked his BlackBerry (you'll see him in the background). Michelle Obama wore Jason Wu. And everyone was brought to tears. At left. At last. [Jezebel]
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