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more about #michelleobama more comments → shostakobitch: Calm down and take a nap, this is the internet. Let's see what else is on here: - a video of Ukrainian teens murdering a hobo with a hammer and scre... more » MisterHippity: Personally, I find babies dressed as flowers to be highly offensive. Please join me in my campaign to get Google to delete them all. more » FitnessMadeSimple: "We will not reprint the photo here, since that will boost its rank." Seriously? I realize Gawker slants left, but that's a bit ridiculous for a blog... more » Pope John Peeps II: Adrian, I don't think you know the history of Gawker and questionable images. That history is: they ALWAYS post them. more » Senor_Wences: Someone, I hope, has already said this, but of course Google should NOT remove the image. No more than they should remove any "offensive" text. I'm ... more » SaraRueful: Actually, I thought it looked like someone who had suffered horrible burns, more than a monkey. more » Sergio Hernandez: #gfail is my new favorite tag. more » JennaW: Y'know, Google, this heroic freedom-of-information stance would have a lot more oomph if you weren't such wusses when it came to China. But if THIS is... more » JaviDecimal: It won't show up on the image search if your SafeSearch is OFF....only when SafeSearch is on Moderate or Strict. Shouldn't it be the other way around... more » Lysergic Asset: This image is on the first page if you search for "Rush Limbaugh elephant." Let's all click it incessantly so it shows up when you just type "Rush Li... more » Magister: I'm sure Google knows more about their algorithm than I do, maybe not their spokesperson, but at least someone at Google. Nonetheless, it seems to me... more » Lysergic Asset: Gotta love that 1st amendment! more » Matt Cherette: I did this quickly (and in MS Paint), so excuse its messiness. #newyorktimes more » Mrs. Beeton: It is almost too CONVENIENT that the first COLORED president of the United States was elected in time for the 40th anniversary of "Sesame Street." The... more » onebadclam: Sadly, "fart" fits comfortably only once, and "booger" not at all. #newyorktimes more » -
#gfail
Racist Picture of Michelle Obama Will Live on Forever in Google Image Search
Yikes, we need a moment to wash our eyes with cool, clear water after looking at that thing . OK: Google is refusing to remove a picture of Michelle Obama Photoshopped to look like a monkey from image search results. More » -
#timeslibs
Can You Fill in the Blanks Linking Obama and Sesame Street?
Look at this: the New York Times has a fill-in-the-blanks game on their Learning Network blog. We're pretty sure your guesses wouldn't get past the NYTimes.com's army of comment moderators, so feel free to play along below. -
#mixedbag
10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week
In this week's compilation of pop culture crap we've got women with acrylic toenails, Kirstie Alley remembering her coke days, and Mary Hart, who still hates Jon Gosselin. [Jezebel] -
#cabinetpositions
Anna Wintour Is Now a Presidential Appointee
No, she is not leaving Vogue, no she is not moving to D.C., no she has not been installed as the monarch of some European country. She's just on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. More » -
#gossiproundup
The Lohan Ladies Strike Back: Operation Michael DeathHawk
Lindsay and Dina Lohan are pissed. Stephen Marbury: pussy. Nic Cage: broke. Carly Simon wants to know where the Doritos are. Jon Gosselin has "mantrums." Happy Hangover Day. I can't feel my face. Here's your Sunday Morning Gossip Roundup: More » -
#imagefile
Broke Photographer Takes Official White House Family Portrait
The White House has released the official Obama family portrait, which was taken by Annie Leibovitz. What do you think that gig pays? More » -
#trendsetter
Grown Women Hula-Hooping: Michelle Obama Started a Meme
On Wednesday America was treated to video of the first lady's undulating rear when she competed in a hula hoop contest. Now the hip-swiveling sensation is sweeping the nation, one awkward female news anchor at a time. More » -
#opencaption
The Press Is Gonna Have a Field Day
[Michelle Obama competes in Jack Rabbit Slim's hula contest during a photo op on the White House lawn today to show kids that it's cool to exercise. Image via Getty] -
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#eatingout
Barack Obama's New York Dining Guide
Hey everyone, Barack Obama is having a late lunch at Craftsteak right now! It's the latest of the safe choices the president has made when dining out in our fair city. What do his dining choices say about him? More » -
#heroes
The Potential Importance of a Michelle Obama Action Figure
If imitation's the highest form of flattery, what's the action figure? The pint-sized likeness, once dominated by the likes of G.I. Joe, has become playground to the political elite. And now Michelle Obama's joining the plasticine ranks.
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#familytree
Why We Need to Be Reminded That Michelle Obama Is Descended from Slaves
We knew some of the First Lady's ancestors were slaves. But the New York Times' detailed genealogical investigation into precisely who those slaves were brings into moving relief what an astonishing historical earthquake her presence in the White House is. More » -
#familyties
Should We Care About Michelle Obama's Slave Roots?
The New York Times traced the first lady's family tree and found that her great-great-great-grandmother, Melvinia Shields, was a slave who was raped by a white man. This is news why? More » -
#fieldguide
Drue Kataoka: Inexplicable Fameball Priestess of Silicon Valley
It's hard to explain Drue Kataoka. There's the hair. The intimate spiritual moments with aged Silicon Valley dons. And this new music video about net neutrality, co-starring Facebook fameballer Randi Zuckerberg. Think of Kataoka, perhaps, as Silicon Valley's Julia Allison. More » -
#feuds
Italian PM: "Oh, Haha, Obama and Michelle are Black."
Did you know that our President and his wife are black? Well, they are, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi finds that endlessly humorous.
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#stalker
Michelle Obama: 42 E 20th St.
September 24 @ 2pm The First Lady lunched at the Gramercy Tavern. We heard she just left looking "really pretty." Apparently word got out about the meal and a crowd formed around the establishment. [Image via Black Book] More » -
#gossiproundup
Jessica Simpson's Mental Stability Even More Fragile
Will Jessica Simpson survive her dog's death? Did Anna Wintour survive sitting next to Pixie Geldof? Did Lindsay know her burglar? Did Anna Nicole's doctors know pills would kill her? Get some answers in your Tuesday morning gossip roundup! More » -
#picoftheday
First Lei-D
[Michelle Obama sports a marigold necklace while shopping at the opening of a farmer's market near the White House today. Image via Getty] -
#heroes
Miyuki Hatoyama, Japan's First Lady, Would Love To Visit Uranus
We may have a new hero: Miyuki Hatoyama. While boring first ladies like Michelle and Carla like to remain prim and proper, Miyuki enjoys breaking boundaries, like confessing she was kidnapped by aliens. More » -
#magazines
Health Care Battle To Become Cover War!
Barack Obama has been having a hard time selling his health care reform, especially now that public option's looking more endangered. What's a besieged President to do? Turn to Rodale and their cabal of politically-friendly titles! More » -
#racism
We may have a black president, but race-based "good hair, bad hair" politics remain. Duh.
