Michelle Obama

Rightbloggers Declare Democratic Convention a Failure -- Which May Be Why It Succeeded

A week after the party of Kang had their national convention, the party of Kodoshad theirs in Charlotte, NC. It was a lively affair, with a floor fight strong-armed by party bosses, and big speeches by Bill Clinton, Michelle Obama, Sandra Fluke, and some guy running a crap economy who nonetheless no ... More >>

Some Rich, Famous People Still Act Like They're Broke!

The wonderful thing about being wealthy is that some people want to stay that way. Or maybe they want to project the image that they're not wasteful, because that would seem creepy and inappropriate. Or they are sometimes flamboyant with their wallets, but seize a bargain when one's available, eve ... More >>

Michelle Obama Launches Recipe Challenge For Parents and Kids

First Lady Michelle Obama is teaming up with Epicurious and the U.S. Department of Education for a recipe contest. Winners will win a trip to Washington, D.C., and have the chance to attend a Kids' "State Dinner" hosted by the White House, where some of the winning recipes will be served. The dinn ... More >>

The Best Description Of The Tea Party Ever Written

"Can somebody tell me what the Tea Party is all about? "They say that God is being taken out of our Constitution. "Well, God isn't in the Constitution.

Rightbloggers Hail Ann Romney, Declare Victory in the War on Women

In the past month, because they endorsed multiple (and sometimes bizarre) anti-abortion laws and denounced efforts to have contraception included in health insurance plans, conservatives found themselves advertised as making a "war on women." But last week they were able to turn the tables, because ... More >>

Chris Geidner of Metro Weekly on Obama's Gay Marriage Stance: "All Pretense of Clarity Is Gone" [VIDEO]

It's been an intriguing week for same-sex marriage. While an anti-equality rollback was defeated in the Republican controlled New Hampshire legislature, the White House tried to split their SSM hairs closer than ever on the topic. We chatted today with our friend Chris Geidner of Metro Weekly abou ... More >>

Michelle Obama Suggests Updating Military Chow to Curb Obesity

​Michelle Obama stopped by the Pentagon today to announce a new obesity awareness campaign for the military, according to Reuters. The plan will require stocking all 1,100 American military mess halls with more fruit, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat food, and will affect 1.45 million troops.

The Telegraph Would Like to Apologize For Making Things Up About the First Lady

A note to the media -- if you're going to accuse a public figure of elitism, perhaps you shouldn't totally make things up in order to achieve that goal. The Telegraph of London learned this the hard way, after publishing an article which falsely reported that First Lady Michelle Obama had an entire ... More >>

Karl Lagerfeld: Greeks Are Disgusting, Russian Men Are Ugly

As the guest editor of Metro World News for one day, Karl Lagerfeld proved to be a sort of cross between Andy Warhol and the guy who tweeted dumb stuff about the David Beckham underwear ads. Thanks to this Metro World News link, we have the following Lagerfeld emissions -- and bear in mind that the ... More >>

Rachael Ray Mag Changes Hands; Cantaloupe Death Toll Hits 23

​A food truck festival has been canceled in Boston this weekend due to the Occupy Boston protest downtown. [Boston Herald] A blogger for Politico went to 25 restaurants frequented by Michelle Obama to "have what she's having" and discovered the First Lady likes vegetables and dirty martinis. ... More >>

Padma Paid to Get Off Stage; Olive Garden and Red Lobster to Cut Salt, Calories

​Padma Lakshmi, who hosted The Moth's storytelling event at Cooper Union Tuesday night, was reportedly paid to get off the stage due to a "grating" performance. [NY Post] The Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and others are hopping on Michelle Obama's healthy-eating bandwagon and pledging to reduce ... More >>

The Average American Eats 1,996.3 Pounds of Food a Year

​ According to this chart from Visual Economics, the 1,1996.3 pounds a year eaten by the average American includes 29 pounds of French fries, 23 pounds of pizza, 53 gallons of soda, and untold calories from a bunch of other things that would probably make Marion Nestle and Michelle Obama very ... More >>

Burger King Steals All McDonald's Good Ideas; First Lady Honored as James Beard Sustainable Food Visionary

​Burger King is testing new menu items, including specialty coffees, low-fat parfaits, oatmeal with dried fruit, and salads... sound familiar? [Nation's Restaurant News] Sbarro, which filed for bankruptcy this year, has proposed a restructuring plan that would give ownership of the company to ... More >>

Little Italy Replaces Greeters with Suave 'Maitre Ds'; Menu Calorie Counts Can't Be Trusted

​It appears that Little Italy is trading in its pushy greeters in favor of "outside maitre d's": suave young gentlemen who attract lady tourists with their eyes. [NY Post] The Hurt Locker star Anthony Mackie's new Bed-Stuy bar NoBar welcomed stars like Samuel L. Jackson and Sam Rockwell at it ... More >>

Huckabee Out, Gingrich, Paul In, Which Rightbloggers Declare Good News for Herman Cain

There was some action in the GOP 2012 Presidential race last week, with Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul declaring themselves in and Mike Huckabee declaring himself out. Rightbloggers sifted the results, and found them good -- because there was at least one true conservative left whom they could support ... More >>

Obama Hosts Chinese Leader (Or, Translated Into Rightblogger: Obama Sells Out America to Communists, Pianist)

"Red China" had been effectively closed to U.S. trade for years when President Nixon began softening things up in the 70s. Subsequent Presidents from both parties have followed Nixon's lead, and now, along with state visits like the one Chinese Leader Hu Jintao made last week to the White House, we ... More >>

Bagel Tax Named One of Quirkiest in America; Mike Huckabee to Sarah Palin: 'You Don't Understand' First Lady's Healthy Eating Initiative

​The hottest table in Silicon Valle is at the social gaming start-up Zynga's dining hall. Zynga Culinary serves dishes like chicken vindaloo, beef tenderloin with fig balsamic reduction, and lobster mushroom bisque. [Wall Street Journal] Three New York City restaurants have made Rodale's thir ... More >>

After the Shellacking, the Return of the "Arrogant Obama" Meme

Hey sheeples: Barack Obama thinks he's better than you. Obama gets a lot of this from conservatives, and has since before he was elected. He's been called "arrogant" by thousands of them, including Karl Rove and Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton. But this week he got a heavier dose of it than usual, ... More >>

Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Bakery Desserts in NYC

Will Baked's peanut s'mores bar make the list?​ With Thanksgiving a mere two weeks away and the weather finally cold enough to enable the unfettered consumption of baked goods, our thoughts have lately been inclined towards both sugar and unabashed indulgence. Tomorrow we'll attempt to stream ... More >>

Prop 8, Michelle Obama, Ground Zero Mosque: Are Conservatives Basically The Honky Party?

Last week Judge Vaughn Walker's decision setting aside Prop 8 in California unleashed plenty of grumbling from rightbloggers. As it involves gay people, this was to be expected. There was also rightblogger outrage, also expected, that Michelle Obama and her daughters had a swell, privately-funded v ... More >>

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Gawker's March Editorial Review Memo: Essentially 'Stop Writing Shitty Headlines.' Also "MOAR SEX CRIMES PLZKTHX"

​Why's it so much fun to read Gawker Media internal memos? Because (1) I don't work there any more so I don't have to sit here and project the fact that Nick Denton is talking about my shitty work *crawls under desk, cries in fetal position, frantically leaves five voice mails that get progres ... More >>

Why This Decade Sucked, Reasons #6-#3: Clothes, Yankees, Mets, Racism

​ We will, in the closing days of this wretched decade, list the Top Ten reasons why it sucked. We're behind schedule, so here are four for the price of one. Previous reasons here, here, here, and here. ​6. Fashion: We stopped trying, outsourced our clothing trends to stars. 50's: Pegg ... More >>

Giuliani bumped from World Series seats for Michelle Obama

​According to the Post, America's Former Mayor was bumped from his favorite seats near the dugout in Yankee Stadium on the first night of the World Series to get him, and wife Judi, away from Michelle Obama. A source blames "the White House." To add insult to injury, Mrs. Obama ended up not ... More >>

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Robin Givhan, Isaac Mizrahi, and Ashley Olsen discuss your future wardrobe

PORTRAIT OF A PRESIDENT

The Obamas in a new light

Fashion Week in Review: Schwartzman, Dunst, Kim Gordon's Rad Gloves at Band of Outsiders; United Bamboo and Zero Maria Cornejo

​ Look, Max Fischer is all grown up! Photos by David Wentworth. "What are you doing to me?" a model was overheard saying to the makeup artist backstage at Band of Outsiders who was covering up her creamy pale complexion with a thick layer of golden-bronze makeup. Sorry, dear, but you were ... More >>

Latest Michelle Obama Outrage: Closes Eyes, Maybe Bumps Head

Oh good: we were worried we'd have to get through the day without an outrage. The latest offense: Michelle Obama closing her eyes at Ted Kennedy's funeral. "Michelle Obama falls sound asleep during Ted Kennedy's funeral," cries PUMA site HillBuzz. "The least this woman can do is stay awake during ... More >>

Michelle Obama Takes 'Tomato Rhapsody' On Vacation

​The First Lady is reportedly indulging in a little light reading over her summer holidays. According to author Adam Schell, Michelle Obama was spotted taking his novel Tomato Rhapsody: A Fable of Love, Lust and Forbidden Fruit with her to Martha's Vineyard. Tomato Rhapsody is a story of food ... More >>

Michelle Obama's Shorts: A Final Reckoning

​We have to admit. we were disappointed that the shorts Michelle Obama wore to the Grand Canyon -- which have burned up the non-partisan idiot press -- have yet to roil the usually roilable rightbloggers, despite the involvement of an Obama. There were a few takers. These affected sympathy, b ... More >>

Organic Farmers Suffer Losses; Prisoners Excercise Their Green Thumbs

Organic farmers are feeling the sting of the organic food trend slowing. Dairy farmers, especially, are suffering, and many have been told to cut milk production by up to 20 percent. The slowdown, combined with the high cost of transporting organic feed from the Midwest has caused 32 dairy farms in ... More >>

Week in Review: Swine Flu False Alarm Total Panic Edition

In the week that we thought maybe we had swine flu, ran frightened from our offices, wandered the East Village for hours looking for wireless or a good doctor, and eventually received an email with the subject line "It's NOT Swine Flu," we sheepishly came back to our desks, only to find an army of c ... More >>

Obamas Get a Garden

Michelle Obama will enlist the help of 23 fifth-graders to dig up a patch of the White House lawn in which an organic vegetable garden will be planted. The garden, the first since Eleanor Roosevelt's WWII victory garden, will be visible to passers-by. [NY Times] Some of the city's A-list restaurat ... More >>

Vladimir Putin's Vodka Popularity

A vodka that bears Vladimir Putin's name is far more popular in Russia than a new vodka named after current President Dmitry Medvedev that is struggling to find its place in the market. [WSJ]A growing number of California winemakers are producing lighter, dryer pinot noirs, in stark contrast to the ... More >>

Michelle Obama Opens Her Kitchen

Michelle Obama is entertaining her own way in the White House. Yesterday, before the Obama's first official dinner, she not only allowed reporters to the see the linens and china for the evening, as is tradition, she also invited the top six students from L'Academie de Cuisine in Gaithersburg, MD, t ... More >>

Inauguration Special, Pt II: Barack, Michelle, Beyonce

Let's let this Vibe clip/description speak for itself: Captured on video by singer John Legend, the Obamas walked up to greet Beyonce. Michelle Obama says, "Mr. President, you didn't tell Beyonce about 'Single Ladies'? Your rendition?" "I'm not like Justin [Timberlake]" Obama says laughing, refe ... More >>

Live: Arianna Huffington and Bloggers from The Huffington Post at the 92nd Street Y

Credit: Joyce Culver for the 92nd Street Y The Year Ahead with Arianna Huffington and Bloggers from The Huffington Post 92nd Street Y January 21 In a recent episode of 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin says toSalma Hayek , "Thank you for telling me what I already know. You should work for The Huffington Post ... More >>

The Top 10 Rightblogger Stories of 2008

Excited (not to say deranged) by the long Presidential campaign, conservative bloggers -- rightbloggers, in our affectionate parlance -- were in top form this year, and outstripped the sleepy Main Stream Media in every way. If mainstream Republicans were content to call Obama a socialist, rightblogg ... More >>

The Year's Fashion Lowlights

Presenting the first annual list of style's ugly moments

Bloggers Now Eligible for Pulitzers

Bloggerdammerung: On Election's Eve, Rightbloggers Empty Their Guns on Obama, Voters, Comedians, Waiters, Etc.

Whattaya Know: Michelle Obama Caviar Story is Bullshit

Prole Reversal: GOP Bigs Sounding More Like Rightbloggers

Rightbloggers Say McCain Won Debate, No Matter What Polls Say (Plus: a Sarah Palin Cameo!)

Michelle Obama Woos Gay Democrats in Midtown

Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and the Nomination: Yay Democracy!

Killing "Whitey" or Not? Rightbloggers React to Michelle Obama Rumors.