Michelle Obama’s Inaugural Outfits
Reactions to, and photos of, Michelle Obama’s lemongrass suit and white chiffon gown.Elsewhere, squeals of delight.
Biographies
Hugs and Squirrels
Take your choice: January 21st is National Hugging Day and Squirrel Appreciation Day.
President Obama Begins His Day With Darth Vader
What is Barack Obama’s calendar for his first full day in office?Here’s a basic schedule. He starts with a 10 am worship service at National Cathedral — the one with the Darth Vader gargoyle.Then Obama hosts an open house at the White House while also meeting with military leaders, economic experts, etc, etc.
The Text of Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address
Delivered on 20 January 2009.
The New White House Website
Barack Obama has been sworn in as the 44th president of the United States.And the White House website has formally been flipped to the new administration.
The Lincoln Bible Is Not Exactly the Lincoln Bible
At least, not the family Bible. It’s a helpful impostor from 1861.Still: Good enough for Lincoln, good enough for Obama.
Bush Leaves a Note for Obama
During his last moments at the White House, former President Ronald Reagan scribbled a note for his successor on a notepad with a turkey insignia that said, “Don’t let the turkeys get you down.”Thus starting a tradition that George W. Bush apparently carried on today, leaving a note for Barack Obama. No word on whether it included a sketch of a turkey.
The Order of Business
The step-by-step schedule for Barack Obama’s inaugural ceremony.
The Improbability of Obama
“The essence of Barack Obama has been his capacity to avert life’s roadblocks and disappointments during his journey. The first could have been his unusual family biography, with the challenges it presented in terms of stability and psychology. The second could have been the sociology of race in America, with its likelihood of rejection and cynicism. And the final was the geography of elective politics, with all the variables of ideology and luck.
Roger Vadim Says He Invented the Word ‘Discotheque’
“It was I who coined the term ‘discotheque.'”So says Roger Vadim in his 1986 memoir Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda. The year was 1949 or so, and Vadim was living in post-war Paris. (He leads in by saying, “It was people like me and Christian Marquand, the avante-garde director Michel de Ré, Juliette Greco and the singer Annabel… who created a new style and launched the idea of basement clubs.”)