http://dir.salon.com/topics/michelle_obama/?source=rss&aim=michelle_obama en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT Barack Obama's wife By Kara Jesella Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/19/michelle_fashion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/05/19/michelle_fashion/index.html?source=rss Her controversial cardigans! Her bare arms! As a feminist, I cringe at the constant media attention to our first lady's appearance. But that doesn't mean I can't enjoy it. By Amy Benfer Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/29/obama_marriage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/29/obama_marriage/index.html?source=rss NYT mag shows how the first marriage stays strong: Hard work, yes, but huge sacrifice, from one spouse especially By Andrew Leonard Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/08/white_house_farmers_market/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/08/white_house_farmers_market/index.html?source=rss White House plans for a "farmer's market" lead to accusations of socialist mayhem By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/15/depass/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/15/depass/index.html?source=rss On his Facebook page, a South Carolina GOP activist had called a gorilla an ancestor of Michelle Obama's By Garrison Keillor Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/02/11/excelebrities/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/02/11/excelebrities/index.html?source=rss It's time for Washington's ex-celebrities to diversify. I'm seeing Rush making action movies, and Ann Coulter single-handedly reviving female pro wrestling. By Amanda Fortini Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/09/obama_date_night/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/09/obama_date_night/index.html?source=rss Are the Obamas setting an unrealistic standard for marriage? By Rebecca Traister Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/16/michelle_o/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/16/michelle_o/index.html?source=rss The most depressing part of New York magazine's dispiriting cover package on the first lady. By Sarah Hepola Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/11/michelle_fashion/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/03/11/michelle_fashion/index.html?source=rss "The Daily Show" offers some unconventional suggestions to spice up the first lady's wardrobe. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/06/cellphone_photo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/06/cellphone_photo/index.html?source=rss The latest target for right-wing outrage is a possibly homeless man seen taking a cellphone picture of the first lady. By Erin Aubry Kaplan Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/03/michelle_hair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/02/03/michelle_hair/index.html?source=rss Nappy or relaxed, African-American hair has always been a loaded subject. So what does it mean to have a black do in the White House? By Rebecca Traister Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/21/inauguration_mall/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/01/21/inauguration_mall/index.html?source=rss Two million came to D.C. to brave the crowds and the cold -- and to see their country change. By Garrison Keillor Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/01/21/inauguration/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/keillor/2009/01/21/inauguration/index.html?source=rss Six-block lines, Arctic weather, packed trains -- none of it mattered. We can believe in our country again. By Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/20/michelle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/20/michelle/index.html?source=rss Fashionistas are in a fever pitch over the first lady's inaugural ensemble. By Amy Benfer Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/20/obama_then/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/20/obama_then/index.html?source=rss Michelle Obama in 1996: "I'm very wary of politics. I think he's too much of a good guy for the kind of brutality, the kind of skepticism." By Amy Benfer Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/15/michelle_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/15/michelle_obama/index.html?source=rss Michelle Obama's ordinariness may be her most radical feature, argues Ta-Nehisi Coates. By Katharine Mieszkowski Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/11/26/obama_girls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/11/26/obama_girls/index.html?source=rss Bouncing on bed commences! By Gabriel Winant Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/21/sidwell_friends/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/21/sidwell_friends/index.html?source=rss Sasha and Malia Obama are following in Chelsea Clinton's footsteps, and Salon's cadre of Quaker-trained writers are as pleased as sober-minded ascetics can be. By Sarah Hepola Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/11/19/michelle_obama_backstory/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/11/19/michelle_obama_backstory/index.html?source=rss A round table discussion on Erin Aubry Kaplan's controversial piece about the "assets" of our future first lady. By Erin Aubry Kaplan Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/18/michelles_booty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/18/michelles_booty/index.html?source=rss I'm a black woman who never thought I'd see a powerful, beautiful female with a body like mine in the White House. Then I saw Michelle Obama -- and her booty! By Rebecca Traister Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/11/17/60_minutes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/11/17/60_minutes/index.html?source=rss These are a few of our favorite things. By Rebecca Traister Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/12/michelle_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/12/michelle_obama/index.html?source=rss The next first lady is an accomplished lawyer. But with the media focused on her clothes and family, Bamalot is starting to look a lot like Camelot. By Sarah Hepola Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/11/06/michelle_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/11/06/michelle_obama/index.html?source=rss A round table about America's first lady-elect, what it means to be a fashion icon and whether it's wrong to bag on that red and black dress. By Thomas Schaller Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/28/michelle_force/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/28/michelle_force/index.html?source=rss With so much focus on her husband, Michelle Obama's emergence has gone unnoticed. By Sarah Hepola Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/10/26/maya_rudolph/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/10/26/maya_rudolph/index.html?source=rss Broadsheet writers discuss "SNL" comedian Maya Rudolph's return to the show as Michelle Obama. By Alex Koppelman Tue, 19 May 2009 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/21/lobster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/10/21/lobster/index.html?source=rss Page Six retracts a report that Michelle Obama ordered a lavish meal while at one of New York's most luxurious hotels.