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Political Families

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    Denise Hunter: The Really Good Wife

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Everywhere Denise Hunter goes, she's mistaken for Michelle Obama. "I was in San Francisco at a meeting," she says, perched in a fine Sunday pantsuit on a couch in a back room ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 19, 2012

    David Bowie and a dog named Felix

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Everywhere Denise Hunter goes, she's mistaken for Michelle Obama. "I was in San Francisco at a meeting," she says, perched in a fine Sunday pantsuit on a couch in a back room ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 29, 2012

    Rebel with a camera

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Everywhere Denise Hunter goes, she's mistaken for Michelle Obama. "I was in San Francisco at a meeting," she says, perched in a fine Sunday pantsuit on a couch in a back room ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Michelle Obama Pays Visit to Inglewood Today

    As part of her "Let's Move!" nationwide health campaign for fitness and healthier food, First Lady Michelle Obama will be making a stop in Inglewood today -- the second day of her two-day visit to Los Angeles. She'll speak to supporters at a future site for a Northgate Gonzalez Market. The "Let's M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Food News Roundup: Michelle Obama's Book Delayed, 800 Degrees Super Bowl Beer

    ​Obama Foodorama: Publication of First Lady Michelle Obama's book about the White House kitchen garden, American Grown, delayed a month, to May 2012. Tasting Table: More fun with pizza at the new 800 Degrees. Daily Dish: Five questions for the Tasting Kitchen's Casey Lane. Eatocracy: Beers ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Mark Matuszak, L.A. Designer of Obamas' Holiday Card, Sees Thumbs-Down Critique From Sarah Palin

    The card (cropped).​Turns out the Obamas' holiday card this year was designed by L.A. artist Mark Matuszak. It's cozy and apropos, featuring First Dog Bo chillin' like a villain in front of a White House fireplace. Good work, Mark. Except that even if President Obama were to bring back Jesus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    First Lady Praises Olive Garden Changes

    Anne Fishbeina forkful of spaghetti at the Olive Garden​ How many years does it take to set down a salt shaker? For the Olive Garden (read Jonathan Gold's review here) and Red Lobster restaurants and their four sister chains (LongHorn Steakhouse, the Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze and Seasons 5 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Mrs. Obama Approves: McDonald's Selling Apples Trimming Calories

    iirraa/flickrApples at McDonald's​ Last week, First Lady Michelle Obama and James Gavin III practically shed tears of joy over Wal-Mart's professed commitment to selling good food cheaper and expanding into barren Whole Foods-deprived "food deserts." Gavin said, perhaps jokingly, that he hope ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    [Updated] Michelle Obama Announces Retailers Will Expand Into Food "Deserts"

    Samantha Appleton/White HouseThe First Lady and elementary school students tend the White House garden​ Update 11:50 a.m. 7/20/2011 - Mayor Manuel Lozano spoke before Obama about his work in Baldwin Park, along with James Gavin III, chairman of the Partnership for a Healthier America's Board ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Jamie McCourt Wanted to be Mayor of Los Angeles?

    Jamie McCourt.​Vanity Fair's take on the Frank and Jamie McCourt saga is rife with details about the couple's ostentatious living, gross even by our standards: A five-home-buying spree in L.A. and Baja, a $10,000-a-month hairstylist. But what really stopped us in our tracks were Jamie's appa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Michelle Obama Charges $10K for Photo Op, 'Private Time' at L.A. Campaign Fundraiser (Unless You're J.J. Abrams)

    This could be you, for 10,000 dolla!​The first lady landed quietly in Los Angeles this morning, avoiding another #ObamaTraffic nightmare with an early arrival at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. There to greet her were director J.J. Abrams -- basking in "Super 8's" critically acclai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Michelle Obama Signs a Book Deal: The White House Garden Family Recipes

    The White House / Joyce N. BoghosianMichelle Obama gardening with kids​ It's not just former presidents who get book deals, but sitting first ladies too, for which we are grateful. First Lady Michelle Obama has just signed a book deal with Crown Publishing to write a book about the White Hous ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2011

    TUTU MUCH

    The White House / Joyce N. BoghosianMichelle Obama gardening with kids​ It's not just former presidents who get book deals, but sitting first ladies too, for which we are grateful. First Lady Michelle Obama has just signed a book deal with Crown Publishing to write a book about the White Hous ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Wal-Mart Slashing Salt, Sugar, Fat AND Prices

    absurd_hero/Flickr​ Wal-Mart has long been one of American citizens' most reliable suppliers of unhealthy packaged foods. Today, as The New York Times reports, the company has proclaimed its intention to, over the next five years, reduce the levels of sodium, fat, and sugar in thousands of it ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 16, 2010

    MS. GRIFFIN AND HER BIG CHRISTMAS BALLS

    absurd_hero/Flickr​ Wal-Mart has long been one of American citizens' most reliable suppliers of unhealthy packaged foods. Today, as The New York Times reports, the company has proclaimed its intention to, over the next five years, reduce the levels of sodium, fat, and sugar in thousands of it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Congress Approves Child Nutrition Bill, Finally

    Flickr/Sea Frostwhat Congress has been eating lately​ Despite some last-minute histrionics (of course), today Congress approved the child nutrition bill. The House passed the bill by a vote of 264 to 157; the Senate passed the bill unanimously in August. The legislation will expand the school ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Angeleno Kristina Schake, A Same-Sex Marriage Supporter, Heading To White House To Become Michelle Obama's Spokeswoman

    griffinschake.comWill Kristina Schake put support for same-sex marrage on the president's agenda?​Starting next month there will be a pro-same-sex-marriage Californian in the White House. L.A. public relations executive Kristina Schake will start as First Lady Michelle Obama's spokeswoman. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Bristol Palin's Last Supper: Thank You, TMZ

    We owe TMZ so much. News of what William Shatner is wearing. The details of Charlie Sheen's $20,000 text messages. Pictures of Ryan Seacrest doing pretty much everything, from exiting Mozza to walking around Paris with his parents. Now we know exactly what Bristol Palin and the rest of the Dancing w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Parents Arrested After Fifth Grader Turns Them In For Having Marijuana Joints; Kid Inspired By L.A.-Founded D.A.R.E. Program

    D.A.R.E. ensares parents who smoke -- gasp -- joints.​You gotta love D.A.R.E., the anti-drug program created by late Los Angeles police Chief Daryl Gates in 1983. It's done a great job of eradicating drugs in schools. More importantly, it's made snitches out of children who have been taught by ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010

    MR. CLEAN TALKS!

    D.A.R.E. ensares parents who smoke -- gasp -- joints.​You gotta love D.A.R.E., the anti-drug program created by late Los Angeles police Chief Daryl Gates in 1983. It's done a great job of eradicating drugs in schools. More importantly, it's made snitches out of children who have been taught by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Happy Birthday Mr. President: Secret Service Vetoes Birthday Cake

    Washington SceneThe Obamas celebrating in 2003​ Happy Birthday, Mr. President. President Obama turns 49 years old today (CNN Developing News: "I have a more gray hair"), and is celebrating the event by, well, working. According to the White House, he will finish his day by heading to Chicago i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Reports Of Affair With Al Gore Denied By Laurie David

    Al Gore with Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson.​Laurie David, ex-wife of Hollywood sitcom king Larry David (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm), denied yesterday's reports that she was having an affair with former Vice President Al Gore -- a relationship said to be the root of Gore's split with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Michelle Obama Has Sunday Supper at Lucques Monday Dinner at Mozza

    APMichelle Obama talking childhood obesity​Thanks to the good people at Obama Foodorama, we've discovered that Michelle Obama arrived in Los Angeles on Sunday, whereupon the sustainable-food conscious First Lady took her daughters to Lucques in West Hollywood for Sunday supper. Said the restau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Kennedy Clan Member Becomes Mayor Of Santa Monica

    ​Happy birthday, Mr. Mayor. It's not exactly the White House, or even the California first lady's office. But Santa Monica City Hall does have one of the more potent and groundbreaking political bodies on the West Coast, and now it has a member of the Kennedy clan, Bobby Shriver, as its leader ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Plate Spinnings: Listings From the Past Week

    Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- An interview with Shut Up, Foodies, a new satirical food blog. (More on this one later.) [Eat Me Daily] -- Walmart's exclusive Ben & Jerry's flavor: flourless chocolate cake ice cream. [Serious Eats] ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2010

    The LA WEEKLY THEATER AWARDS

    Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- An interview with Shut Up, Foodies, a new satirical food blog. (More on this one later.) [Eat Me Daily] -- Walmart's exclusive Ben & Jerry's flavor: flourless chocolate cake ice cream. [Serious Eats] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Duran Duran Announce Track Listing of Manimal Vinyl's Upcoming David Bowie Tribute (Featuring Carla Bruni!)

    While you were sleeping off NYE on Friday, LA-based Manimal Vinyl and Brit-based Duran Duran teamed up to announce the details of the label's forthcoming David Bowie tribute, which, as of this writing, is still unnamed. Among the many potential highlights are covers of Bowie songs by the aforeme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Plate Spinning: Listings From the Past Week

    Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: -- "100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do," part 2. [NYT] -- Pets on plates! Elizabeth Kolbert reviews Jonathan Safran Foer's lastest book Eating Animals. [New Yorker] -- After Gourmet: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2009

    Shriver-gate: Maria Apologizes

    California First Lady Maria Shriver apologized after paparazzi snapped her driving while talking on a mobile phone, sans hands-free device. Husband and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger championed the state's "hands-free law," which mandates that drivers must use hands-free devices such as Bluetooth he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Ozomatli to Perform for Barack and Michelle Obama at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Awards

    LA band Ozomatli have stood on a lot of stages in their fourteen year career. They've faced 10,000 in Kathmandu, have been shuttled into a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan to perform, have gigged music schools in Burma, have done the Today Show. Next Wednesday, however, they'll play to what is the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Obama Girls In the Hood: Malia's Argyle Hoodie

    In Obama fashion news, specifically first daughter Malia Obama fashion news, if you've been wondering what the presidential children wear while lounging around the White House, here's a sample. Malia was recently spotted in this "Argyle Plaid" turquoise and brown burn-out checkerboard hoodie from tw ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    I Wanna Be Elated: Meghan McCain's Ramones Connection

    Meghan McCain, the daughter of Senator John McCain, has been emoting about her post-election blues lately on her blog and at the Daily Beast, from which CNN.com has been quoting at length this week. One of Meghan's pet peeves, we learn is other people -- not just those who "openly voted for Barack O ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Finally, the Obama Inauguration Dress...with non-matching gloves

    It's yellow! The nation waited months to see what Michelle Obama would wear to the Inauguration. Here it is: an Isabel Toledo sheath and matching beaded coat in sunny yellow. Michelle paired that with sage green leather gloves by J. Crew. At first, I wasn't feeling the green gloves and yellow dress, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2008

    Award Shows Suck

    It's yellow! The nation waited months to see what Michelle Obama would wear to the Inauguration. Here it is: an Isabel Toledo sheath and matching beaded coat in sunny yellow. Michelle paired that with sage green leather gloves by J. Crew. At first, I wasn't feeling the green gloves and yellow dress, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    Equal But Separate?

    BY ELLA TAYLOR I don’t know whether it was before or after Obama won the election that security officials threw a three-block cordon around his house in Chicago. I’m no security expert, and given this country’s penchant for knocking off progressive politicians, perhaps that’s what it takes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Puppy for Obama? The Ultimate Presidential Accessory

    There's been much to-do about Obama's future dog. Screw the economic crisis. This dog's got to be hypo-allergenic, because Malia is allergic. It's got to be from a shelter, preferably. The American Kennel Club has weighed in, suggesting poodles and Portugese water dogs. The Dog Whisperer Cesar Milan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Michelle Obama's Election Night Dress

    America did the right thing at the polls this time around. I'm so happy, even Michelle Obama's odd election night dress is looking good right now. The crisscross empire waist and side panels are meant to be strategically slimming, I believe. Sure, the swath of red splashed across the front is discon ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 30, 2008

    You Voted? I Voted!

    America did the right thing at the polls this time around. I'm so happy, even Michelle Obama's odd election night dress is looking good right now. The crisscross empire waist and side panels are meant to be strategically slimming, I believe. Sure, the swath of red splashed across the front is discon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    The Lady Tigra Debuts a Classic of the 2008 Campaign at Spaceland

    Last night at Obama-rama, a fundraiser at Spaceland in Silver Lake, The Lady Tigra and Le C (King Crab) debuted their new track "First Black, First Lady." It's a celebration of this moment in history, a shout, an affirmation, a rallying cry: "Black first lady! First black, first lady!" goes the chor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 4, 2008

    Queer Town: The Obama Pool Report

    Rather than watch the Republican National Convention or the U.S. Open in tennis, I covered Michelle Obama's visit to Los Angeles on Wednesday night as a "pool reporter." A pool reporter is someone who's chosen by a political campaign to cover an event that would otherwise be closed to the press. I ... More >>

  • News

    June 12, 2008

    Ron Burkle: Poor Little Rich Grocer

    L.A.'s billionaire confronts life without the Clintons or instant White House access

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2008

    Maria Shriver for Obama

    Maria Shriver, the first lady of the state of California and cousin of Caroline Kennedy, has endorsed Senator Barack Obama. Shriver made an impromptu appearance at an Obama rally at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion Sunday, where Michelle Obama, wife of the presidential candidate, Oprah Winfrey, and Carolin ... More >>

  • News

    January 24, 2008

    Malice in Hillaryland

    It's all about Bill, of course

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Saluting the First Lady of Song

    It's all about Bill, of course

  • News

    December 23, 2004

    All About Laura

    It's all about Bill, of course

  • Columns

    September 23, 2004

    Kitty Galore

    The Bush Dynasty and media hypocrites

  • Columns

    November 20, 2003

    The Big Chill

    The Reagans takes a right hook

  • Film+TV

    March 26, 1998

    Erection Campaign

    Mike Nichols colors the Clintons soft

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