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Positive Reactions Only To Michelle Obama’s First Podcast Episode Featuring Husband Barack

Liana Bernstein

“The Michelle Obama Podcast” released their first episode today. The first episode, featuring husband and former President Barack Obama, discusses values and community, on both personal and national levels.  The first episode centered around community and the importance of it. Similarly to Becoming, the Former President and First Lady began the episode by opening up […]

“The Michelle Obama Podcast” released their first episode today. The first episode, featuring husband and former President Barack Obama, discusses values and community, on both personal and national levels.  The first episode centered around community and the importance of it. Similarly to Becoming, the Former President and First Lady began the episode by opening up […]

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Barack Obama Loved Eighth Grade, Annihilation, In His Top 10 Movies List

Alex Firer

Man, how can the president have more time to watch movies than I do? I mean, clearly he hasn't seen Sorry To Bother You, the weird leftist cult style movie that should be dominating every single top ten list, but he did see Annihilation, so that rules. Hell yes to the President of the United States watching weird ass science fiction alien bears. In any case, the president still does his job of elevating culture a little bit with a fantastic and comprehensive Top Ten list. Sure, Bo Burnham may have been shut out of a director's Golden Globe for his phenomenal movie "Eighth Grade", but he can hold his head above water knowing that when the president saw the dad in that movie nervously being unsure about how to talk to his daughter, but trying damn it, he probably said, and I quote "I...uh... relate!"

Man, how can the president have more time to watch movies than I do? I mean, clearly he hasn't seen Sorry To Bother You, the weird leftist cult style movie that should be dominating every single top ten list, but he did see Annihilation, so that rules. Hell yes to the President of the United States watching weird ass science fiction alien bears. In any case, the president still does his job of elevating culture a little bit with a fantastic and comprehensive Top Ten list. Sure, Bo Burnham may have been shut out of a director's Golden Globe for his phenomenal movie "Eighth Grade", but he can hold his head above water knowing that when the president saw the dad in that movie nervously being unsure about how to talk to his daughter, but trying damn it, he probably said, and I quote "I...uh... relate!"

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AUDIO: Barack Obama Appears on Final Hamilton Drop – ‘One Last Time (44 Remix)’

Alex Firer

Hamilton continues to go from being the most exciting work of art in modern culture to slowly being grandfathered in to one of the peak examples of art in this weird, specific time period. Something similar is happening to the canonization of Barack Obama. As his presidency goes further to the past as it makes way for America's terrifying and uncertain future under the current administration, many aspects of Barack Obama's presidency are being evaluated and re-evaluated. The good (health care, general optimism, being a wonderful representation of the best of this country) and bad (a lot of drone strikes, shockingly massive amount of immigration deportations) is being looked at in a fair light. This makes the small piece that Obama speaks on the new Hamilton track, "One Last Time (44 Remix)".

Hamilton continues to go from being the most exciting work of art in modern culture to slowly being grandfathered in to one of the peak examples of art in this weird, specific time period. Something similar is happening to the canonization of Barack Obama. As his presidency goes further to the past as it makes way for America's terrifying and uncertain future under the current administration, many aspects of Barack Obama's presidency are being evaluated and re-evaluated. The good (health care, general optimism, being a wonderful representation of the best of this country) and bad (a lot of drone strikes, shockingly massive amount of immigration deportations) is being looked at in a fair light. This makes the small piece that Obama speaks on the new Hamilton track, "One Last Time (44 Remix)".

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VIDEO: Santa Obama Visits Kids In Children’s Hospital With Gifts

Alex Firer

President Barack Obama, for all his wins and flaws, defined himself as a good guy, and a man who is good around people. One of the defining photos from his administration is that of a black elementary schooler touching the top of his head in order to feel that his hair is the same as his. It's touching and it's beautiful. Now, the 44th president, and the last one who seemed to like the country, is back to showing his incredible sense of humanity by going to the D.C. Children's Hospital with a bag of gifts and a Santa hat in tow to warm your heart this Christmas.

President Barack Obama, for all his wins and flaws, defined himself as a good guy, and a man who is good around people. One of the defining photos from his administration is that of a black elementary schooler touching the top of his head in order to feel that his hair is the same as his. It's touching and it's beautiful. Now, the 44th president, and the last one who seemed to like the country, is back to showing his incredible sense of humanity by going to the D.C. Children's Hospital with a bag of gifts and a Santa hat in tow to warm your heart this Christmas.

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VIDEO: Clintons Completely Ignore Trump At Bush’s Funeral

Alex Firer

The act of being politically polite is so odd -- especially to the guy who uhhh... tried to destroy your career with the racist birther movement. But you know, politics is politics I guess, and in a video from George H. W. Bush's funeral, we can see the former presidents and the first ladies -- the Obamas and the Clintons sitting together when Donald Trump and Melania approach. Now of course Donald Trump has had a terribly detrimental effect on the lives of both of these families. From the birther movement, to the acts of the MAGABomber who, inspired by the president's rhetoric ("Lock Her Up" and calling Hillary the biggest criminal in American history) sent pipe bombs to the homes of both the people sitting to Trump's left. Michelle Obama even recently discussed how she felt her family's lives endangered by Trump's words.

The act of being politically polite is so odd -- especially to the guy who uhhh... tried to destroy your career with the racist birther movement. But you know, politics is politics I guess, and in a video from George H. W. Bush's funeral, we can see the former presidents and the first ladies -- the Obamas and the Clintons sitting together when Donald Trump and Melania approach. Now of course Donald Trump has had a terribly detrimental effect on the lives of both of these families. From the birther movement, to the acts of the MAGABomber who, inspired by the president's rhetoric ("Lock Her Up" and calling Hillary the biggest criminal in American history) sent pipe bombs to the homes of both the people sitting to Trump's left. Michelle Obama even recently discussed how she felt her family's lives endangered by Trump's words.

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Bombs Sent to Homes of Clintons, Obamas, Eric Holder, George Soros, CNN

Alex Firer

Over the past three days pipe bombs were sent to four locations: the home of Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, George Soros, Debbie Wasserman-Schulz former Attorney General Eric Holder, and the CNN offices at the Time Warner building. This is the work of a yet unknown terrorist.

Over the past three days pipe bombs were sent to four locations: the home of Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, George Soros, Debbie Wasserman-Schulz former Attorney General Eric Holder, and the CNN offices at the Time Warner building. This is the work of a yet unknown terrorist.

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Aretha Franklin Remembered As The Legend She Is

Alex Firer

It tends to be hyperbole to say something along the lines of "the world lost a legend", but here it is nothing less than the simplest and most direct manner to describe the death of Aretha Franklin. The soul singer, who will always be remembered for her thunderous voice, and her hits, including "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman" and "Spanish Harlem".

It tends to be hyperbole to say something along the lines of "the world lost a legend", but here it is nothing less than the simplest and most direct manner to describe the death of Aretha Franklin. The soul singer, who will always be remembered for her thunderous voice, and her hits, including "Respect", "(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman" and "Spanish Harlem".

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$100,000 Pyramid Contestant Has Truly Awful Answer For Obama Category

Alex Firer

This went down when improviser and new dad Evan Kaufman when on the $100,000 Pyramid -- the game show where you have to name the elements of a group to have the person across from you accurately guess them -- and Evan got "People With The Last Name Obama". He takes a deep breath. "Osama Bin Laden".

This went down when improviser and new dad Evan Kaufman when on the $100,000 Pyramid -- the game show where you have to name the elements of a group to have the person across from you accurately guess them -- and Evan got "People With The Last Name Obama". He takes a deep breath. "Osama Bin Laden".

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VIDEO: Anthony Bourdain Enjoying Meal at Waffle House Going Viral

Alex Firer

As people remember Anthony Bourdain, the brilliant television personality, and chef whose show connected the world more through empathy, understanding and humanity, there are few things that can speak for the personality more than his own work.

As people remember Anthony Bourdain, the brilliant television personality, and chef whose show connected the world more through empathy, understanding and humanity, there are few things that can speak for the personality more than his own work.