Last night the gorgeous Michelle Obama was on Jay Leno’s show for his new 10 questions segment. The first lady was gracious and funny and not only kept up with Leno, but cracked better jokes than he’s made in decades. Michelle talked about a White Sox World Championship win vs. World Peace and how her husband is just as much of a pain in the ass as yours. Check it out above.

Beefy Saint Oprah, friend to absolutely positively everyone in the entire universe as long as they hold her personal belief system, spent a large part of her night hanging with First Lady Michelle Obama last evening at Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World dinner.  I actually find it surprising that the centerpiece survived and wasn’t consumed in the wake of O’s feeding time.  And yes, I am aware that my yet-to-be-written book now has no chance of being Oprah’s Book of the Month Club pick-I’m at peace with it.

Oprah’s minions were there such as Suze Chiclets Orman and Gayle King.  Also, all the wenches from The View appeared amongst the sea of black dresses as well as Claire Danes, Jimmy Fallon and his wife in yet another sleeveless dress, Kate Hudson and two other names that I’ve just been dying to put next to one another:  Billie Jean King and Ann Coulter.

Cute clip of the First Lady talking to kids about the new First Puppy and his late-night antics.

This is totally my dog. I’ll run out into the living room in the middle of the night because I hear crazy barking and growling and bouncing around, and it’s just Leo, engaging in World War III with his doggie bed. The cats are always sitting patiently on the couch, watching the drama unfold and looking at me like, “Why would you ever let this thing live here?”

Big, potato-bloat Oprah is having Michelle Obama as the cover girl of the April issue of Oprah magazine.  And, predictably, Oprah is in the picture as well.

I thought for sure suck-up O would have her arms wrapped around the first lady like they are the oldest of friends who just came in from an afternoon of carbs and shopping.  Instead, it just looks like she’s praying for the photoshoot to be over so she can get back to the business of being giving out unsolicited advice and being her general holier-than-thou self.

Michelle Obama, photographed by Annie Leibovitz, on the March cover of Vogue.  I’m sure Ann Coulter is having a conniption fit over the Jackie O inspired sleeveless dress.  The First Lady’s dress is by designer Jason Wu, the man responsible for her inaugural ball gown.

Thoughts?

The President and First Lady are at Oprah status right now.  You do not want to piss them off.

Ty Inc., in the age-honored tradition of increasing sales via controversy, has introduced two homely little dolls named Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia.  They have dark coloring and share the names of the first daughters, but according to Ty’s PR flack, they aren’t modeled after the Obama girls.  Sigh.

Needless to say, the First Family is not amused.  Press secretary Katie McCormick Lelyveld released a statement:  “We feel it is inappropriate to use young, private citizens for marketing purposes.”

Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia join the family of TyGirlz that includes Lucky Lindsay, Happy Hillary, Precious Paris and Bubbly Britney.  And no, that is not an attempt at humor.  These abominations actually exist.

LOL-tastic!

Michelle Obama’s dress on inauguration night did not go over well with most of you.

The designer, Jason Wu — who didn’t even know Michelle would be wearing his design until he stepped out in it! — was previously an unknown in the fashion industry. In fact, his most notable achievement prior to this had been designing clothing for a line of high-end dolls in the image of celebrity tranny RuPaul. Sounds more like a Project Runway challenge than a career!

“I really didn’t know she’d be wearing it until I saw her on TV last night, just like everyone else,” he told Teen Vogue.

“I dropped everything when she walked out — and, yes, I did cry a little bit.

“It’s an incredible moment for me.”

Wu was perhaps best known for creating a range of RuPaul dolls for top-end retailer Integrity Toys, with some of his creations selling for up to $300.

Just goes to show that your life can change completely overnight!

Jason is the hottest thing in the fashion world right now!

I went over to my mom’s tonight to watch American Idol, but she first made me watch Big Bang Theory, which is like her favorite show in the world. Honestly my mom is slowly turning into an old person, and I can tell because she says things like, “Oh, I just love this show. I laugh at it every week.” And it reminds me of this old nanny we used to have who had to put us down for our naps by noon exactly so that she could watch her “stories.” And if we refused to nap we would have to come sit very, very quietly on the couch while she watched the soaps. “Miss Marie just loves her stories,” she would tell us, and my mom talks about Big Bang Theory using the same tone of voice. Anyway, Big Bang Theory actually turns out be quite hilarious, despite the involvement of both Kaley Cuoco and the guy who dated Darlene on Roseanne.

There is a point here, and the point is that, at the end of Big Bang Theory, my mom was like, “Now we have to watch CNN for a minute. I have to see what dress Michelle wore to the ball.” Now, this is coming from a former bra-burner who refuses to wear makeup and didn’t change her last name when she got married. That is when I knew officially that the entire world cared about this dress.

So … what do we think?

The entire Tyra-as-Michelle-Obama spread in Harper’s Bazaar has been released.

I’ll be honest: I’ve looked at this from quite a few angles, and I just don’t know what to make of it. Is this a cool thing? Is this a dumb thing? Is this a poignant thing? Or does it fall flat? Does it minimize the work Michelle Obama’s done? Or does it honor it? I really don’t know how I feel. So I’m gonna do what I do best: look at photos, decide which ones I like, and then post them here for you guys to look at too. I can’t go wrong that way.

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