Michelle Obama

Rock combs through black America’s big hair conspiracy, implicating Oprah, Beyoncé and Michelle Obama

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As the first ladies of lapel jewellery, Elizabeth II and Michelle Obama have raised the old-fashioned brooch to new heights

From 2009: When Barack Obama first became presidents, TV comics gave him an easy ride.

Barack Obama: the musical, Kim Jong Il’s cook, and the unexpected panda pregnancy

The GG raw food rivalry, Veronica finally wins Archie, and Kanye West is a "non-reader"

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Every ounce of the First Lady, writes Barbara Amiel, means change

The first lady is a woman of ideas, and some of those ideas may turn out to be pretty radical