Obamamania

Malia Obama Discusses Her Parents' PDA: "I Like It" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.20.2008 | Style


Barack and Michelle Obama are pretty famous for their public displays of affection, and 10-year-old daughter Malia approves. During the family's "Acc...

Obama's Life With The Secret Service (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.19.2008 | Style


President-elect Obama is still adjusting to life with the Secret Service and the loss of privacy that it entails. When Steve Croft spoke with him on S...

Obama's Barber: President-Elect Not Bothered By Gray Hair

Us Weekly | Posted 12.18.2008 | Style


Barack Obama's longtime Chicago barber says his client has kept mum about his graying hair. "It's just a normal thing," Zariff, who's been cutting th...

Yes, We Did It: Stories From The Frontlines Of Post-Election Sex

Newsweek | Posted 12.18.2008 | Style


Newsweek seconds our theory that there may be an Obama baby boom next August. As part of the research, they provide anecdotal evidence of couples who ...

Israeli PM Candidate's Website Looks A Lot Like Obama's... (PHOTO)

NY Times | ETHAN BRONNER and NOAM COHEN | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


JERUSALEM -- Click on the Russian-language version of the campaign Web site of Benjamin Netanyahu, the conservative Likud leader running for prime min...

Sasha Obama's Sassiest Moments (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 12.23.2008 | Style


The 2008 presidential campaign is (finally) over, and we'd be remiss to not credit its two breakout stars: sassy 7-year-olds Sasha Obama and Piper Pal...

Barbecue Joint Creates 'Obama Mutt' Dish

Evanston Review | Bob Seidenberg | Posted 12.13.2008 | Chicago


Ever since Barack Obama's first press conference as president-elect, Evanston restaurateur Hecky Powell said calls have been pouring in. "It just fee...

The Obamas Flirt, Watch Soccer Game (VIDEO FLASHBACK)

Huffington Post via CNN | Posted 12.13.2008 | Style


Back in June CNN's Jeannie Moos did a piece on pool reports and the national obsession with watching the Obamas' every move... and, in so doing, showe...

Obama Merchandise Flies Off Shelves: "The Biggest Thing For Publishing Since Harry Potter"

Los Angeles Times | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Much as Barack Obama has kindled unprecedented interest in presidential politics, so too has he prompted a flood of merchandise, collectibles, televis...

Peru Offers National Hairless Dog To Obamas (PHOTOS)

AP | Posted 12.13.2008 | Style


LIMA, Peru — Completely bald and older than the Incas, the Peruvian hairless dog seems like an odd fit for the White House. But Peruvians are m...

Which Designers Does Michelle Wear?

InStyle.com | Posted 12.12.2008 | Style


The future First Couple took a tour of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on November 10th, hosted by President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. For the f...

"Nanobamas", Half-Milimeter Obama Heads, Carved By Michigan Researchers (PHOTO)

Sydney Morning Herald | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


It took approximately 150 million carbon nanotubes, each measuring tens of thousands of times smaller than a human hair, to build John Hart's unique h...

Obama's Dressed-Down Look: 'The Dorky Dad'? (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 12.12.2008 | Style


Since he stepped into the national spotlight, Barack Obama has been celebrated as a style icon (Donatella Versace reportedly dedicated her Spring/Summ...

White House Chef: Who Should It Be?

seriouseats.com | Posted 12.12.2008 | Style


**Update: Rick Bayless has put the brakes on speculation that it will be him.** The New York Daily News reported on Sunday that three chefs are suppo...

Obama Collects Comics? 50 Things You Might Not Know About The President-Elect

The Daily Telegraph | Jon Swaine | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics


• He collects Spider-Man and Conan the Barbarian comics • He was known as "O'Bomber" at high school for his skill at basketball • His name mea...

A Tour Of The White House By Jackie Kennedy (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 12.11.2008 | Style


Michelle Obama has been compared extensively to Jackie Kennedy, and today's visit by the Obamas to the White House summons memories of Jackie Kennedy'...

Michelle Obama's Date Night Look (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.11.2008 | Style


For the first time since Tuesday's historic election, Barack and Michelle Obama stepped out on Saturday for a three-hour dinner at their favorite Ital...

The Obamas Make Tuna Salad, Talk Favorite Foods (VIDEO)

Huffington Post via 60 Minutes | Anya Strzemien | Posted 12.10.2008 | Style


Early into the Obama candidacy, 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft paid a visit to the family's Chicago home and was privy to some tuna salad-making (recipe belo...

The Obamas Talk White House Plans And Pet Peeves (VIDEO)

Huffington Post via Access Hollywood | Posted 12.08.2008 | Style


When the Obamas talked to "Access Hollywood" on July 4th, 10-year-old Malia revealed what most excited her about the possibility of a White House move...

Obama Election Night Backstage Photos (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


UPDATES: Barack Obama Big News Page The Obama campaign has posted photos on Flickr of the Obama campaign and family on election night, watching th...

Obamamania: The 'Everything Else For Obama' Slideshow

Huffington Post | Willow Lindley and Anya Strzemien | Posted 12.05.2008 | Style


By now you've seen babies for Obama, tears for Obama, Ferris Bueller for Obama, more babies for Obama, fashion for Obama, Obama, Japan for Obama, danc...

Some Blind Spots and Hypocrisies of European Obamamania

Andrei Markovits and Jeff Weintraub | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Andrei Markovits and Jeff Weintraub

Despite the swooning praises of Obama from the western European chattering classes, the reality is that someone in their own countries with Obama's political style would actually turn them off.

Joe Scarborough: My Blackberry Goes Crazy Every Time Obama Speaks

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


During the post-South Carolina primary coverage last night on MSNBC, Joe Scarborough used a very interesting metric to evaluate the popularity of Bara...