Sometimes old people are sad. Like when Etta James, who is legendary and awesome and untouchable, goes and acts unabashedly jealous of a child, i.e. Beyonce, for singing “her” song “At Last” at one of the many inaugural balls we all suffered through last month. “At Last,” was actually written in 1941 by Mack Gordon [...]
5 February 2009
21 January 2009
Nom Nom: The 2009 Inaugural Luncheon’s “Molasses Whipped Sweet Potatoes”
By Alex Alvarez at 12:09 PM.
On the off-chance that you’ve been living off the grid in a New Mexican bunker and only ever use the internet to read Guanabee’s “Nom Nom” feature, Barack Obama, a man made of hope and rainbows and Care Bear hiccups, was inaugurated as President of the United States yesterday and ate the same molasses whipped [...]
20 January 2009
Aretha Franklin’s Inaugural Hat: Oh Yes She Did
By Cindy Casares at 4:53 PM.
Without a doubt, our favorite moment today, besides the whole first black American president thing, was Aretha Franklin and Aretha Franklin’s hat performing, “My Country ‘Tis Of Thee,” at the inauguration.
Teddy Kennedy Suffered Seizures At Obama Luncheon
By Cindy Casares at 3:22 PM.
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) was rushed from Statuary Hall in the Capitol to the hospital during a Presidential inaugural luncheon with Congress this afternoon after reportedly suffering seizures. Emergency personnel wheeled the Senator off as, witnesses report, he was still convulsing.
Inauguration Highlights, Including Video Of Obama Swearing In
By Alex Alvarez at 1:26 PM.
President Barack Obama was sworn in today. We thought we’d let you know, in case you’d been hiding under a rock today. Or under Rick Warren.
Latino Inaugural Gala Had Lovely Fashions, Intelligent Musings By Paulina Rubio
By Alex Alvarez at 11:21 AM.
Sunday’s Latino Inaugural Gala, superfluously named “Celebrando El Cambio - Renewing America’s Promise,” had its share of Latino stars traipsing the red carpet, asking for change.
Among the big names at the gala were Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Alejandro Sanz, Tony Plana, Wilmer Valderrama, George Lopez, Rosie Perez, Angelica Vale, Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Lopez’s huge, throbbing [...]
We Are One Cornball Country: The Obama Concert On HBO
By Cindy Casares at 11:00 AM.
We love Jesus H. Obama as much as the next American, but the star-studded spectacle, “Obama: We Are One,” that aired this weekend on HBO was so schmaltzy, chicken fat actually oozed out of our cable box. Read on for cheestastic highlights. And don’t forget the crackers.
