Michelle Obama ‘Has Some Curves’ and POTUS Is All About Them
President Barack Obama had a lot to say in his interview with ballet star Misty Copeland and TIME magazine published this week, but our favorite part may be when he expressed thanks that his daughters have a “tall, gorgeous mom who has some curves, and that their father appreciates [it].” The politely personal moment came during a frank discussion with Copeland regarding body image issues among women of color in America — that you just have to hear for yourself. [TIME]
Sasha and Malia Obama: Best First Daughters in Modern American History?
Obviously, yes. Sasha and Malia Obama attended their first White House State Dinner, but more importantly, 14-year-old Sasha got to chat up actor Ryan Reynolds as 17-year-old Malia flashed a teasing thumbs-up from a few feet away. The photo is adorable. [EW]
A Very Public Breakup at a Williamsburg Park
"We are gathered here today, in McCarren Park, to inadvertently witness the dramatic breakup of these two people whom we have never previously encountered.” [New Yorker]
Instacart: From Startup Darling to Troubled Company
Despite a $2 billion valuation, Instacart, the on-demand grocery shopping service, looks troubled. They’re being sued for mischaracterizing workers, have slowed hiring and raised delivery and membership fees. Alison Griswold’s reporting digs into the problems at Instacart and with the “Uber-for-X” model more broadly. [Quartz]
Lots and Lots and Lots of Information About Obama and Foreign Policy
Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic has written an extremely in-depth story on Obama and his foreign policy views, covering topics ranging from Syria to Vladimir Putin to ISIS, which he tries to help explain via a reference to “The Dark Knight.” The whole article is worth reading, but if you don’t have time to get through it all, New York Magazine has broken down some of the more interesting parts. [The Atlantic]
More than 1 Million People Are Protesting in the Streets of Brazil
Latin America’s largest economy is going through its worst recession in decades, and the protests have swelled to more than 1 million, calling for President Rousseff to be ousted. They accuse him of lying about the country’s deficit and throwing the country into jobless turmoil. [The Guardian]
A Family Tries to Hold on In Boston’s Chinatown
Boston has a Chinatown too and — unlike New York’s which has largely withstood gentrification — it's fast succumbing to the pressures of development. This story follows one family that is trying to hold on to their place in the neighborhood. [Buzzfeed]
Meet Dr. Pimple Popper
When Dr. Sandra Lee, a dermatologist in Southern California, launched an Instagram account, she didn’t think her most popular posts would be of her removing and popping pimples, cysts and blackheads. Dr. Lee found not only a following, but also a new calling for herself, as she started creating videos on YouTube for the “popaholics,” with her first post garnering a whopping 7 million views. [New York Magazine]
Watch Two Bald Eagle Eggs Hatch in Washington D.C.
A pair of Bald Eagle parents at the U.S. National Arboretum — patriotically named Mr. President and The First Lady — are incubating two eggs, and live web cams are capturing all the action in the nest. The babies (known in Eagle terms as eaglets) could hatch as early as Tuesday. [WNYC]
This column was compiled by DNAinfo reporters Danielle Tcholakian, Nikhita Venugopal, Emily Frost, Eddie Small, Carolina Pichardo, Jeanmarie Evelly, Rachel Holliday Smith, Noah Hurowitz,and Irene Plagianos.
