Marian Shields Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86
‘Irish cliche bingo’: critics pan Obamas’ Netflix comedy drama Bodkin
April 2024
Jam is not the problem for Meghan Markle
Letters: The problem is that the public eye is ruinous, especially for women, says Dr Catherine Merrick
February 2024
The Week in Patriarchy
Despite Republican rumours, Michelle Obama probably won’t be the next president
Arwa Mahdawi
The murky depths of the rightwing mind have turned up conspiracies lately on Taylor Swift and the former first lady
December 2023
Digested week
Digested Week: New York’s Christmas music is no fairytale for me
Emma Brockes
Give me Wham! and Wizzard over Perry Como and Frank Sinatra, and I’m also sad my children can’t be nativity donkeys
August 2023
Weekend
Weekend podcast: best of 2023...so far - part 1
The Weekend team are taking a break. So for the next two weeks, we’re looking back at some of our favourite pieces of the year.
March 2023
Michelle Obama says she sobbed ‘uncontrollably’ after Trump’s inauguration
Former first lady makes remark on The Light Podcast, her new venture, and notes the lack of diversity at the Capitol that day
December 2022
Michelle Obama says she ‘couldn’t stand’ husband Barack for 10 years
Have we fallen out of love with celebrity memoirs?
November 2022
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama review – a guide for life from the former first lady
Michelle Obama says Americans ‘weren’t ready’ for her natural hair
Michelle Obama says Donald Trump’s election victory in 2016 ‘still hurts’
Five things about Michelle Obama revealed in her new book
Michelle Obama admits to hating her appearance in new book
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama review – lessons in life
‘Is everyone doing this perfectly but me?’ Michelle Obama on the guilt and anxiety of being a mother - and her golden parenting rules
Weekend
A Michelle Obama exclusive, Marina Hyde on Boris’ honours list, why quiet nights in are the new going out – podcast
September 2022
World leaders pay tribute after death of Queen Elizabeth II
Messages flood in at end of British monarch’s 70-year reign
Barack and Michelle Obama unveil official portraits at White House – video
For their first visit as a couple to the White House since leaving office in 2017, the Obamas were welcomed by the current US president, Joe Biden
The US politics sketch
‘Telling that fuller story’: Michelle and Barack on their White House portraits
Former first lady and former president speak in poetry at unveiling ceremony of official paintings at White House in first visit together since leaving office
