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Happy Birthday Michelle Obama

January 17, 2020

Portrait by Amy Sherald in the Smithsonian Institution

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Ginger Snap

January 16, 2020

Photo by Sarah Illenberger

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Sweating the Small Stuff

January 15, 2020

Here in Los Angeles, where driving is a task of fury, I totally get this gripe. In fact, it happened to me today.

Chart by Matt Shirley

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Women Win

January 14, 2020

I want to wake up in a world where a woman is U.S. president and another wins the Oscar for Best Director.

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A few days before the Today Show clip aired, the producer texted that she needed images from my past to fill out the segment, and she needed them fast. Frantically, I searched through my sparse collection of photos and the best I could come up with is the spread in The Washington Post from almost 8 years ago, all about the single life. Wow, what a blast to see those again.

Illustration by Michael Dumontier and Neal Farber

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End of (Today Show) Week Zen

January 10, 2020

Thanks for all the love and support this week. I really needed it!

Photo by Lucia Litman

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Today Show Afterglow

January 9, 2020

Very exciting! Thanks for all your support. Here’s the clip:

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Today Show Coming Soon

January 8, 2020

I woke up this morning to a text from my brother (on the East Coast) about seeing me on the Today Show. I nervously awaited the airing here in California. And to my frustration, it was preempted because of the president’s remarks on Iran.

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