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Who cares what the First Lady wears? The stock market, for one. Since the Inauguration, every time Michelle Obama has worn a J. Crew outfit, the company's stock has enjoyed a boost, and the items she has chosen have sold out. Michelle's sleeveless dresses have sparked a national...
TIME: Michelle is being compared to Jackie Kennedy. Is that an apt comparison? Swimmer: No. I understand it because it's being called Obamalot, instead of Camelot. I think it's off the mark. I think the Kennedys really represented this fantasy-like, ethereal presentation. I think times are very...
• "I think it's wonderful, after Katrina destroyed so many people's homes and their lives, this lady went around helping people at their homes and making house calls." -Alice Gallops, a patient of Benjamin's (Associated Press, July 13, 2009).
To be sure, the idea of a "wise Latina" is a new one to a lot of people. Before the Sotomayor speech was made available, finding the words wise Latina in articles of any sort was exceedingly rare. Latinas are frequently described as "fiery" or "caliente" or "curvy" - but rarely...
Wise Latinas may have gotten little air time in U.S. pop culture, but the archetype is an old one among Hispanics: the wizened old woman who serves as a storehouse of folk wisdom - and is occasionally blessed with healing powers. It is the character of solid-like-a-rock Big...