inauguration-2013
Robert Kessler · 02/07/13 06:06PM
Chicago Teen Gunned Down Days After Performing at Obama's Inauguration Ceremony
Neetzan Zimmerman · 01/30/13 12:00PMInaugural Official Confirms to CNN: Beyoncé Lip-Synched, Is a Terrorist
Caity Weaver · 01/23/13 06:13PMBeyoncé's Lip-Synching Makes Aretha Franklin Giddy, Incoherent
Rich Juzwiak · 01/23/13 12:15PMSome went through the stages of grief when word emerged that Beyoncé lip-synched "The Star Spangled Banner" at Monday's Presidential Inauguration. Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul and Saying Weird Things in Public from Time to Time (remember the Kathie Lee beef of 2012?), however, was tickled by the news and may emulate Beyoncé going forward. Or something. Franklin told ABCNews.com that she thought King Bey "did a beautiful job," adding (and here's the weird part):
Beyoncé Lip-Synched: Coping with the 7 Stages of Star-Spangled Grief (UPDATE)
Caity Weaver · 01/22/13 05:10PMThis Is the Joke That Had Michelle Obama Rolling Her Eyes at John Boehner [UPDATE]
Neetzan Zimmerman · 01/22/13 04:35PMBeyoncé Lip-Synched 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at the Inauguration (Update)
Rich Juzwiak · 01/22/13 12:18PMCord Jefferson · 01/21/13 06:32PM
Al Roker Loses His Shit (Metaphorically This Time) After Meeting Joe Biden
Kate Bennert · 01/21/13 06:15PMNot to be forgotten, Al Roker—TV news correspondent, Today Show weatherman, and White House sharter—made everyone uncomfortable again today when he shouted insanely at the President and Vice President until they acknowledged his existence. "I love Joe Biden," said Al Roker, as he rocked back and forth like a small child waiting in line for the bathroom. Biden, ever-suave, ducked out of the parade to shake Mr. Roker's hand and that was that.
Barack and Michelle Obama Sneak a Smooch in Adorable Inauguration Parade Photo (UPDATE: GIF!)
Neetzan Zimmerman · 01/21/13 05:55PMCaity Weaver · 01/21/13 05:52PM
Your Inauguration 2013 Yearbook
Robert Kessler · 01/21/13 05:50PMProse Poem the News: Oh My God, James Franco Wrote a Poem about the Inauguration
Caity Weaver · 01/21/13 04:45PMRecently, Yahoo! News commissioned a couple Pulitzer Prize winners and also James Franco to write poems on the subject of Barack Obama's second inauguration. The full text of James Franco's poem is available here. You also have the option of watching him read the poem into a webcam while lying down in bed wearing a t-shirt, which we highly recommend doing, if only for the funny way he says "little burrito place." Here, I've responded to James Franco's poem with a poem.
Watch Michelle Obama Throw World-Historical Shade at John Boehner
Max Read · 01/21/13 03:36PMPresident Obama Bids Farewell to Inaugurations with Pensive Last Look at the Crowd: 'I'm Not Going to See This Again'
Neetzan Zimmerman · 01/21/13 02:48PMWhat Were Ann and Mitt Romney Watching on TV Instead of the Inauguration Today?
Robert Kessler · 01/21/13 02:15PMBeyoncé, President of the United Beyoncés, Rips Out Earpiece Mid-Song and Still Delivers Flawless Performance (UPDATE)
Caity Weaver · 01/21/13 01:55PMThe initial moments of Beyoncé's inauguration performance were fraught with confusion, after she opened her mouth to sing the national anthem and everyone realized that God had replaced the artist formerly known as Beyoncé with an actual living angel whose voice was more heavenly than a thousand Hallelujah choruses.
No One at the Inauguration 'Gets' Poetry
Cord Jefferson · 01/21/13 01:45PMFamed German poet Novalis once said of poetry, "Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason." Today, with a deeply personal yet universally-minded work read at President Obama's second inauguration, Cuban-born gay poet Richard Blanco attempted to apply salve to some of our nation's sorest wounds with language. Just his presence was historic and somewhat healing in and of itself: Blanco is the first Latino and first openly gay inaugural poet in America's centuries-long history. (Read the full text here.) The nation's collective response? "LOL, what is this dumb-ass shit? Bring on Beyonce!"