The Obamas will say their farewells to the White House staff at 8:30 A.M Friday morning and will depart shortly thereafter. At 11:30 A.M., we will usher in a new era of...something.

On the eve of the inauguration, I think it’s a good time to remember that under President Obama, twenty million Americans gained health insurance, cutting the percentage of uninsured Americans to single digits; same-sex marriage was legalized; DADT was repealed; combat positions were opened to women and transgender…

I agree with tealstar and Perravieja. Cinderella is incredibly charming. The costumes are absolutely gorgeous, and the cast is great too.

I liked the Cinderella one. It had the benefit of a great cast.

I really enjoyed the Cinderella one. The costumes alone were worth the price of admission.

THIS. Just seeing Black people in positions of power and influence has left a huge impact on me personally. I usually brush off soft-power like seeing them around all the time. But man, did it normalize Blackness in the best of ways by seeing it so openly around. I’m not saying racism is solved by any stretch of the…

Don’t be silly.

I wish we could have them forever, but I am deeply grateful that we had them for 8 years.

Trump children don’t play on playgrounds, they compete in the stock market in their spare time, and he with the most winnings gains a few moments to chat about business prospects and a small business start-up loan from the patriarch as a prize.

The White House is no longer an acceptable place for children given who its future resident will be.

Also, the Obamas had offered to leave the playground at the White House for, you know, Trump’s ten-year-old kid and bunch of grandkids... and he said no.

I would love to have one of those dressing room/bathroom combos, with a closet that is the size of my bedroom and has a couch in it. I would be able to go in there in the morning and turn on the lights without anyone covering their face with a pillow and muttering curses. A girl can dream.

Not to brag, but I too will have my own room for hair, make-up, and wardrobe once my house is complete.

My guess is she will pave over and build it on top of the vegetable garden.

There’s a guy who’s about to take up (part-time) residence in an early-19th-century mansion near the Potomac who’d totally hang out with Christian Grey.

Melania relaxes in her “Special room for hair and makeup at the White House”.

For every 200 basement-dwellers there’s that one dude who actually goes to shoot up a pizza parlor. So it’s basically Schroedinger’s Stalker as far as that kind of threat is concerned. You have to act as if.

This is a gripe I commonly have with fictional characters and couples. Like, what do they talk about together? Who would Christian Grey shoot the shit with? Pat Bateman maybe, if his card has a watermark?

It’s important to note the huge difference between Melania’s planned renovations of the WH vs other first ladies. This is entirely for Melania, no one else, and adds nothing to the charm or character of the house. This is gross and I’m disappointed it’s being reported with a shrug.

The presidential bedroom?