The Memories: Top 10 events of 2008
What a momentous year this has been! Records have been broken, remarkable achievements accomplished and history made. So below I’ve selected my top 10 events for 2008 that have either sparked my interest…
The Photograph: Obama sans Shirt
Firstly let me just clarify, despite was has been said previously about Obama’s charming appearance, this is not a gratuitous posting… I mean how many presidents have you seen shirtless? Exactly! So it’s…
The Photograph: Obama – The Young Athlete
If they keep posting pictures like these Alexandra may end up competing with Obama girl for the Christmas number 1…. I think many may find themselves relating to the lyrics “I got a…
The Photograph: Obamas cover Essence
So it looks like Essence beat both Ebony and Vogue in the battle to have Michelle Obama on the cover of their January issue… Furthermore the president-elect himself also gets his own cover….
The Politics: Obama in London!
WooHoo Obama’s coming to London! What a relief! There I was panicking that us Brit’s were missing out on all the fun and then I hear Obama’s planning a trip to the UK…
The Oddity: Obama O’s
I’ve had to start a whole new category for some of the more random things I’ve come across… My most recent find is Obama O’s, a cereal which claims to have “hope in…
The Giggles: Race for the White House
I know it’s a monumental moment but I couldn’t help but imagine that in this picture Bush and Obama are discussing who can run to the desk first. For more pics of Obama…
The Memories: The Boondocks
Several years ago and despite the fact that I live miles away in the UK, I stumbled across one of the funniest comic strips I had read in years, The Boondocks. The strip…
The Video: Barack Obama’s Irish!
Apparently there’s no one as Irish as Barack Obama… Don’t believe me? Well Hardy Drew and the Nancy Boys plan to teach you a thing or two with their new ditty which you…
The Video: It’s A New Day!
Will.i.am ends his Obama video trilogy with ‘It’s A New Day’. The song, which follows “We are the ones” and “Yes we can“, is an anthem to celebrate the USA’s new President-elect ….
The Politics: Dizzee for Prime Minister?
Watching Dizzee Rascal talk about politics to Jeremy “The Hassellhoff of Politics” Paxman made me both cringe and giggle yesterday… I can’t entirely blame him for his performance though, I blame the political…
The Photograph: Obama Coverage
I thought this was an image worth pondering. Courtesy of The Fashion Bomb
The Giggles: Yes We Can
Following Obama’s victory my mum now believes Yes We Can and Obama are the answers to everything… I don’t know what she thinks will happen but when I called her after the results…
The Experience: November 4-5, 2008
What a day! To sum up an experience I’ll never forget here’s my diary for the past 12 hours. 11:35pmI’m gripped by this election. It’s amazing to be part of what so many…
The Quote: Barack Obama
I’m like a kid with a sugar rush waiting for these election results to come in so I thought I’d share three of my favourite Obama quotes to keep myself occupied. The fact…
The Video: Obama vs McCain Dance Off!
Apparently the final battle between Obama and McCain isn’t in the voting booths… it’s on the dancefloor! You gotta love YouTube.













