Huzzah our prayers have been answered! Courtesy of the White House comes this darling portrait of Mrs. Obama and whatsername, “Just Say No,” shortly before sitting down to a dignified First Ladies’ seance. [Official White House Photostream]

Our hooker with a heart of gold sister ribs Dan Schorr, gets disapproving letter from reader and surprises us all by addressing reader’s concern. Just like a real newspaper, or NPR!
Life really is like a box of chocolates:

“What little institutional reverence we still possess wouldn’t halt coverage of a minor-key newsworthy quote, especially when the treatment of same is comparatively mild. Trust us, for every mean thing you see posted, a half-dozen much nastier remarks were held back by our shriveled but nevertheless functional sense of decency.”

Gawker Answers: Did You Have To Go There? [Gawker]