You know how the media can’t stop talking about Michelle Obamas arms? How they think it means she’s ‘strong-arming’ her husband? how she’s gonna win the arms race? how she’s giving American women the right to bare arms? well, the arms themselves have decided to enter the fray of bad puns and semiotic limb deconstruction with a blog of their own. First Guns is a hilarious look at our cultural preoccupation with the First Lady’s guns, in said guns’ own words. From shaking a fist at Maureen Dowd’s gun toting columns to coverage of academic discourse on the arm flap, it’s a smart read, and will welcome your tired brain with open…welll, you know.
Armies of Two: Michelle O’s biceps have a blog of their own!
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Debbie Stoller
Debbie Stoller is the co-founder of BUST. and served as editor-in-chief from 1993-2023. She is also the author of the New York Times-Bestselling Stitch 'n Bitch series of knitting and crocheting books, of which there are currently 5, and co-author of The BUST Guide to the New Order and The BUST DIY Guide to Life. She holds a PhD in the Psychology of Women from Yale University, and believes that two of the greatest joys in life are dogs and coffee.
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