The unbearable whiteness of flesh

If the largest news service in the United States still feels the need to run musty sidebars about the distaff side of state functions, then we can't be too surprised when it makes a boo-boo this cringe-inducing: First lady wears Naeem Khan gown to state dinner By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL (AP) – 4 days ago First lady Michelle Obama chose to wear a gleaming silver-sequined, flesh-colored gown Tuesday night to the first state dinner held by her husband's administration. She was tending to her hostess duties in a strapless silhouette with the beads forming an abstract floral pattern that was custom-made by Naeem Khan. Er,...