Blog Posts by Sarah B. Weir, Shine Senior Writer

On Monday, Michelle Obama, Sasha, and Malia accompanied the president as he stopped in Belfast, Northern Ireland on his way to the G8 Summit. FLOTUS and the girls visited the library at Ireland's oldest University, Trinity College to explore their Irish heritage in the archives-the president still has relatives in the village of Moneygall-and look at the ancient Book of Kells, a gorgeous, illustrated manuscript that dates back to about 800 A.D. As every kid knows, sometimes mom makes you do cultural stuff that's not so exciting on holiday, and the First Lady is no exception. The girls appeared to be a little bored by their library trip (or maybe they were just jet-lagged) but lit up and clowned around at a performance of Riverdance that night. Over the years, Sasha and Malia have been around the world accompanying their mega-powerful parents and they can always count on annual trips to Hawaii to visit their family and friends and a summer beach vacation in beautiful Martha's Vineyard,

Kardashian and West pre-parenthood

By now, the whole world knows that reality star Kim Kardashian gave birth to a baby girl prematurely at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on Saturday. Even that scanty information, first reported by E! Online, comes from anonymous sources.

While members of the family have tweeted about the birth, Kim, Kanye West, and their reps have all remained mum. The deafening silence around the baby Kimye seems bizarre for a family who gets rich off of airing the most intimate details of their private lives in full public view.

It's possible all the secrecy is a calculated move to jack up the media and fan frenzy in order to have the most dramatic—and possibly, lucrative—big reveal of baby details at some later date.

On the other hand, there are some things you can't control, like an ailing mom or an at-risk birth, for instance—a lesson that Kardashian, her family, and entourage might be learning the hard way.

The most intriguing bits of news we've learned about the birth so far:

The baby was

Summer WinesThirsty? Summer is the perfect time to explore new wines, even if you are an absolute beginner. Whether your are packing a picnic for an outdoor concert or hosting a beach barbecue, flavorful, casual food pairs well easy-drinking, less expensive bottles and even—gasp!—boxes.

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Shine spoke with two experts, Brad Nugent, Sommelier and Beverage Director at Porter House New York and Center Bar, and Emilia Valencia, who co-owns Thirst Wine Merchants in Brooklyn, New York with her husband Michael Yarmark, about their favorite warm weather wines and how to find a delicious bottle within a budget.

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Summer wines should be recent vintage, fresh tasting, and versatile. They are typically less boozy, which is important in hotter weather when you might naturally be drinking more from thirst and overindulge or become dehydrated. Food-friendly, perfumed dry Rieslings range from 7-11% alcohol compared to a

Last weekend, a Michigan couple, Dominique Morisseau and Jimmy Keys, performed the wedding dance to end all wedding dances.

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A video of the dance, which was posted on YouTube on Monday by bridesmaid Bree Glenn, shows the newlywed couple starting out sweet and slow and then getting their groove on at the Museum of African American History in downtown Detroit. The bride looks gorgeous in a '70s-inspired spaghetti-strap chiffon gown and radiates joy and love. Her handsome groom shows off a few moves as he leads her across the floor in a fairly traditional first dance.

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But, then, things start to heat up. The rest of the video is an exhilarating medley of love songs and dance styles—from "(I've Had) the Time of My Life" (lift included, with a little help from an adorable flower girl) to "In the Mood" to Heavy D & the Boyz's "Somebody for Me." If their marriage is as fun

courtesy Little Blue Lemon Photography

What's the only thing scarier than a T. rex terrorizing a wedding party? That would be a trio of All Terrain Armored Transport walkers, otherwise known as AT-ATs.

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Shortly before shooting his friends Leslie Seiler and Paul Kingston's May 31 nuptials, Toronto-based photographer Tony Lombardo, spotted the now massively shared picture of a dinosaur chasing down a bridal party by Quinn Miller. "I had the idea of AT-ATs on my way to the wedding, so I pitched it," he told Yahoo! Shine in a phone interview. He already knew that the couple were big 'Star Wars' fans. "The bride said, 'Let's totally do it!'"

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Just before the ceremony, he set up the shot and captured it in one take. "The bride, the groom, their friends-we're all part of the Toronto comedy community," he explained. "Everyone in the wedding party is a professional actor or comedian, so they totally sold it.

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Good luck focusing on the bride when Lady Gaga is her bridesmaid. Over the weekend, the superstar attended her friend, Bo O'Conner's wedding in Mexico. The two have been best buddies since their girl's school days at New York City's Convent of the Sacred Heart. Many celebs have taken time out of their busy schedules and help out their girlfriends on the big day. It's sweet to see these stars let someone else step into the spotlight for a change. -Sarah B. Weir, Shine Senior Writer