Will and Grace

“After Trump wound up his speech and pumped his fists in the air like a prize fighter, Obama shook his hand, clapped him on the arm and could be seen mouthing ‘good job.'” From the Birther movement to the insinuations made during the incoming president’s inaugural address, no president has ever been as falsely maligned as Barack Obama. And no president has ever served with more grace and dignity.

+ “We lost the first two games, so it was kind of embarrassing. At the start of the third one, he said, ‘Look, I’m not losing all three games on my birthday. And that’s an order.” From GQ: The Oral History of President Barack Obama Playing Pickup Basketball.

+ Official White House Photographer Pete Souza took about two million photos of the outgoing president. Here are some of his favorites.

+ Next stop for Obama, a new website and Palm Springs.