Michael Jackson: Beyond Great

Jermaine Dupri, 07.02.2009

Grammy-award winning music producer

The whole world loved Mike, and Mike gave that love for his fans back tenfold. No one, not even President Obama, can top that.

"The Jacksons:" The Ultimate Reality Show

Andy Ostroy, 07.02.2009

New York City-based political analyst

Let's face it, if you're into train wrecks, it doesn't get much better than this. In the age of reality television, this is the ultimate real-life family freak show.

So Long, Mr. Malden...

John Farr, 07.01.2009

Writer, editor and lecturer on timeless film

As we celebrate the Fourth, we should think of you, since you represented all the best possibilities of being American : a young immigrant, full of promise, who found identity and success in the new world.

Michael Jackson, Man in the Music, Part 4 (Tabloid Junkie)

Joe Vogel, 07.02.2009

Author, cultural critic

HIStory is, in Jackson's words, "a musical book." It encompasses all that he had felt and held in over the difficult past few years: it was his diary, his canvas, his rebuttal.

HuffPost Review: The Girl From Monaco

Marshall Fine, 07.02.2009

Author and film critic, www.hollywoodandfine.com

Fabrice Luchini is one of those French film stars known in America seemingly only to lovers of French film.

Black Malden Moan: Baby Doll

Kim Morgan, 07.02.2009

With the great titan of acting and frequent genius Karl Malden passing, I'm posting about one of my favorite Malden movies and performances -- Baby Doll.

Michael's Will Not a "Thriller" But There is More to Come

Jordan M. Atin, 07.02.2009

Rather than directing how his assets are being disposed of in the will itself, Jackson directs that his assets should be disposed of in accordance with his previously established family trust.

Live Nude Elf: Rev. Jen hits the Sunset Strip

John Wellington Ennis, 07.02.2009

Filmmaker, Activist, Some Dude

The Huffington Post caught up with Rev. Jen after her reading to ask her about the crazy-ass research a sex columnist has to do in the name of science.

Alternate College Rankings

Tasha Gordon-Solmon, 07.01.2009

Playwright

Fretting about college? Here are three schools that offer world-class educations, but have significantly decreased in popularity in the last decade.

Sundance Film Afghan Star Incredible

Jim Luce, 07.02.2009

Jim Luce (www.jimluce.com) writes and speaks on Thought Leaders and Global Citizens.

Afghan Star is the perfect window into a country's tenuous, ongoing struggle for modernity. What I would normally consider frivolous entertainment is downright revolutionary here.

The Three Stations of the Cross in Michael Jackson's Calvary

Bernard-Henri Lévy, 07.01.2009

French philosopher and writer

Michael Jackson didn't die from a drug overdose; he died because of his desire not only to invent a vaccine against life, but also to want to inoculate himself with it.

Attention Mourners: Michael Jackson Will Have a Public Viewing

Ken Levine, 07.01.2009

Emmy-Winning Writer/Director/Producer, MLB Announcer

The family is reporting that there will soon be a public viewing at his Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara. I'm sure it will be a tasteful affair.