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Cronkite and McCourt: True to Their Craft

Carol Hoenig | Posted 08.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Icon, Television, Honesty, Angela's Ashes, Walter Cronkite, Cancer, Wbbm, Frank Mccourt, A Reporter's Life, Irish, Catholic, Media, Living News

Pundits all praise Cronkite for his journalistic accomplishments, as though they are unattainable today. And maybe they are, thanks to the corporate-owned media.

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The Untouchable Michael Jackson

Rebecca Walker | Posted 08.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Icon, Michael Jackson, Pop Music, Musicians, The Artist's Life, Entertainment News

We use his death, as we used his life, as a mirror. There is no room for Michael. It is still, tragically, all about us.

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Dead At 50 - But His Inspiring Voice Will Live Forever...

Martin Lewis | Posted 07.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Icon, American Hero, Spokesman, Premature Death, Legacy, Inspirational, Heritage, Voice of a Generation, Entertainment News

Rest in peace Billy Mays.

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No One Who Was Normal Ever Made History: A Tribute to Michael Jackson

James Arthur Ray | Posted 07.29.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Normalcy, Michael Jackson Death, Michael Jackson Dead, Jesus, Geniuses, Michael Jackson Dies, Walt Whitman, Friedrich Nietzsche, Genius, Death, Life, Icon, Fame, Tribute, Entertainment News

Michael's life, when considered within the broader scope of highly creative people throughout history, was not really that unusual after all.

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Drowning in Twitter World

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Icon, Blogs, Amazon.com, Linkedin, Sara Jane Moore, Twitter, Geri Spieler, Social Networking, Nielsen, Red Room, Diggers, Facebook, Huffington Post, Neilsen Survey, Myspace, President, Media News

OK, so maybe it's just me, but all this Social Networking is just too much pressure!

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Liza Minnelli: Live at the Barnes & Noble

Susan Sawyers | Posted 03.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Icon, Christina Figliolia, New York New York, Barnes & Noble, Idol, Legend, Inspiration, Liza Minnelli, Mike and Juliet, The Morning Show, Cabaret, New York City, The Rat Pack, Entertainment News, Liza's at the Palace, Video, Singing, Entertainment News

The real prize for Liza Minnelli's adoring fans: the first 160 purchasers received hot pink wristbands for entrance to a short performance at the Upper West Side B&N that night.

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