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"This Is It" Is All That Remains

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Thriller, Billie Jean, Rehearsal, Comeback, Michael Jackson This Is It, Michael Jackson Documentary, Entertainment News
Jackie K. Cooper

The documentary "This Is It" is a chronicle of the rehearsals for Michael Jackson's comeback tour. The late King of Pop's fans should love this final homage to their idol.

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Michael Jackson Still Had it at the End

Francine Hardaway | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, This Is It Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson This Is It, King of Pop, Michael Jackson Documentary, Michael Jackson Movie, Entertainment News
Francine Hardaway

Was Michael Jackson a sick drug addict? No way. Did we, the public and the media, hasten the death of a man who felt for the planet and wanted to deliver a message of love? Probably.

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'This Is It': Listen To Michael Jackson's New Song (AUDIO, LYRICS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.12.2009 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK - The first song from the upcoming Michael Jackson music documentary "This Is It" made it's debut online early Monday morning on MichaelJacks...

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Sleepless Supernova: Propofol Lullabies In Neverland

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 10.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Physicians, Propofol, Melatonin, This-Is-It, Deepak Chopra, Brooke Sheilds, Jay Leno, Cnn, Jack Kevorkian, Insomnia, King of Pop, Sleep Machismo, Heath Ledger, David Letterman, Bill Maher, Sleep, Hippocratic Oath, Living News
Qanta Ahmed, MD

That an anesthesiologist could be on tour with Michael administering propofol is both baffling and repugnant. The King of Pop was effectively anaesthetized every night, while our profession was asleep at the wheel.

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Michael Jackson: The King of Pills

Deborah King | Posted 08.15.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Prescription Drug Addiction, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Drug Abuse, King of Pop, Michael Jackson Death, Entertainment News
Deborah King

The multi-talented and charismatic performer may be gone, to live on in a digitally-recorded afterlife, but I suspect that we'll soon learn that the death of Michael Jackson the man was caused in large part by his addiction to prescription medication.

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Michael Jackson -- Moonwalking through Milestones

Suzette Standring | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Funeral, Michael Jackson Tribute, Michael Jackson Memorial, Michael Jackson Dead, Standring, Jackson Five, King of Pop, Suzette, Guiness Book of World Records, Suzette Standring, Jackson Memorial, Paris Jackson, Entertainment News
Suzette Standring

In 1969 the King of Pop was a pipsqueak when I heard the lead singer of The Jackson Five belt out "I Want You Back." Even now the songs "ABC" and "I'll Be There" take me back to my teenage days in San Francisco.

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Michael Jackson Agonistes: Act II of an American Pop'era

Barry Michael Cooper | Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment

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Barry Michael Cooper

The issue of race became a non-issue the moment a little girl named Paris Katherine Jackson got onstage at the Staples Center and took a look at the casket a few feet away from her.

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Just A Thriller?

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Pop Music, Class Warfare, Racism, King of Pop, Pop Culture, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Prince, Entertainment News
Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston

One man embodies what I would term the deep power of pop culture/music as no other before him.

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Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

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Lauri Lyons

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

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American Thriller

Dan Siegel | Posted 08.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Thriller, Cnn International, Cnn, Gary Condit, Princess Diana, Jackson Memorial Tribute, London Concert, King of Pop, Honduras, O.J., Race, South Park, Michael Jackson Death, Neverland, Entertainment News
Dan Siegel

Perhaps not. Jackson's early passing is a perfect globalized mass media storm, as it combines Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll with a healthy dose of those two basic staples of the American story: Race & Money.

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Rumours, Lies and Truth: Life After Death of "King of Pop'

Deborah Hobson | Posted 08.06.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Music Icon, Michael Jackson, Concerts, King of Pop, Heart Attack, Death, Jackson 5, Entertainment News
Deborah Hobson

I've been angry with Michael Jackson for some years now. His sudden death from a heart attack last week at the age of 50 shocked and saddened me.

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Michael Jackson Agonistes: An American Pop'era In Three Acts

Barry Michael Cooper | Posted 09.24.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Michael Jackson Music Videos, Michael Jackson Death, P. Diddy, Janet Jackson, Black Entertainment Television, Michael Jackson Cardiac Arrest, Michael Jackson Tributes, Los Angeles-California, Entertainment News
Barry Michael Cooper

I believe MJ wished his ghost to Providence a long time ago for safe-keeping, long before the first trial, because he had seen how the carrion-eaters got down while he was still in grade school.

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Michael Jackson Pub Crawl In East Village

NBC NewYork | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York

Read More: Manhattan, Michael Jackson, New York, East Village, New York City, Michael Jackson New York, Michael Jackson Death, King of Pop, Michael Jackson Pub Crawl, New York News

From the "Oh no they didn't" files comes Village Pourhouse's Jacko-themed drinkathon. Single glove included. ...

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You Are Not Alone: Michael Jackson's Abusive Childhood and How to Heal If It's Yours

Janet Kinosian | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Violence, Childhood Trauma, Michael Jackson, King of Pop, Fear, Abuse, Control, Childhood Violence, Childhood Abuse, Childhood Exploitation, Living News
Janet Kinosian

Violence, control, fear and abuse thrive in silence. Merely aging doesn't make this pain diminish. In fact, it often gets stronger and louder.

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This Blog Post Is Even Weirder Than Michael Jackson

Dave Astor | Posted 08.01.2009 | Comedy

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Dave Astor

The general public doesn't mourn the deaths of less-famous people who might have continued to also do great things if they hadn't left us before their time.

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Cute/Ridiculous Animal Thing Of The Day: Moonwalking Critters (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.01.2009 | Comedy

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Of all of Michael's famous moves, none has left as big an impact as the moonwalk. Even the animal world wants in on the action, and while they're not ...

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Remembering the Other Michael Jackson

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Death, King of Pop, Charity, Music, Race, Social Activist, Thriller, Entertainment News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Jackson had given generously to many charities and organizations. This is the Jackson that I want to and will always remember. This is the other Michael Jackson.

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The Man Goes Through the Mirror

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Billboard, Frank DiLeo, Krxa, Kfi, The R&B Report, Karel, Charles Karel Bouley, Kgo, Advocate, Kngy, King of Pop, Gay, Music, Entertainment News
Charles Karel Bouley

He died trying. He kept going. He gathered up his "mess" and always kept it moving forward.

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A Fellow Gary Native and Ex-Motown Recording Artist Remembers the King of Pop

Eric Deggans | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Pop Music, Media, King of Pop, Gary Indiana, Hriller, Death, Entertainment News
Eric Deggans

My life and Michael Jackson's have run along somewhat parallel lines for years, back to our earliest days growing up in the shadow of steel mills in Gary.

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"Thriller" Gone, ABC and NBC "'Bad," They "Beat It"

Mike Hegedus | Posted 07.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson, Anne Curry, Jim Brown, Barbara Walters, Tiger Woods, King of Pop, ABC News, Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Martin Brashir, Marvin Gaye, Nbc, Media News
Mike Hegedus

It's rare that television moves me to take action but it did while I was watching the ABC and NBC "specials" on the death of Michael Jackson.

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The Day I Sang for Michael Jackson

David Suissa | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, King of Pop, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Parents, Neverland, Entertainment News
David Suissa

There I was, completely alone with the King of Pop. I decided that I wouldn't waste this moment with mindless chatter.

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King Of Pop: World Mourns Michael Jackson (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 07.27.2009 | World

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*** Scroll down for a slideshow of newspaper front pages from around the world and global video tributes. LONDON — (AP) Michael Jackson was due...

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Forever Came Today: Ten Songs by Which to Remember Michael Jackson

David Wild | Posted 07.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Dies, King of Pop, Music, Entertainment News
David Wild

Among many other things, Michael Jackson was one of the greatest singers who ever lived. Here are some songs to help us all remember those times.

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Damn Right I Got Michael Jackson Tickets

Matt Stewart | Posted 05.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Billie Jean, Uk, O2, Off the Wall, Concerts, England, Dangerous, Thriller, Bad, King of Pop, Jacksons, Music, Rock, Concert, London, Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, History, Beat It, Pop, Entertainment News
Matt Stewart

Like the million other people who bought tickets, it came down to simple joys. I want to see one of the planet's great shows with my own two eyes.

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