Michael Jackson Memorial

One More for Michael Jackson

Gotham Chopra | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment


Gotham Chopra

It feels like some closure is upon us and Michael gets to go underground. That said, I could have sworn he once told me he wanted to be cremated when he was all done.

As Our Kids Were Dying In Wars, Michael Jackson Died In Encino

Norman Horowitz | Posted 08.26.2009 | Media


Norman Horowitz

Many ask why I incessantly write about our wars and our television coverage, and I have no reasonable answer other than what is going on makes me nuts.

'Criminal Aspects' Probed In Cost Of Jackson Memorial

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Investigators looking into the chain of events that led City Hall to spend an estimated $1.4 million for police protection and oth...

Michael Jackson and Walter Cronkite

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

We have lost all sense of proportion, balance and priority. The comparative response to these deaths can only be considered pathetic.

My Funeral and Memorial Service

Jill Sobule | Posted 08.14.2009 | Entertainment


Jill Sobule

Michael Jackson's memorial made me realize that not only do I need to write up a will, but I also need to plan my own memorial service and tribute for when that inevitable time comes.

July 13, 2009 News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

Ruth Madoff kicked out of $7 million penthouse, but allowed to keep $2.5 million in assets said not to be related to husband's mega-swindle. That's an awful lot of bake sales and car washes.

On Nancy Pelosi and Michael Jackson

Mona Gable | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics


Mona Gable

I'd like to thank Nancy Pelosi for nixing the resolution to honor Michael Jackson. It's not like Congress doesn't have anything to do. Health care, anyone?

Michael Jackson Hometown Memorial: Crowds Flooding Gary

AP | TOM COYNE | Posted 08.10.2009 | Chicago


GARY, Ind. — Michael Jackson's boyhood hometown bade farewell to the King of Pop on Friday with a celebration of his life and music. More than ...

Michael Jackson's Casket Stored In Crypt As Family Fights

New York Post | Posted 08.10.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Jackson's family is bitterly divided over how best to profit off the King of Pop's remains -- so his body has been stashed in Motown maestro B...

Michael Jackson -- Moonwalking through Milestones

Suzette Standring | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment


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.

Forever at Neverland

Nancy Chuda | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment


Nancy Chuda

Like Joan of Arc, Michael Jackson embodied some of the same vulnerabilities and courage.

After All Is Said and Done: What Everyone Missed About the Death of Michael Jackson

Nelson Montana | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment


Nelson Montana

Why has nothing been written about the doctors who continued to disfigure Michael Jackson? Or those advisors and lawyers who sat idly by as his finances imploded? Why did no-one step in?

Queen Latifah Never MET Michael Jackson, Despite Eulogizing

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment


UPDATE: Performers John Mayer and Jennifer Hudson had also never met Jackson, Brooke Shields hadn't seen him in 18 years, and Usher and Mariah Carey ...

Michael Jackson's Memorial Cost LA $1.4 Million

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — A city council member on Thursday called on AEG Live to pay some of the estimated $1.4 million cost for policing Michael Jackson's...

Michael Jackson's Kids Playful At Post-Memorial Reception

usmagazine.com | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment


After Tuesday's somber memorial for their father, Michael Jackson's three children seemed to be in better sprits at a reception immediately following ...

Michael Jackson's Burial A Mystery

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's glimmering casket took center stage at the Staples Center, sitting for more than two hours as celebrities memori...

Michael Jackson Memorial Ratings: How Does It Compare To Other Major TV Events? (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Michael Jackson's memorial service on Wednesday drew 31 million TV viewers in the US. Millions of others are expected to have streamed the service onl...

Roy Sekoff On MSNBC: "Is Michael Jackson The Last American Entertainment Icon?"

Huff TV | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment


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Michael Jackson: the Post-Racial King of Pop.

Yuna Shin | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment


Yuna Shin

Michael Jackson transcended race. He was truly the first post-racial star. He symbolized America and personified all of her possibilities.

RIP VIP: We Will Always Love You Michael... Or at Least Until Next Tuesday

Susan Isaacs | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment


Susan Isaacs

Take away the gloves and hats, toss in a hundred thousand hearts, cut to London from LA, and it's Princess Di all over again: weepers, wailers, scribblers, T-shirt buyers.

Michael Jackson Memorial Ratings: 31 Million Watch On TV

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — Some 31.1 million people in the United States watched the Michael Jackson memorial on television, with millions more catching video s...

Judith Hill, "Heal the World" Singer

Disgrasian | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment


Disgrasian

There was something so chilling about mourning a man in the most public of ceremonies whose great tragedy was that he had never had a private life. Even in death, there wasn't any way for Michael Jackson to walk -- or be driven in a casket -- down the street unnoticed.

Michael Jackson Is the New America

Michael Wolff | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Wolff

Michael Jackson is hereby transmuted -- to the choir strains of a rather extraordinary send-off -- into not just a holy figure but a living icon of the racial and political wars.

Michael Jackson's Commercial-Free Memorial Didn't Bother Networks

Ad Week | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


NEW YORK Some 20,000 people on Tuesday morning filed into Los Angeles' Staples Center to bear witness to Michael Jackson's memorial service, and while...

The Queerness of Michael Jackson

Irene Monroe | Posted 08.08.2009 | Entertainment


Irene Monroe

Clearly Sharpton's statement hinted at the racism Michael Jackson endured in the music industry. But he totally ignored, as many have, the issues of gender and sexuality that clearly impacted the star.