That’s it. After the media circus that was the Michael Jackson memorial, after hearing Al Sharpton try to tell Jackson’s kids that “there was nothin’ strange about yo daddy,” and after countless replays of poor Paris breaking down, I have had enough of the King of Pop to last a while.
But over the last week, [...]

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When I heard of Michael Jackson’s death, I can’t say I was surprised. After all, several months earlier, a tabloid had reported that he was near death from some rare, strange lung disease. It was always something new with Michael.
But Michael had died long ago for me, his persona having morphed into a literal skeleton [...]