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Kings Die at 50: Billy Mays and Michael Jackson

Monday, June 29th, 2009

One slithered and slinked about the stage, at times defying the rules of physics,  singing with the voice of a choir boy.  The other could sell the shell off a turtle.   One shunned paparazzi, the other lapped it up like an iguana.  Both ruled their realms and both died at 50.As you’ve certainly heard, the King of Pop’s demise  was quickly followed by the King of “As Seen on TV,” Billy Mays.  The King of Pop garnered round the clock coverage, shrines, platitudes, documentaries and live coverage.


Kings Die at 50: Billy Mays and Michael Jackson

Jackson: The Tragic ‘Genetically Modified’ Icon of Globalization: Le Figaro, France

Monday, June 29th, 2009

As in North America, Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Oceania are united in at least one way: shock over the death of Michael Jackson. As part of our coverage of this cultural border-shattering event, we present this editorial by Sebastien Le Fol of France’s Le Figaro newspaper, which investigates why Michael Jackson’s demise has had the incredible impact reverberating around the world today. For Le Figaro , Sebastien Le Fol writes in part: “What fascinates us most of all abo

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Jackson: The Tragic ‘Genetically Modified’ Icon of Globalization: Le Figaro, France

A string of movies…

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Apparently I am now sick enough to have 3 days off work. I don’t really feel it, but it’s infectious so I ain’t bringing it to work with me. For the last couple of weeks, I have been tirelessly going through a pile of movies. Just because, you know, I didn’t quite have the chance before to do so. I never knew movie marathons can be quite so tiring (and effectively ruining the “tirelessly” bit). This is what I watched: 1) Feel the Noise one word: Sucked. The trailer looked awesome, it


A string of movies…