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Ahmadinejad Calls Obama George W. Bush v. 2.0
From CNN: Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday called the U.S. president inexperienced, compared him unfavorably to President George W. Bush and suggested he apologize for “interfering in Iran’s affairs.” “Do you think that this kind of behavior is going to solve any of your problems? It will only make people think you are someone…
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On Michael Jackson
As many of us wrap our heads around the life and death of Michael Jackson, I investigated what books might offer additional insight, because I’m kind of at a loss. I know I feel sad, but my emotions don’t help much to sift through the hype, allegations, talent, grandeur and problems stemming from the King…
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The Supreme Court vs. The Older American Worker
As if older Americans didn’t have enough to worry about with their investments tanking, their future social security checks in limbo, and fears over their health care the Supreme Court has decided to heighten their stress levels even more. Yesterday, in a 5-4 decision the court ruled employees bringing federal age-discrimination claims bear the burden…
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Michael Jackson: Genius or Pariah?
I woke up this morning feeling honest. I’m shocked by Michael Jackson’s death, yes. I’m numb and sad and anxious. However, here’s the deeper truth: Michael Jackson had not been part of my daily consciousness in years. I removed him. I removed his so-called ugly from my so-called clean mind. The removal started when MJ…
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MTV's Jackie Robinson
An excerpt from Touré’s piece on the Daily Beast: “I can’t help but think about Thriller’s massive socio-cultural impact. Rev. Al Sharpton referred to Michael as a pre-Obama Obama-esque figure in that he’s a black man who knows how to make millions of blacks and whites fall in love with him. He’s an integrationist, a…
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Dying Under Complicated Circumstances
Even before Michael Jackson’s death was officially announced, fans began to gather—at his home, at the hospital he was whisked to, in traditionally black neighborhoods around the country (and far beyond)—to mourn and celebrate the genius of his life. But I suspect after the first shock wears off, there will be some musing aloud about…
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Sanford and Sonned
Yes, it’s sad to think of the impact of Mark Sanford’s confessed extramarital affair on his family, but it’s also not hard to picture this staunchly conservative dude holed up in a Buenos Aires pied-á-terre with an Argentine hottie breathing heavily on a kitchen counter while the governor pleads in her ear: “Don’t tap out,…
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Chasing Michael Jackson
I may be a little fella But my heart’s As big as Texas —Michael Jackson If you are a journalist, and you are a journalist of a certain age, covering Michael Jackson meant reconciling your personal childhood feelings about the Gloved One at the same time you were covering what amounted to a freak show.…
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The Curious Case of Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson is dead, and if there was ever any doubt, we know now that the 80s are over. There will be a generation of music lovers who will never know what it was to see an artist at the top of his game battling for spots in the Top 40 with other incredible talents,…
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He Made Us Dance
Michael made us dance.That is an often-ignored fact as we try to grapple with the phenomenon that was Michael Jackson. For 80 percent of his life, he wasn’t merely famous. He was a megastar. Indeed, he rose to almost inconceivable heights of stardom, into such rarefied space that it could only be inhabited by the…