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Jackson Traffic
Threatened to
Break Internet

Jun 26, 2009 2:32 PM CDT

Jackson Traffic Threatened to Break Internet

(Newser) - The surge in Internet traffic yesterday as Michael Jackson fans searched for information about his death had a deep impact on the Web, Ars Technica reports. Sites as diverse as Twitter and the iTunes Store slowed to a crawl, but perhaps the most profound effect was on Google. The search...

911 Call: Jackson
Wasn't Breathing

Jun 26, 2009 1:59 PM CDT

911 Call: Jackson Wasn't Breathing

(Newser) - An emergency caller from Michael Jackson's home yesterday said he wasn't breathing or responding to efforts to revive him. The Los Angeles Fire Department released the audio of the 911 call today. The caller reported that Jackson—whose name he didn't use—was on a bed, wasn't breathing, and wasn't...

Top 10 Moments
in Life, Career

jackson's legacy

Jun 26, 2009 1:31 PM CDT

Top 10 Moments in Life, Career

(Newser) - As legions mourn the King of Pop, Time rounds up the 10 defining moments of his life and career:

The Jackson 5 bursts onto the scene in 1968, and its first single, “I Want You Back,” makes it to No. 1.
The release of Thriller in 1982 makes

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Rush: Blame Obama for AWOL Sanford

Jun 26, 2009 1:25 PM CDT

Rush: Blame Obama for AWOL Sanford

Gov bolted because country's 'going to hell in a handbasket'

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh has a novel theory about why Mark Sanford left the US: He was sick of the way the country’s being run. The South Carolina governor's disappearance, it seems, was President Obama’s fault, the Huffington Post reports. “This is almost like: I don't give a damn!...

In the End, Abuse
Charges Eclipsed Career

jackson's legacy

Jun 26, 2009 12:56 PM CDT

In the End, Abuse Charges Eclipsed Career

(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s reputation will forever be tainted by the numerous allegations of child molestation levied against him, the New York Daily News reports. Jackson was never convicted of any crime, but he did settle out of court on two occasions, once for $20 million. A Jackson attorney said the...

Forget
Thriller:
Off the Wall
Was His Best

OPINION

Jun 26, 2009 12:12 PM CDT

Forget Thriller: Off the Wall Was His Best

(Newser) - It’s no exaggeration to say that Michael Jackson “made a more profound impact in the arenas of soul, R&B and dance-pop than any other singer or songwriter in history,” writes Jim DeRogatis in the Chicago Sun-Times. But while many fans reach for Thriller, “widely considered...

Rihanna, Chris
Want to Get Closer

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Jun 26, 2009 11:58 AM CDT

Rihanna, Chris Want to Get Closer

Plus, director dishes on 'handsome' JFK, and more

(Newser) - Rihanna doesn’t want any protection from Chris Brown—the pair think the court’s no-contact clause is “unnecessary and ridiculous,” a source tells the New York Daily News, adding that even though “they aren't looking to hook back up,” they’re “solid” now as...

Cops Can't
Find Jackson's
Doctor

Jun 26, 2009 11:17 AM CDT

Cops Can't Find Jackson's Doctor

Physician reportedly gave singer an injection before he died

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's doctor has apparently gone AWOL, TMZ reports. Authorities want to interview him but can't find him, sources say. Cops towed his BMW from Jackson's house last night. One source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection, possibly of the morphine-like drug Demerol, before he died. The LA coroner,...

TMZ Scoops World
on Jackson Death

Jun 26, 2009 10:41 AM CDT

TMZ Scoops World on Jackson Death

(Newser) - TMZ left its more savory rivals in the dust yesterday, reporting Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest and death before any other media outlet, the Chicago Tribune reports. The AOL gossip website reported Jackson’s death at 2:44 local time, less than 20 minutes after the singer expired. But many...

With Icons' Deaths,
Gen X Grows Up

OPINION

Jun 26, 2009 10:20 AM CDT

With Icons' Deaths, Gen X Grows Up

Pair of generation's icons pass in a day

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson were icons to many, but especially to the impressionable members of Generation X. “These people were on our lunchboxes,” notes one post-boomer. “This is the moment when Generation X realizes they're grown up." “Cynical” and “disaffected,” Gen X...

Jacko Leaves Pile of Debt

Jun 26, 2009 10:00 AM CDT

Jacko Leaves Pile of Debt

Could have recouped losses with comeback

(Newser) - Michael Jackson died deep in debt, Reuters reports: Wall Street Journal sources put the figure at $500 million earlier this month. The entertainer and his managers had hoped a planned concert series this summer would refill his coffers. Still, Jackson’s copyrights to his songs and his stake in the...

Why Farrah Wore a One-Piece

Jun 26, 2009 9:39 AM CDT

Why Farrah Wore a One-Piece

The tale of an iconic image: Rising star styled her own hair

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett's role in Charlie’s Angels made her a TV star, but her 1976 pin-up poster made her an icon. Newsday reveals how the image, which preceded the show by a year, came about. Fawcett, who was supposed to be photographed in a bikini, wore the copper one-piece instead...

Obit Writers Agree:
He Was Peter Pan

Jun 26, 2009 9:37 AM CDT

Obit Writers Agree: He Was Peter Pan

(Newser) - It's no secret that Michael Jackson, onetime owner of Neverland, loved Peter Pan, and the reference provided legions of obituary and tribute writers with a theme:

New York Times: "For his legions of fans, he was the Peter Pan of pop music: the little boy who refused to grow

...

Ignore the Internet:
Ford, Goldblum Not Dead

Jun 26, 2009 9:22 AM CDT

Ignore the Internet: Ford, Goldblum Not Dead

Internet pranksters capitalize on other celebrity deaths with new hoax

(Newser) - In the wake of Farrah Fawcett’s and Michael Jackson’s deaths yesterday, someone got carried away and reported the demise of Harrison Ford and Jeff Goldblum, too. Turns out those news bulletins were the work of Internet pranksters, reports the New York Daily News. “Reports that Jeff Goldblum...

ET Nails
'Exclusive'
Last Photo

Jackson roundup

Jun 26, 2009 8:19 AM CDT

ET Nails 'Exclusive' Last Photo

Also, details on his last night; tour group is first to see ambulance leave; more

(Newser) - The last picture of Michael Jackson—on a stretcher, being worked on by paramedics— came out last night, courtesy of Entertainment Tonight, which slapped a huge logo on it and called it an exclusive, even though it was instantly all over TV and the web. More coverage of the King...

Farrah:
'America's Ideal of Itself'

APPRECIATION

Jun 25, 2009 2:58 PM CDT

Farrah: 'America's Ideal of Itself'

(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett’s time as a superstar may have been short, but she played her entire life—and career—with grace, Richard Corliss writes in Time. And no one can forget her 1970s heyday. “If the big, bulky computers of the day could have programmed America’s ideal of...

Rosie Radio
Hits Satellite
This Fall

Jun 25, 2009 2:39 PM CDT

Rosie Radio Hits Satellite This Fall

Sirius XM adds O'Donnell to celebrity lineup despite slump

(Newser) - Rosie O’Donnell has signed on for a radio talk show on Sirius XM, joining the likes of Oprah, Martha Stewart, and Howard Stern this fall. She’ll interview celebrity guests, take calls, and blend pop culture with serious topics, the company says. Rosie Radio indicates the flagging satellite conglomerate’...

Transformers' $60.6M Is
Biggest Mid-Week Debut

Jun 25, 2009 1:31 PM CDT

Transformers' $60.6M Is Biggest Mid-Week Debut

(Newser) - The new Transformers flick had a stellar start, raking in $60.6 million on opening day to make it the biggest Wednesday debut ever, Variety reports. For all-around opening days, the Michael Bay shoot-em-up lags just behind record-holder Dark Knight, which took in $67.2 million on a Friday last...

In Women's
Fashion,
No Irony
After 50

ANALYSIS

Jun 25, 2009 1:20 PM CDT

In Women's Fashion, No Irony After 50

Women of a certain age should stick with elegance, some say

(Newser) - When 50-year-old Madonna showed up at the Met’s costume gala last month wearing a mini-dress and a bow shaped like rabbit ears, it begged the question: How old is too old for ironic touches like knee socks and pigtails? And more importantly, why can’t over-50 women wear certain...

Transformers From 'Da Hood'
Spark Racism Charges

Jun 25, 2009 11:51 AM CDT

Transformers From 'Da Hood' Spark Racism Charges

New characters compared to Jar Jar Binks

(Newser) - Critics are comparing Transformers to Star Wars, and not in a good way, E! reports. Twin autobots Skids and Mudflap are causing an uproar over ethnic stereotypes. The new characters are from “da hood,” can’t read, and inspired one critic to describe them as—horrors!—“...