(Somewhat) In memoriam: the King of Pop, the prince of Late Night, America’s sex symbol, and oh yeah, 156 Chinese protesters
Over the past week, death seemingly wormed its way into every major headline. First it was Ed McMahon, legendary side-kick to the more legendary Johnny Carson. Sexy pin-up Farrah Fawcett followed suit with MJ moonwalking to his grave just hours later. The Grim Reaper then added Billy “Who?” Mays, Steve McNair, and Robert McNamara to his already sizable collection.
In fact, major news networks struggled to keep up with the slew of celebrity deaths as various planned tribute broadcasts switched from McMahon to Fawcett to the grandiose spectacle that was the Michael Jackson memorial.
Curious timing
So what happened in the past week? Michael Jackson and a host of other celebrities died, the controversy over the Iranian elections continued, Mark Sanford got caught sneaking out to Argentina to visit his mistress, the USA nearly won a soccer tournament and oh yeah, a massive climate-change bill passed through the House of Representatives. Continue Reading »
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