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Storm

Cameron Cardow / Truthdig Jul 10, 2009 Dig deeper

Rep. Peter King Slams Media’s MJ Mania, Intensifies Mania in So Doing

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2009 Any salient points that hard-boiled Long Island Congressman Peter King made about the media's Michael Jackson fixation were, for one, overshadowed by his descriptions of Jackson as a "low-life" and a "pedophile," and also apparently lost on certain mainstream media outlets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

24-Week News Cycle

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jul 3, 2009 Dig deeper

He’s All Yours

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jun 28, 2009 Dig deeper

‘LRC’: In Defense of Auto-Eroticism

Staff / Truthdig Jun 27, 2009 On this week's "Left, Right & Center" it's lots of sex, a little health care and even less Michael Jackson. Is sexual repression a uniquely Republican problem? Discuss. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The King of Pop Is Dead

Staff / Truthdig Jun 26, 2009 Michael Jackson was rushed to an L.A. hospital Thursday, where he was pronounced dead. He was 50 years old. His astonishing musical career, perhaps unparalleled among solo artists, unraveled into a tabloid mess of child molestation, doctor-sanctioned self-mutilation, bizarre parenting and, ultimately, debt. He was about to launch a comeback tour. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Things to Do in Prison … in the Philippines

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2007 Filipino prisoners feel the "funk of forty thousand years" and perform with eerie skillfulness the entire music video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller." In case you needed it, this is further proof that the world remains a very strange place. A must-see, especially on a Friday. (Via BoingBoing) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )