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Archive for July, 2009

Gates-Crowley-Gate: A Historical-ish View

It seems we’ve moved past the Michael Jackson ballyhoo to the “beer summitt” tempest in a teacup (or beer stein, as it were).  The media has latched on to the story of how a potential racial profiling case (maybe) was turned into a certifiable media spectacle (kinda).  Read more…

Categories: Leftovers

Things I learned today

I’ve been a bit under the weather today, which leaves me in a sleep-deprived and drug-addled state.  The perfect combo for some bloggin’.  Quick post to recap things I’ve learned today: Read more…

Categories: Leftovers

The public stages of grief (Ruminations on Jacko's death)

As someone who gets a kick watching the media overreact to, well, anything, the last few weeks have been treeeee-mendous.  I mean, the death of Michael Jackson was a tragedy to his friends and family.  It was a kick in the gut for his biggest fans.  For the other 95% of us, who were consuming all this coverage, what was our stake in the game? Read more…

Categories: Music, TV
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