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 Facebook Gives
 Death a Makeover

Gravestones are so 1.0, site spins; try memorializing your page

Oct 29, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook has responded to yet another qualm arising from its revamp last week. This one was actually sort of serious: Users were inundated with suggestions that they “reconnect” with friends who—though their Facebook pages were still active—had in reality shuffled off this mortal coil. “Would that... More »

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social networking • Internet • Web 2.0 • Facebook • online privacy • death • memorial • deceased

(Newser) - Bill Kristol remembers his late father as a man of a "deep modesty" who "loved intellectual pursuits but always shunned intellectual pretension." Irving Kristol, who died earlier this month at age 89, is generally regarded as the architect of neoconservatism, but the honors he accrued never gave... More »

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Weekly Standard • memorial • right wingers • conservatism • neoconservatives • William Kristol • Irving Kristol

INTERVIEW

 Janet on  
 Michael: 
 'He Loved  
 to Laugh' 

He had a big heart and bigger sense of humor

Sep 9, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Janet Jackson opens up about her late brother in next month’s Harper’s Bazaar. Though she speaks to her own troubles—“people can have rhinoceros skin, but there's a point when something's going to hurt you”—and the family—“people said to me that Michael's... More »

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entertainment • Janet Jackson • pop music • memorial • Michael Jackson • celebrity interview • sister • Paris Jackson


  NYC Sends 9/11 Wreckage 
  to Memorials Nationwide 

Steel beams from World Trade Center travel to towns big and small

Sep 7, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 2,000 pieces of twisted steel, the remains of the World Trade Center, are sitting at a hangar at Kennedy Airport in New York. Eight years after the attack, the city is inviting mayors and first responders from around the country to take pieces of the fallen buildings, some... More »

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New York • World Trade Center • September 11 • memorial • World Trade Center memorial • 9/11 attacks

Political Luminaries Arrive
to Celebrate Kennedy 

Biden, Kerry, McCain to speak in Boston

Aug 28, 09 5:23 PM CDT
(AP) - Now that the public has said goodbye to Sen. Edward Kennedy, a who's who of politics is converging on Boston for a private service featuring music, laughter, and, in all likelihood, calls to grant Kennedy's last political wish—health coverage for all Americans. The event, billed as "a celebration... More »

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Boston • Ted Kennedy • memorial • memorial service • Edward Kennedy

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Jacko May Have 
 Had Love Child 

25-year-old front and center at memorial

Jul 22, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Norwegian Michael Jackson impersonator might be the King of Pop’s love child, the Mirror reports. Omer Bhatti, 25, was seated with Jackson's family in the front row at his Los Angeles memorial service, and resembles his youngest potential sibling, Blanket. Bhatti reportedly lived at Neverland Ranch as a... More »

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entertainment • film • Los Angeles • celebrity • memorial • Michael Jackson • love child • celebrity death • Omer Bhatti

(Newser) - Hundreds of fans are camped out in the front of the O2 arena in London where Michael Jackson was to begin his 50-concert stand today, the BBC reports. “I want to feel a bit closer,” said one of the approximately 600 fans. “We’ve been reminiscing and... More »

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entertainment • London • United Kingdom • England • concert • memorial • Michael Jackson • tribute • O2 Arena

(Newser) - The carefully guarded children of Michael Jackson made a rare public appearance at his memorial yesterday, but for one of them it was even more revolutionary: Prince Michael Jackson II—aka Blanket—was seen fully for the first time, Fox News reports. Blanket, who was famously dangled by his father... More »

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entertainment • music • children • memorial • Michael Jackson • Staples Center • Paris Michael Jackson • Blanket Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson II

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 Questions Linger 
 in Wake of Memorial 

How much it will cost? Where is his body? And what caused his death?

Jul 8, 09 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fans are donating to the city of Los Angeles in an effort to defray the cost of Michael Jackson’s memorial, E! reports. The final total is still in the works, and some famous friends and corporate sponsors are rumored to have donated generously. More from the aftermath:
  • Los
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entertainment • casket • celebrity • memorial • Michael Jackson • cause of death • celebrity death • Forest Lawn cemetery

UPDATED

 Jackson's Tearful Daughter 
 Steals Star-Studded Show 

Fans pouring into Staples Center all morning

Jul 7, 09 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mariah Carey kicked off the memorial service for Michael Jackson today, singing "I'll Be There," as the singer's body lay in a golden casket, covered in red flowers, at the foot of the stage at the Staples Center. And his 11-year-old daughter got in the last word with... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles • celebrity • memorial • Michael Jackson • Staples Center • celebrity death

(Newser) - London officially unveiled its memorial to the 52 people killed in the July 7, 2005, terror attacks today, the Guardian reports. The Hyde Park memorial consists of 52 stainless steel pillars, each representing a victim, split into four groups corresponding to the four bombing targets. In the center is a... More »

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London • Prince Charles • memorial • London bombings • terrorist attack • Hyde Park

OPINION

 Your Guide to 
 Today's Jacko 
 Media Orgy 

Let the 'freak show' begin

Jul 7, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surprisingly, the elephants entering Staples Center this morning aren’t there for the “Michael Jackson Memorial Orgy of Excess”—but for the circus, opening tomorrow. “That seems completely appropriate,” writes Lisa de Moraes for the Washington Post. As for today’s “freak show,” 16... More »

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entertainment • television • CNBC • Larry King • celebrity • Kathie Lee Gifford • TV networks • CNN • memorial • Michael Jackson • Anderson Cooper • BET • celebrity death • Martin Bashir • Lola Ogunnaike • Inside Edition • April Woodard

 Jackson Memorial Tix Hit eBay 

One listed for $20K; most under $1K

Jul 6, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vouchers for Michael Jackson's memorial service hit eBay and Craigslist just after winners were notified of their good luck, CBS News reports. Most were advertised for less than $1,000, but one voucher was for immediate sale for $20,000. Some of the Craigslist postings were flagged for removal. The... More »

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eBay • Craigslist • ticket • memorial • Michael Jackson • memorial service • vouchers

(Newser) - Some 1.6 million fans vied for fewer than 18,000 spots to attend Michael Jackson's upcoming memorial service at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, reports CNN. Each of the 8750 winners of a lottery will receive a pair of tickets to Tuesday's event. They'll be informed via email... More »

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(Newser) - Organizers will give out 17,500 free tickets to Tuesday’s Michael Jackson memorial at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, the Times reports. The drawing will occur Sunday, and ticket-seekers can register online. Trying to avoid a rush, the promoter kept some details secret, saying only “there will be no... More »

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entertainment • music • Los Angeles • memorial • Michael Jackson • scalpers • ticket lottery • Staples Center

 LA Braces for Jackson Masses 

City, hard-up for cash, also concerned about costs

Jul 3, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Michael Jackson’s memorial has a time and place, cash-strapped Los Angeles must move on to the next problems: Where to put tens of thousands of mourners, and how to pay for it. “If you can imagine 100,000 people show up and you have 20,000... More »

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entertainment • California • Los Angeles • celebrity • memorial • Michael Jackson • budget cuts • celebrity death

UPDATED

Jackson Memorial Tuesday at LA Arena After Family Service

20,000-seat coliseum will host farewell to the King of Pop

Jul 2, 09 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A memorial service for Michael Jackson will go ahead Tuesday at Los Angeles’ Staples Center next week, CNN reports, and, according to TMZ, will follow a private, family service at a local cemetery. It’s unclear whether Tuesday’s public event, set for 10am, will be at Staples’ 20,000-seat... More »

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Los Angeles • pop music • memorial services • memorial • Michael Jackson • memorial service • Staples Center

 Jackson Memorial 
 Could Cost Fans, LA 

Service could be Tuesday at Staples Center

Jul 2, 09 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - As speculation focuses on Tuesday as the date for Michael Jackson’s public memorial in Los Angeles, how the city will pay for crowd control and security is sure to become an issue, the Times reports. Private donors and AEG, which owns Staples Center—the likely venue for such a... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles Lakers • law enforcement • Los Angeles • celebrity • memorial • Michael Jackson • Staples Center • victory parade • celebrity death • AEG

No Jackson Memorial Friday: Family Source

King of Pop can't be buried at Neverland due to legal restrictions

Jul 1, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - There will be no public memorial for Michael Jackson at the Neverland Ranch this week, the AP reports. Previous reports had said that a viewing would be held Friday at the Santa Barbara estate, but a source close to the family says nothing is planned. Instead, there will likely be... More »

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memorial services • memorial • funeral • Michael Jackson • memorial service • burial • Neverland Ranch

(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s body will be taken to his Neverland Ranch on Thursday for a public viewing the next day at the California site, CNN reports. A private memorial service will follow Sunday. Where the singer will be buried remains unknown, though the mayor of Jackson’s hometown of Gary,... More »

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Indiana • will • memorial • Michael Jackson • burial • Neverland Ranch • Gary • Rudy Clay

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