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 Joe Jackson Asks 
 Estate for Allowance 

Michael left dad out of the will, but supported him for years

13 hours, 6 minutes ago
RAMPANT SPECULATION DEPT.

 Yes, This Is Sammy Sosa 

Blogosphere abuzz, but no word what's up with ex-slugger

Nov 6, 09 7:27 PM CST
DON'T READ WHILE EATING

 Jacko Peed 
 in Front of 
 Kids: Doc 

Arnold Klein explains away Michael Jackson's molestation accusations

Nov 4, 09 10:42 AM CST
box office roundup

 Jacko Rules the World 

'This Is It' wears crown as 'Paranormal Activity' heads for $100M

Nov 1, 09 1:34 PM CST
pop culture


 100 Defining 
 Moments 
 of the '00s 

The iPod, Guitar Hero, Twitter—and some serious moments, too

Oct 30, 09 12:45 PM CDT

 Highest Earning Dead Celebs 

Michael Jackson, predictably, made the list—but not at No. 1

Oct 28, 09 12:19 PM CDT
REVIEW ROUNDUP

This Is It Proves 
 King of Pop 
 Still Rocked 

Michael Jackson was in surprisingly good shape in dazzling footage

Oct 28, 09 7:38 AM CDT
A SORT-of Sneak Peek

 Jacko's 
 This Is It 
 Is...What?

It's not a concert film—but King of Pop 'very much alive' for 111 minutes

Oct 26, 09 12:35 PM CDT
mj lives

 Zombies Unite 
 to Challenge 
 Thriller Record 

Undead throngs dance to honor Michael Jackson's memory

Oct 25, 09 2:49 PM CDT
UPDATED

Jackson Single Not New, and Was Co-Written by Paul Anka

Penned in 1983, artist Safire released it in '90

Oct 12, 09 7:36 PM CDT
MUSIC REVIEW

 New Jackson Single No Classic 

Response to 'This Is It' tepid from critics, all over the place from fans

Oct 12, 09 8:27 AM CDT
LISTEN

 Jacko's Final Single Debuts 

'This Is It' was written in 1991 but left off Dangerous

Oct 12, 09 5:58 AM CDT
slideshow

 Most Influential 
 Man of 2009 Is... 
 Don Draper? 

The winner isn't even real, and Usain Bolt leaves Obama in his dust

Oct 8, 09 4:18 PM CDT

Jackson 5 Skit Sparks Outrage—It's in Blackface

Guest judge Harry Connick Jr. calls out Australian TV performers

Oct 8, 09 12:16 PM CDT

 New Jackson 5 
 Tracks Drop in Nov. 

New single 'That's How Love Is' available online now

Oct 6, 09 12:33 PM CDT

 Autopsy: Jackson Was Healthy 

King of Pop had track marks, surgery scars, but organs were fine

Oct 1, 09 12:31 PM CDT

 I Know What Killed Daddy: Paris 

Michael Jackson's daughter and sister weigh in on King of Pop's death

Oct 1, 09 8:57 AM CDT

 Jacko Tape: Hitler Was 
 a Great Showman 



Singer told rabbi friend that he could have helped turn Hitler away from evil

Sep 25, 09 7:41 AM CDT

 Two-Disc 
 Jackson 
 Album Has 
 New Song 

Two-disc compilation will include one new song

Sep 23, 09 1:19 PM CDT

 Jackson's Mom 
 Gets $86K a Month 

Estate awards allowance while singer's affairs are settled

Sep 17, 09 4:30 PM CDT

 Ten Pre-Kanye Stage Rushes 

West even makes the list with a pre-Taylor Swift intrusion

Sep 14, 09 1:25 PM CDT
WATCH THE VIDEO

 Jackson Movie Trailer Released 

Plus, the King of Pop's final messages revealed—and a secret sister speaks

Sep 14, 09 9:46 AM CDT
SLIDESHOW

 Jackson Tributes 
 Steal Video Awards 

If it weren't for a certain rapper, Michael would have stolen the show

Sep 14, 09 7:32 AM CDT

 La Toya: Michael  
 Looked 'Fabulous 
 in Casket' 

'He wasn't God, but he was certainly god-like'

Sep 11, 09 7:26 AM CDT


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Galleon Scandal: Shocked, Shocked by Insider Trading

5
Nov 6, 09 | 9:26 AM BY Michael Wolff

How is it that we get a major insider trading scandal every two decades or so? The last big one, which ultimately ensnarled Michael Milken, the legendary junk bond king, happened in the late eighties. The current one, with a mass of arrests yesterday, threatens the hedge fund industry. It seems reasonable to assume from the intermittent decades of prosecution that this particular sort of financial larceny is quite a rare bird and when it rears its head the Feds pounce.... More »

Rupert Murdoch Is Mad but Cute

9
Nov 5, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

The Wall Street Journal was a great paper. It is still a pretty great paper but it is not the great Wall Street Journal.... More »

Skype Lives!

13
Nov 4, 09 | 8:33 AM BY Michael Wolff

I follow entrepreneurial dramas the way other people follow sports (did somebody win the World Series?). In these comedies, tragedies,... More »

Why the GOP Will Rise Again

24
Nov 3, 09 | 9:11 AM BY Michael Wolff

The strange business that is going on in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, which occupies some other universe than the one... More »

Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston: How They Took America

20
Nov 2, 09 | 8:40 AM BY Michael Wolff

Of all the outcomes of the 2008 presidential election, the strangest, beyond the rise of Sarah Palin herself, is the success of Levi Johnston.... More »

Why the Media Is Taking So Long to Die

15
Oct 30, 09 | 9:21 AM BY Michael Wolff

I participated the other night in an oddly formal, anglophilic, Oxford-style, for-and-against-the-proposition debate on the topic of (you... More »

How the Internet Got Lost and Why Google’s GPS Won’t Show Us the Way Out

11
Oct 29, 09 | 8:58 AM BY Michael Wolff

I had lunch yesterday with my old friend and former colleague, Chip Bayers, who, 15 years ago this week, after having left my fledgling... More »

Pot Will Save Us

39
Oct 28, 09 | 11:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Wow. Pot. Just like that, on its way to being legalized. Well, just like that after 50 years or so. In order to save itself from financial... More »

Is Obama a Sleaze?

31
Oct 27, 09 | 8:58 AM BY Michael Wolff

So it turns out there’s a reason the president hasn’t wrapped up health care or Iraq, figured out Afghanistan, closed Guantanamo,... More »

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