The rehearsals ended on a high note that night.
Jackson was ‘healthy, vibrant’ at last rehearsal
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Why Marriage Matters
Around the time of my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary, I turned to my father at the dinner table one night and said, “It’s amazing, Dad — 50 years, and you never once had an affair. How do you account for that?” He replied simply, “I can’t drive.” Watching the governor of South Carolina cry like a little girl because his sexy e-mails got forwarded to his local newspaper, the State, made me wonder whether the real secret to a lasting marriage lies in limiting your means of escape
‘Uncommitted’ Beckham blasted by LA team-mate
David Beckham has come under fire from U.S.
In death, will Michael Jackson be more profitable?
Michael Jackson’s financial woes were well documented: Numerous lawsuits, loss of control of his beloved Neverland and reports that he was hundreds of millions of dollars in debt all point to a complex money mess that trailed the King of Pop as vigilantly as his most ardent fans. But might he find the financial success in death that eluded him in the last years of his life “A few years ago, a gentleman came along with the public company called CKX, and they purchased the intellectual property rights associated with Elvis Presley and that was in excess of $100 million,” said Mark Roesler, chairman and chief executive officer of CMG Worldwide, a business and marketing agent whose client roster boasts several deceased celebrities, including James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. “The most logical question is [whether Michael Jackson is] worth more than Elvis,” Roesler added.
Single black women choosing to adopt
Wendy Duren thought she did everything right. She broke off relationships with men who didn’t want to settle down. She refused to get pregnant out of wedlock.
Sources: U.S. resumes Pakistan drone flights
The U.S.
Jackson rabbi-friend: Singer was ‘a tortured, tortured soul’
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the Orthodox Jewish rabbi who is known for his secular outreach and TLC show "Shalom in the Home," was friends with Michael Jackson for several years.
A deadly plane crash, an amazing adventure
Norman Ollestad remembers the tree limb. He was 11 years old, riding in a Cessna in a blizzard through California’s San Gabriel Mountains in 1979, on his way to pick up a trophy he won in a skiing competition.
Michael Jackson broke down racial barriers
Michael Jackson was an international superstar, and many in the black community herald him for breaking down racial barriers in the music industry. “Michael Jackson made culture accept a person of color way before Tiger Woods, way before Oprah Winfrey, way before Barack Obama,” said the Rev
Commentary: Michael Jackson’s enemy was time
Seconds after the news first hit the airwaves, your own shock merged with everyone else’s in the immediate vicinity. And you could feel it rolling through the rest of the planet like a runaway diesel. (CNN) — Seconds after the news first hit the airwaves, your own shock merged with everyone else’s in the immediate vicinity.