MICHAEL JACKSON
September 2009
‘Michael Jackson was a study in shame. He was ashamed of being black, ashamed of being gay’
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September 2009
Parents cannot validly consent to their children appearing on reality TV shows if taking part would not be in the child's best interests, according to a leading lawyer.
Alexander Carter-Silk, a partner in the intellectual proper
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September 2009
On the Today programme this morning the death of Michael Jackson wasn’t merely a story but the story. Events in the rest of the world were dismissed to the “and in other news” category, and treated as distractions from the ma
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September 2009
As the Standpoint bloggers' equivalent of a sort of minister of fun/culture department, or whatever, I guess I can't get away without offering a tribute to Michael Jackson, who as you know has died of a heart attack aged only 50.
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