Spirit of Michael Jackson seen in a Cookie

. . and other places

June 25, 2010 at 2:01PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The first anniversary of Michael Jackson's death is today, so expect craziness and endless maudlin tributes. The image above is from Idolator's collection of peculiar MJ Ebay items; for more, go here. Elsewhere around the world,Tragic seismic king-loss leads to slumber parties:

He wasn't really known as the king of pop. He wanted people to call him that, so lazy writers used the term because "The Gloved One" was no longer appropriate.

A thousand dollars to sleep with his toys and cufflinks. Wow. Well, if they have any money left over, they can recapture the magic of the early 80s with the item below. Remember when Claymation artfully fused the nation's concepts of soul music and raisin consumption? Heady days.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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