Massive demand for Jackson memorial tickets (Reuters)

Reuters – More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson’s public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway.

Posted on July 4th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Jackson memorial set for Tuesday in Los Angeles (AP)

AP – The question of when and where a public memorial service will be held for Michael Jackson has finally been answered. But how city officials will handle the likelihood of a massive crowd remains to be settled.

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

UK comedy actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86 (Reuters)

Reuters – British actress Mollie Sugden, best-known for her role as Mrs Slocombe in the television comedy series “Are You Being Served?,” has died at the age of 86.

Posted on July 2nd, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Jackson set for final journey to Neverland: report (AFP)

AFP – Michael Jackson’s body will make a poignant final journey to Neverland Ranch, reports said, amid fresh revelations about the tragic pop icon’s agonizing dependence on powerful prescription medication.

Posted on July 1st, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Jackson’s parents waste no time seeking control (AP)

AP – Michael Jackson’s parents wasted little time demanding authority over their son’s financially strained empire and guardianship of their fatherless grandchildren. The big question is who, if anyone, will contest them?

Posted on June 30th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Escort/Out-call prostitution

Calling cards in phone boxes advertise the services of call girls
Those who work for an escort agency may obtain the position by responding to an employment advertisement, usually placed in the back of a magazine or newspaper. Escort agencies maintain a database or “stable” of employees of different types in order [...]

Posted on June 29th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Janet Jackson makes emotional appearance at BETs (AP)

AP – Some of the biggest stars on the planet turned back into gushing Michael Jackson fans at the BET Awards, donning single gloves, swapping stories about their idol and singing The King of Pop’s standards. One person who perhaps knew him best, though, brought the night into perspective: his sister.

Posted on June 29th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Marriage in Western world

In the Americas and Europe, in the 21st century, legally recognized marriages are formally presumed to be monogamous (although some pockets of society still accept polygamy socially, if not legally, and some couples choose to enter into open marriages). In these countries, divorce is relatively simple and socially accepted. In the [...]

Posted on June 28th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Entertainers ready Jackson tributes for BET Awards (AP)

AP – The Shrine Auditorium became an entertainment epicenter Saturday, as performers and organizers prepared for the Sunday’s BET Awards show that’s being retooled as a tribute to Michael Jackson.

Posted on June 27th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »

Person close to Jacksons: Will, AEG role unclear (AP)

AP – Most of Michael Jackson’s family members have gathered in their Encino compound where they are contemplating funeral arrangements, caring for his three children and feeling confused, upset and angry by the lack of information about those who were around the pop superstar in his final days, a person close to the family told [...]

Posted on June 27th, 2009 by admin  |  No Comments »