1. The 22 pieces of custom-made furniture Michael Jackson commissioned for his planned home in London during the This Is It tour (including a leopard-print chair trimmed with ostrich feathers) are going on the auction block. [via Salon]
2. Joaquin Phoenix will presumably be shaving off his crazy person beard to play Edgar Allen Poe in a film adaptation of The Beautiful Cigar Girl by Daniel Stashower. [via The Playlist]
3. The National Book Critics Circle awards were last night, and Hilary Mantel won the fiction award for her Tudor-era novel Wolf Hall which previously scored the 2009 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. [via WSJ]
4. Can a comedy that’s being shot by half a dozen different filmmakers turn out funny? With Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Gerard Butler, Elizabeth Banks, Johnny Knoxville, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse also involved, then perhaps. [via Wired]
5. Jay-Z‘s involvement with the controversial Atlantic Yards project has earned him some new enemies in brownstone Brooklyn. [via The Awl]
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10 weird things you didn’t know about Michael Jackson
http://www.oddee.com/item_96731.aspx
just a mention but interesting reference…Corey Haim talked about his ‘boatload of drugs’ to solve his ‘Michael Jackson problem’
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/2095511,corey-haim-death-lost-boys-films-031010.article
Who sampled Mike and who he sampled:
http://www.whosampled.com/artist/Michael%20Jackson/
the message and purpose of a life like michael’s- to illuminate us all:
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/110013
Michael, Dreamer of Dreams: The ADL’s Homicidal War Against Michael Jackson!
http://www.jfkmontreal.com/Michael_Jackson/mj_dreamer.htm
The story behind Michael Jackson’s glam socks:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/michael/jackson/prweb2612244.htm
Weird habit:
http://www.tracking-system.com/tracking-systems/victoria-tracking-system/335-pee-in-a-bottle.html
Favorite Michael Jackson Mashups:
http://www.bootiemashup.com/blog/2009/07/bootie-top-10-tribute-to-michael.html
Interesting Facts You Might Not Know about Michael Jackson
http://michaeljacksontalk.com/news/interesting-facts-you-might-not-know-about-michael-jackson
He lives on, within driving distance of all 50 states:
http://www.gigsalad.com/Impersonators-Tributes/michael-jackson-impersonator
what’s better than michael jackson? ummmmm butter? lets combine to make the ultimate goodness!
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MichaelJackson/story?id=7990710&page=1
What ever happened to Bubbles?
http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20288466,00.html
How about 50 fascinating facts about MJ. Like fascinating fact #12: MJ’s favorite superhero is Morph from the X-Men. Who would’ve known….
http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/44518/50-fascinating-michael-jackson-facts
Michael Jackson coffee scale
http://www.mrdaz.com/michael-jackson-coffee-scale/
Sure, Michael Jackson was awesome and interesting alive, but dead, he’s flat out the balls. Here’s a blog that shows up what he’s up to while he’s down under, and I’m not talking about Australia bitches:
http://michaeljacksonsghost.com/
Michael Jackson’s personal portraitist. Wonderful images of Michael…
http://www.legendarymichaeljackson.nl/sub/specials/nordahl.htm
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