Das Racist, Brooklyn’s jokester rappers, just released the video for their first single “Michael Jackson.” The video features old white people, an MJ impersonator, and fire — lots of it. Read more »
The Lives of Hitler, Jesus and Michael Jackson in Pictograms
If you enjoy pictograms, minimalism and timeline infographics, you’ll dig these neat minimalist pictrogram timelines of historical and pop culture villains and heroes, dig ‘em hard. Sabine Troisvallets of design house H-57 has creatively illustrated seven noteworthy fates. Proceed to see Jacko fade away and Marie Antoinette lose her cake-hole and the pretty little head that went with it. Read more »
This recently unveiled sculpture in the window of East London’s Premises Studios immortalizes the King of Pop’s infamous over-the-balcony jiggle of son Prince Michael II. Now, the studio is being bombarded with hate mail, death threats and arson-menacing ultimatums. That’s hilarious since Swedish-born, Los Angeles-based artist Maria von Köhler actually intends the Jacko Madonna and Child to comment on extreme, worshiping fandom, ’cause there it is. The sculpture will stay so tensely poised through May 1st when it heads to LA. Uh oh.
David LaChapelle’s Martyred Jackson and ‘Rape of Africa’
David LaChapelle’s newly opened solo exhibit at Paul Kasmin Gallery features the divine adventures of Michael Jackson, conveniently shot just a year before the death of the “modern martyr.” Also: a critique of the Catholic Church’s corruption with vague bondage and much bling and Rape of Africa, a spin of glamorized politics over Botticelli’s Venus & Mars (the possible “acid trippers”). Preview the work below. Read more »
How do Michael Jackson’s fans show their adoration for the King of Pop? By vandalizing his tomb naturally. Fans have been scrawling messages on his mausoleum at the Forest Lawn Cemetery, which is a no-no for even graffiti writers. Sheesh! |Photo: TMZ|
While Michael Jackson was lying there in his bed, dying, the pop star’s doctor, Conrad Murray, a Freemason, allegedly stopped giving him CPR and “delayed calling paramedics” so he could gather up miscellaneous “drug vials” according to the Associated Press. They cite the testimony of Jackson aide Alberto Alvarez, who was present in the bedroom as the doctor was scrambling about. He also insists that Murray discussed returning to Jackson’s residence to retrieve some special cream “so the world wouldn’t find out about it.” The Los Angeles coroner’s office declared the singer’s death a homicide and the doctor is due in court on April 5th to face involuntary manslaughter charges. |AP|
At first, I thought this was simply an awful MJ parody, but then I read the video description and realized it’s even worse: “Every 1 I Really want Glenn Beck to see this so plz help me 2 get this video viral so he see’s it and i can mabie be on his AWESOME show!” Make her famous America! Read more »
The year 2009 is quickly coming to a close, and with that comes a barrage of retrospectives of famous people who’ve died. Here’s one you can wear: the Faces of Death 2009 t-shirt. Read more »
Michael Jackson Rides the White Horse
Michael Jackson makes his latest posthumous appearance down at Miami’s art mess. Riding a white horse in gilded clothes and cape, the King of Pop was unveiled in a massive Kehinde Wiley painting inside Deitch Projects’ booth at the Basel art fair. Read more »
A Florida man who shares the same name with a certain pop icon was arrested after a traffic stop turned up warrants for the sale of cocaine, giving editors at the News Herald a perfect opportunity to tweak the headline accordingly. Although two others were arrested along with him, they went with this: “Michael Jackson arrested for sale of cocaine.” Which is true! Michael Fitzgerlad Jackson was in fact busted for blow. There’s nothing wrong with misleading your readers if you’re being factually correct. Right? |NewsHerald|
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