“Michael’s death was probably the most shocking celebrity curtain call of our time because he had stopped being vaguely mortal or human for us quite a while ago, had become such an implacably bizarre and abstracted tabloid creation, worlds removed from the various Michaels we had once loved so much. The unfortunate blessing of his departure is that we can now all go back to loving him as we first found him, without shame, despair, or complication.” [link] [via]

“Half a million American soldiers went to war on his watch. More than 16,000 died; 42,000 more would fall in the seven years to come.”

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Atlanta “weather gal” is an emmy winner. I understand how she looks at herself in the mirror, but…like…how does she look at herself in the mirror…? Dagmar Midcap, the Hooter waitress of local weather.

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The New York Times on Farrah Fawcett’s fame: “She really tried. And for a sex symbol that alone can be like an accomplishment.”