RIP: Michael Jackson

Friday this week will mark the one year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death. I remember finding out on the news from a hotel room in Mumbai. I was truly looking forward to his upcoming London show and couldn't believe my eyes when I watched the television footage regarding his death.

On Thursday, we'll be discussing Contemporary Freaks and Geeks. We'll begin with a discussion of how television shapes our cultural perception of "freaks" and then we'll discuss celebrity "freaks" in all their grotesque glory, including Michael Jackson. Although we'll watch a short clip from Thriller, I thought I'd embed the full length video, in case you've never seen it before. 

Voted the best music video of all time: