Why I am not mourning Michael Jackson

It's pretty simple, really:  I never loved him, never hated him. How could I?  I didn't know him.

And neither did you.

So what's up?

I always feel confused during these big cultural moments, out of sync, cuz there's something I'm just not getting. It might sound really cold-hearted, but honestly, I'm not trying to be a jerk. I really would like to understand how people — people I know and respect— can care so much about an event that, to me, feels so distant.  (To me it even feels rather tawdry to