Token Celebrity News 1) The verdict in the Jackson trial seems to me the right one: Who could honestly say that there was no doubt about the accusers?

2) Jackson is a creep, nonetheless.

3) Can we all let it go now? I don't mean to be a scold, but there is a war going on.....and the news isn't good.

4) A final thought: I followed the O.J. Simpson trial closely, because it seemed to me that that case raised important issues of race and justice and a vast gulf between the way blacks and whites saw their intersection. Plus, there was a terrible tragedy involved. But the Michael Jackson trial wasn't anything important. Whatever the verdict, who could possibly care about either the accused or the accusers? The theme of this trial was decadence—Jackson, for his life style, his accusers, for willingly contributing to it in order to be close to celebrity—and about that, who can muster a heartfelt thought?  ¶ 9:22 AM