Farrah Fawcett was so three hours ago....

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I don't know if mourners of the Ex-Angel, who now really rests with the angels, live in a cave, but the news of 12:21pm, June 25, is that heaven is done with waiting, and seven years after the King of Pop released the single "Heaven Can Wait", Michael was called home to the Lord. Come on guys! Farrah Fawcett was the news of 9:29 am. Snap back to reality and stop living in the past! For those of you were eclipsed from all other news by Michael Jackson biographies that have flooded CNN, Farrah Fawcett has passed away. All jokes aside, I want to commemorate the passing of two entertainment legends that have left permanent marks on their respective music and pinup industries. The news of MJ's demise has no doubt boxed out all reportings on Farrah Fawcett, like a sumo wrestler beating a toddler at a game of musical chairs. This is not surprising, nor is it the first time that pieces of news go underreported simply because they occur in close chronological proximity to something much more enticing to a general public. However, the sad truth of celebrity buzz is that it is out competing ALL OTHER KINDS of news.Foreign politics(Iranian election protests), poverty(The continent of Africa), and even fun things like sports(US beating Spain in a world cup match) are placed on a wait list that will be reevaluated for value once the hype over Michael Jackson is over and documentaries on his life and his pedophilia are played for 3 weeks straight. I, for one, feel like its the presidential election all over again, where Obama's portrait taken at different angles and lighting was on the Cover of Time and Newsweek for months, and his dog received more coverage than the details of how the bailout would actually work, other than the 700 billion being forked out. I am dying for a refreshing cup of real-world reporting, and have turned to the internet and blogs to reconnect myself with reality.