Unless you’ve been in a drug-induced stupor for the last few hours, you’ve almost certainly heard the shocking news: pop superstar Michael Jackson is dead. What you may not have heard is that the King of Pop is rumored to have died attempting to eat a box of expired Star Wars cookies, a stunt that I myself just recently survived. Unfortunately Michael’s body was not up to the task. Over the last several years, he has suffered from several stress-related illnesses that have left his body in a weakened state and ingesting the cookies proved to be too much for him. He went into cardiac arrest and died. And unlike me, Michael opted not keep to one of his siblings nearby to supervise the experiment and dial an ambulance in case things went south. By the time his collasped body was discovered, resuscitation proved impossible. And so we have fallen on very sad times; the world has lost one of its greatest entertainers. So now, let us take a few moments to think about Michael Jackson and to mourn him. And let us remember him not just as a talented singer, but also as a massive Sega fanboy. And let us do this by reading my 2005 review of the classic Moonwalker arcade game. It’s what Michael would have wanted.
 
 
Michael Jackson, 1958-2009. Rest In Peace.