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| December 17, 2007 | Alston, Joshua | COPYRIGHT 2007 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Joshua Alston

Michael Jackson is handsome and charming. He's flirtatious. He's mostly guileless, sometimes a little confrontational. He's magnetic.

I don't mean now. Now he's a creepy symbol of the afflictive nature of fame. But on "Thriller," his 1982 blockbuster and masterpiece, he's the man with the glitter-gloved Midas finger. This month marks the 25th anniversary of "Thriller," a milestone sure to be obscured by his recent lunacy. But I'm using it as an excuse to revisit one of pop music's ...

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