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...After the world-televised seating of family and famous friends, most of Michael Jackson's Sept. 3 funeral took place behind the closed gates of Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, Calif. The event's costs, however, were only made public yesterday, when court papers were released as lawyers continued to wrangle over other estate details in court. (See TIME's tribute to Michael Jackson...
...According to the papers, more than $1 million went into the event, including the solid bronze casket with 14-karat gold-plated handles and the party following the ceremony - all of which needed court approval for Michael Jackson's estate to cover the costs. That's a lot of This Is It ticket sales. The papers also show that sisters Janet and LaToya Jackson were owed reimbursements of $49,000 and $2,437, respectively, for fronting immediate funeral costs. As Katherine Jackson's lawyer states in the court papers, while the costs are "significant, they are entirely commensurate with...
...addition to playing several of her songs at the event, Dobkin read excerpts from her new book, “My Red Blood: A Memoir of Growing Up Communist, Coming Onto the Greenwich Village Folk Scene, and Coming Out in the Feminist Movement...
...Horn Trophy Team Race provided the women’s squad with the rare opportunity to sail in a team race format, as at least two skippers had to be women in this regatta. The Crimson, who hosted the event, edged out Vermont on Sunday to claim the team title...
There are many distinctions between the old Party Fund system and the new SIP grants. Whereas money from the Party Fund could be used for private suite parties, SIP Fund events must take place in House common spaces. This makes them easier to monitor and also opens them to all the students in the neighborhood in which the event is taking place. Encouraging students to host social events in already existing common spaces like grilles or JCRs will make the most of the present options while the College looks at how to expand common spaces...