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Jackson to appear on American Idol? From World Entertainment News Network February 13, 2007 2:16 PM EST Pop star MICHAEL JACKSON will appear on hit reality show AMERICAN IDOL and may even mentor contestants, according to media reports in the US. Jackson is currently working on a comeback and has turned to Idol creator SIMON FULLER to help revive his career. According to RealityTVMagazine.com, the star will have his own "Idol" theme-week and may mentor the talent on the show. Producers of the show have hinted for weeks at a "big event show" during the new season and during a...

Harry Potter ... the new gay icon? Wizard books tell a coming-out story of secret desires and discovering a separate culture, argues US literary critic By Liam McDougall, Arts Correspondent HARRY Potter, the boy from 4 Privet Lane who finds that he has magical powers, might just have another reason for feeling a little misunderstood by 'normal' society. The young wizard may, in fact, be gay. According to controversial gay US commentator Michael Bronski, the plot of JK Rowling's books follows an identical path to that of the traditional coming-out story. Not only have Harry's differences made him an...