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Elvis, Michael, and Other Celebrity Saints

The King -- that would be Elvis Presley -- turns 75 today. Or he would if he were still alive. Which he may well be, if the sightings and supermarket tabloids are to be believed. For everyone else who accepts that Elvis is gone but still doesn't want him forgotten, there is the ancient consolation of religious devotion to the dearly departed -- though in the modern guise of celebrity canonization that seems more intense and widespread every year. For evidence of this phenomenon look no further than the massive public outpouring after last June's untimely death of the "King of Pop," Michael ...

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