What the singer might have looked like now if he hadn’t gone under the knife. On the even of Jackson’s 50th birthday, the Photoshop whizzes at the Daily Mail give us a vision of what could have been. So: oops, right?

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The Best Links:

1. As He Turns 50, is This What Michael Jackson Should Really Look Like?

CELEBRITY BUZZ: Both Coreys — Feldman and Haim — have admitted to sexual abuse in their pasts, but Feldman wants to make it clear: Michael Jackson was not his abuser! Good thing that’s finally cleared up.

The Best Links:

1. Haim Clarifies: “It Wasn’t Michael”
2. Watch the Segment in Which Molestation Comes Up
3. “People can say whatever they want, but it wasn’t Michael.”

CELEBRITY BUZZ: Gen X is poised for a vicarious mid-life crisis as their favorite pop stars all turn 50 this year. We all know that the Rolling Stones are rockin’ their golden years. But now a new generation can lament the graying of their childhood icons. All three stars still look good, but Michael Jackson looks freakin’ AMAZING. Must be the oxygen tent and youthful lifestyle.

The Best Links:

1. “Only in the Rock Genre Does the Ageing Process Make the Public Feel Uncomfortable”
2. Micheal Jackson’s Face Through The Years (Classic Video)
3. Famous, Fabulous, and Fifty T-Shirt!
4. Rex Spotted This One First
5. “Rock’n’roll…has never figured out what to do with ageing deities”
6. Why Listeners Only Want “The Early Stuff”

MUSIC BUZZ: The biggest-selling album of all time gets the re-release treatment - Kanye West and Akon offer remixes - and everyone loves it. Sure, the actual anniversary was last year. But the just-released anniversary edition is, how you say, startin’ somethin’.

The Best Links:

1. Stream The Entire Album Here
2. Set Jacko Aside, and This is Still a Great Album
3. Pitchfork Has Been Excited About This For Months
4. Rob Sheffield Loves It!
5. This Re-release Will Do Nothing For Jackson’s Current Career, It Seems
6. The New York Times’ Original Review (1982) Called It a “Superb Job”
7. Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) Covers “Thriller” (Link Inside)