Not art-related, but still big news.

Yesterday well-known TV personality Ed McMahon passed away at 86. I've always known him as four things--Johnny Carson's sidekick ("You are correct, sir!"), the host of the biggest new talent showcase of the 80's (Star Search) spokesman for a now defunct magazine company's multi-million dollar sweepstakes (American Family Publishers)... and the guy Donald Trump bought a house off of. He was big part of my childhood even at his seniorly age. My prayers go out to his family.

Earlier today, celebrated actress Farah Fawcett died. She was 62. She was best known as Jill Munroe on the popular action show from the 70's called "Charlie's Angels," and I understand she was quite the sex symbol back then. She didn't really have much exposure after the show ended, but she had posed on the best-selling Playboy issue of the 90's. Talk about a girl who still has it. She agreed to marry her long-time romantic interest Ryan O'Neal. It's unfortunate it didn't happen.

But possibly the most shocking news of all is what has just been leaked...

"The King of Pop" has been pronounced dead... 50 years young.

He had worked with great veterans such as Rod Temperton and Quincy Jones III. He had the first feature-length video, is the biggest selling artist to date. He's had well-documented issues with women, children and his real estate, and he had plans to do a final world tour.

I was a huge fan of his work on the "Thriller" and "Off the Wall" albums. The music just didn't feel the same when his "Bad" album came out in '87 (not that it wasn't good.) My mother and my little sister are big fans, and when they told me the news, I was in disbelief until I found it on the front page of msnbc.com a couple of hours ago.

Let's have a moment of silence for each of these truly talented personalities.