It is October 1986, and Michael Jackson is holed up in a West Hollywood recording studio trying to complete the follow-up to Thriller, the best-selling album of all time. The new record has been in ...

“Bad” came in the middle of a string of five No. 1 hits for Jackson. “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” started the streak earlier that year. “Bad” came next, followed by “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Man ...

There’s no longer any question that Michael Jackson is America’s preeminent geek. Even New Yorkers, who traditionally give a lot of latitude to the strange, can’t seem to get over the inscrutable and ...