A sad week for the entertainment industry this week:

Ed McMahon, the well known sidekick to Johnny Carson died at a ripe age of 86

Michael Jackson, a star of stars, died untimely at 50, thanks to his addiction to medication

Farah Fawcett, one of the original Charlie’s Angels, succumbed to cancer at 62

Billy Mays, the boisterous sales person on TV, died mysteriously in his sleep, at just 50

Tensions in Teheran seemingly increases with govt. cracking down on protestors that leaves scores injured and many dead. Things are silent as of now. The protests are dampening and it seems Neda’s sacrifice will have to wait to see its fruit.

US pulled a stunner in the Federation Cup semis to beat world no. 1 Spain in soccer. The world leaders lost 0-2. US goes on to show great promise in the finals against Brazil losing 2-3.

Honduran President, Manuel Zelaya, falls to a military coup. Has dictatorship been prevented?

Craig Barrett, former chairman of Intel, discusses with Thomas Friedman some ‘out of the box’ ways to tackle economic crisis.