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This week, \u201cThe Daily\u201d is revisiting some of our favorite episodes of the year and checking in on what has happened since the stories first ran. Today, we talk to our critic about his reckoning with abuse allegations against Michael Jackson and his efforts to abstain from the pop star\u2019s music. Ten months later, he shares why he still has a Shazam feed full of Jackson\u2019s hits \u2014 and reflects on what the ubiquity Jackson\u2019s music in public reveals about our society. Guest: Wesley Morris, a critic at large for The Times and a host of the podcast \u201cStill Processing.\u201d For more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\n\nThis episode contains descriptions of abuse.\n\nBackground coverage:Read Wesley Morris\u2019s piece about confronting his own fandom in the face of the allegations made against Michael Jackson in \u201cLeaving Neverland,\u201d an HBO documentary.We look at Jackson\u2019s history of sexual abuse accusations, and answer some questions about why child abuse victims often take years to come forward.A musical about the pop star\u2019s life is set to open in New York next summer. Because of Jackson\u2019s fierce fan base, the show\u2019s producers are confident tickets will sell.Listen to the hosts of \u201cStill Processing\u201d discuss how to respond to a problematic artist whose influence has so thoroughly permeated modern culture.