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Hallmark is being hit with a lawsuit after an executive allegedly made ageist comments about female actors and crew.

English soprano Sarah Leonard has died. She was 71.

There's a petition to stop Chris Brown from performing in South Africa, due to his history of violence against women.

On a positive note, Lara Croft is becoming more realistic. I don't actually watch TV (I just read about it here), but I thought this was news worth sharing.

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo has announced that they will name a sports venue after murdered marathoner Rebecca Cheptegei.

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by her ex.

Any NY Boulders fans here?

Not TV, but I have my fingers crossed that National Theatre Live might air it one day: Unspeakable Conversations. it looks fascinating and challenging, just from the review.

Sweet Honey in the Rock founder Bernice Johnson Reagon, 81, has left us. This one really hurts. I was lucky enough to see her perform several times. She was immensely talented and inspiring. She will be sorely missed. Just realized that the above link requires a subscription. This is a free link to NPR.

Alec Baldwin's latest attempt to get the charges against him dismissed has been rejected.

Hollywood Makeup Artist Allie Shehorn Allegedly Stabbed By Actor Ex Nick Pasqual She had a restraining order, but it didn't help. I don't know how long it takes severed tendons to heal, or if there will be permanent physical damage, but I hope she will recover fully. And that the bastard who did it gets life without parole.

Barbara O. Jones, whose "arresting roles in movies like “Bush Mama” and “Daughters of the Dust” helped shape a generation of independent filmmakers" has died. She was 82.

The NY Times obituary for Terry Carter has even more details about his long and interesting career. I didn't watch the original BSG. Now, after reading the obituaries, I want to watch his documentaries on Duke Ellington and Katherine Dunham. I wish there were a film record of his first major Broadway show, Mrs. Patterson, with my favorite actress, Eartha Kitt. He graduated from Stuyvesant HS a few years before I did.

BBC Proms conductor Sir Andrew Davis has died.

Faith Ringgold, quilt artist and children's book author, has died at the age of 93. From the article: "For more than a half-century, Ms. Ringgold explored themes of race, gender, class, family and community through a vast array of media, among them painting, sculpture, mask- and doll-making, textiles and performance art. She was also a longtime advocate of bringing the work of Black people and women into the collections of major American museums."