William Hutt Passes Away

At the age of 87. I saw him in his last role for the Stratford Festival, Henry Drummond in Inherit the Wind. He was superb, a classical actor in the Barrymore style. Just amazing. Farewell, sir, and thank you.

Thanks to drzarron for the heads-up.

cadhla's Having A Fire Sale

Specifically, our darling Seanan is trying to help out a friend by donating all proceeds of sales of her first album, Pretty Little Dead Girl, to this friend and her family.

C'mon. You know you need another copy.

girlgeniuscomic

The server for Girl Genius is apparently hosed. While they do something about that, the Foglios are going to post the comic tomorrow to a new group, girlgeniuscomic. Just so you can find it, y'see. Thanks to blueeyedtigress for the heads-up.

ETA: Okay, it's not a hosed server. They've exceeded monthly bandwidth. That's a good thing, long term, 'cause that means they're popular. :)

Beverly Sills Gravely Ill

Damn, we're losing performers right and left. Opera singer Beverly Sills was reported earlier today as gravely ill from cancer diagnosed four weeks ago. At least one news organization has reported her death, but I haven't been able to confirm that.