The stage and screen has lost a luminous presence. After a struggle with lymphoma, playwright Wendy Wasserstein has died at 55. She will be missed.

A portion of The Smiths came together over the weekend in Manchester, but what is the Smiths without Moz? (via pink)

Brokeback Mountain banned in China. Not a surprise, given the country’s attitude toward homosexuality. Towleroad is banned there as well.

Tom Cruise has put his sex life on hold because he doesn’t want to hurt the spawn of Katie. But don’t you think the turkey basters will get lonely?

Madonna has bought a £900,000 house in London…to house her staff.

Ben Affleck drinks Muscle Milk. I could think of a few muscles I’d like to milk.