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Felicia Minei Behr, the well-regarded former executive producer of “All My Children,” who later served as Senior Vice President of ABC Daytime, has died. She was 83 years old.

According to a statement released by her daughters, Kristina Behr Miller and Francesca Behr, on Facebook, Behr passed away on Sunday, March 2, following a five-year battle with brain cancer.

“We are writing on behalf of our mom, Felicia. She passed away peacefully on March 2nd surrounded by loved ones. We appreciate the love and support you have given our family over the last 5 years as she battled brain cancer,” they said on Facebook.

On Instagram, Kristina shared several photos of her mom and captioned the post, saying, “The irony that she has passed away on the day of the Oscars…it was her favorite, and we’d all watch it together as a family.” She added, “While we are heartbroken, we are...

Over the weekend, the soap opera community mourned the news of Esta TerBlanche’s death. However, an egregious error was made in reporting the news, as many outlets mistakenly featured photos of actress Lauren B. Martin in coverage of TerBlanche’s untimely passing. Martin herself issued an official statement in response to the error. Lauren B. Martin’s […]

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Nominees for the 12thAnnual Indie Series Awards were revealed Wednesday during a special episode of Serial Scoop Now hosted by actor and entertainer Jo Weil.

Anacostia and The Bay led the pack with 15 nominations each. They are joined in the Best Drama Series category by Arthur, Capital Roar, For the Record, Incompleteness, My Pride and Purgatory.

The comedies were led by The Amazing Gayl Pile: Last Resort with 14 nominations. They are joined in the Best Comedy Series category by Aidy Kane (Really Wants You to Love Him), Cady Did, Cam_Girlfriend, Claire-ity, The Communist's Daughter, Reality Sets In and Searching for Sylvie.

The growing audio fiction genre was added to the ceremony this year. The nominees for Best Audio Series are Around the Sun, Clutch: Chapter 3, Earth Eclipsed, Jack and Lou: A Gangster Love Story, The Ol' Timey Spectral Hour and Silva Lining's Care Plan.

A record number of submissions...

Greta Kline is sitting outside a coffee shop in Park Slope, Brooklyn, talking about her band, Frankie Cosmos, when she stops to document her meal. “I take a picture every time I eat food that’s completely tan,” she explains, angling her phone over an English muffin with butter, a combo that really appeals to her. “I have a really bad diet, and I think it’s funny.” Later, she’ll post the picture to her charming all-tan-food Instagram account, @tan_feed.

This is what it’s like to hang with Kline,...

The new look Global Mail

The Global Mail, Australia’s most expensive philanthropically funded journalism project seen to date, has today gone through a major relaunch, including the ditching of its controversial sideways rather than vertical scrolling.

The site had a difficult launch with founding editor Monica Attard departing in May, just three months after it began.

Early criticisms of the site included its quixotic sideways navigation and relatively slow speed at producing new content. The site is funded by Graeme Wood who promised funding of $15m.

The former sideways scrolling site

It is now edited by Lauren Martin who was previously managing editor of The Vineyard Gazette in Massachusetts.

The new version of the site also includes a blog. A first posting is from site developer Andrew Cobby who writes: “Soon after launch, it became clear improvements needed to be made to the site. And so began our six-month journey to re-think,...

The 'Skyscraper' singer posted a picture on her twitter account of the inking of the word 'faith' on her right forearm with the message "Sometimes you just gotta have a little bit of... (sic)"

However, Demi – who has the words 'stay' and 'strong' tattooed on her wrists - initially didn't tell her father about the latest addition to her collection.

Her friend Lauren Martin tweeted: "I take it your dad knows now? #bestiez"

Demi, 19, replied: "Hahahaha he does... He found out when I performed tonight and I showed up on the jumbo trons... (sic)"

The former Disney starlet – who was admitted to rehab in November 2010 to receive three months treatment for an eating disorder and self-harming - got the designs on her wrists to make sure she doesn't forget what she has overcome.

She has previously said: "I think scars are like battle wounds-beautiful, in a way. They show what...