There's been rumors for awhile that Kristin Wiig is leaving "Saturday Night Live," and at the closing of last night's episode, those rumors were proven with an emotional send-off of the actress.

Host Mick Jagger started a graduation sketch, saying to Wiig, "I'd like to take a moment to say goodbye to one particular student who is leaving this summer ..." Then, in what became a bit of a weepy-eyed moment, each cast member got a turn to dance Wiig off. Check it out:

Wiig was a SNL cast member for seven years. It's rumored Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis also are leaving the show, and this week Samberg did a "Lazy Sunday 2" digital short that some are saying was his send-off:

Last we saw Matthew Fox, he was doing his best turkey-neck acting move on "Lost" (seriously, could the guy emote without punctuating each sentence with a head bob?).

Then there were some seriously unflattering stories about him punching a lady bus driver in the babymaker, and, last week, reports of a D.U.I. for Dr. Jack "We have to go back!" Shepard.

Fox is playing a crazed villain in a movie called Alex Cross, and judging by the first images released, it isn't hard to imagine that perhaps Fox has stayed in character. You be the judge.

Get your s**t together, Matthew Fox. You're making Kate glum (er).

Here's a little tune for your Friday afternoon (rhyme!). It's another Autotune gem in the vein of the amazing Antoine Dodsen (remember him?)

The backstory: An adorable woman named Sweet Brown witnessed a fire and was asked about it by a local news crew. The original video is here. Enjoy.

[Thanks to @Tigermouth for introducing me to Sweet Brown.]

Update: Ms. Summer's family has confirmed the news.

Original: TMZ is reporting that Donna Summer, the undisputed Queen of Disco, has died after a battle with cancer. She was 63.

Ms. Summer, born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1948, was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including five Grammy awards. She also was the first artist to score three consecutive number-one double albums, and the first black woman to receive an MTV Video Music Awards nomination.

Here she is singing "Last Dance" in concert in 1978:

Condolences to Ms. Summer's family, friends and fans.

A man named James Winters put together this tribute to the Beastie Boys' MCA. It's a remake of the video "Sabotage" starring his kids and nephew, and it's pretty good. Check it out:

Beastie Boys - Sabotage / MCA tribute from James Winters on Vimeo.

RIP MCA.

Ah, the sitcom "very special" episode. Everything is going well, you're laughing along with Cliff Huxtable or Alex P. Keaton, and all of a sudden s**t gets real.

Your zany sitcom pals get super serious, and you're suddenly looking for a way to plausibly leave the room (coughing fit always works) so you aren't there when the "If you'd like to know more about [insert issue here], contact your local ..." tag comes on, and your parents turn to you and say, "So have any of your friends smoked a cigarette/done drugs/thought about running away/talked about a grabby uncle?"

Watch this supercut of "very special" episode clips, and relive the horror of being a teen TV viewer in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Do sitcoms even have "very special" episodes anymore? It seems that anything that would have been considered a noteworthy circumstance back in the day (mental illness, handicaps, racism) is now played for laughs. Are we better for it? Only time will tell ...

No. No we are not. Bring back the special episode!

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Update: We have a winner. Thanks for entering!

Original: Fresno Filmworks continues its series of classic film screenings at the Tower Theatre this Sunday with the showing of Roman Holiday, and we're giving away a pair of tickets.

From Filmworks:

"This beloved 1953 romantic comedy stars Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Hepburn won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as a princess who escapes her royal duties to experience Rome as an ordinary tourist. Peck plays a reporter who discovers her true identity, but he falls in love with her before his exclusive story about her escapade goes to press. The movie co-stars Eddie Albert, is directed by William Wyler, and was co-written by Dalton Trumbo during his Hollywood blacklist days."

Tickets to Sunday's 3 p.m. screening cost $5, but you can enter to win a pair by leaving a comment on this post. Winner will be chosen at random and will be notified by e-mail, so please leave a real e-mail address and check it. Deadline to enter is Friday, May 11, at noon. One entry per person. You're ineligible if you've won something from us in the past 30 days. Complete rules after the jump.

Update: We have a winner. Thanks for entering!

Original:As usual, there's a lot to do in Fresno this weekend, and one of the things to add to your social calendar is Fresno Filmworks monthly screening. We're giving away a pair of tickets to their showing of the film Footnote Friday, May 11, at either 5:30 or 8 p.m.

From Filmworks:

"This Israeli family drama was nominated for a 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The movie tells the story of an intense rivalry between a father and son, both eccentric professors and public intellectuals who have dedicated their lives to their work in Talmudic Studies. The father, Eliezer, is a stubborn purist who fears the establishment and has never been recognized for his work. The son, Uriel, is an up-and-coming star who feeds on accolades and endlessly seeks recognition. When Eliezer learns that he is to be awarded the Israel Prize, the country's most valuable honor for scholarship, Uriel unexpectedly faces a difficult and emotional choice. Director Joseph Cedar won Best Screenplay at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for the script. In Hebrew, with English subtitles."

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. A winner will be chosen at random and will be notified by e-mail, so please leave a real e-mail address and check it. Deadline to enter is Thursday, May 10, at 5 p.m. One entry per person. You're ineligible if you've won something from us in the past 30 days. Complete rules after the jump.

*Special Notice* Fresno Filmworks' series of classic film screenings will continue this Sunday with a screening of Roman Holiday, so look for another Fresno Filmworks ticket giveaway Thursday.

Author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, whose Where the Wild Things Are made everyone's childhood both a little darker and a little more fun, has died. He was 83.

Sendak, who wrote and illustrated over 50 books, died in Danbury, Connecticut, from complications from a recent stroke, his editor told The New York Times.

In January, the author made a memorable appearance on "The Colbert Report," video of which you can watch after the jump.

Condolences to Mr Sendak's family, friends and fans.

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For such a pretty lady, Jones wears some pretty ugly clothes.