Michael Flournoy with his mother, in Brooklyn. Photograph: Ali Smith/Ali Smith for The GuardianMichael Flournoy with his mother, in Brooklyn. Photograph: Ali Smith/Ali Smith for The GuardianUS prisonsIn the US, most criminal justice reform focuses overwhelmingly on nonviolent drug offenders. But violent offenders might deserve leniency, too – here’s why Michael Flournoy attempted to murder someone just a few blocks away from the cafe where we’re now eating brunch. That’s what his records say, anyway.

Too often, great stagecraft and performances are let down by the script behind them. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Ahron R. Foster, Matthew Murphy, Walter Wlodarczyk, Leah Huete A friend of mine once described herself as a playwright who doesn’t like plays. She can tell me after she reads this if I’m wrong, but I think what she meant is that, for her, a play is a text, a piece of writing with a particular, recognizable shape — plot, characters, stage directions, themes (especially themes) — that, in production, gives rise to a particular, recognizable kind of interaction with an audience.

Charlie Hunnam and his Sons of Anarchy co-star Katey Sagal enjoyed a reunion as they joined the picket line at Fox Studios in Los Angeles on Monday. Hunnam, 43, and Sagal, 69 — who starred as Jackson 'Jax' Teller and his protective mother Gemma Teller Morrow in the crime drama series — got together in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike, which has been going on for over two months now. The actor opted for a casual cool for the strike, sporting a white t-shirt, a black baseball hat, and classic converse sneakers.

Learn about Desmond Dennis Net Worth, Biography, Age, Birthday, Height, Early Life, Family, Dating, Partner, Wiki and Facts. Who is Desmond Dennis:Desmond Dennis is a famous R&B Singer. He was born on May 8, 1994 and his birthplace is Lawnside, NJ. Desmond is also well known as, R&B singer who is best known as making up one-third of the hip-hop collective SJ3. In 2011, he and his fellow group members released their debut album The School Days.

With the passing of Bob Hope Bob Hope last week, reports of the comedian’s immense wealth are flying once again. “As much as $500 million,” reported the St. Petersburg Times. Herein, Who got Lucille Ball’s money? According to the Los Angeles Times, Ball was 77 when she died on April 27, 1989 of a ruptured aorta. MEAWW reports that at the time of her death, Ball was worth $40 million. Her estate was split among her two children, Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill and Desi Arnaz Jr.