Suze Rotolo passed away last week after a battle with lung cancer.  She was 67.

Rotolo was an activist, artist, writer and teacher. 

She was also, for a time, muse to the 20th century's greatest song writer, Bob Dylan. 

Last night's episode of Gossip Girl, "The Unblairable Lightness of Being," called an official end to Chuck and Blair, Blair and Chuck, as we know them, but plenty of other relationships were also pushed to the breaking point. For an episode that featured Cyrus Rose and centred on Dorota and Vanya's wedding, it wasn't the happiest day of anyone's life.

Nate and Chuck

Nate and Serena start out the episode encouraging Chuck and Blair to kiss and make up (Nate suggests buying Blair something, while Serena recommends an overture of love), but Nate flips the switch when Blair tells him that Chuck used her to get Empire back. Nate and Chuck have, quite honestly, one of the nastiest fights I've seen on the show in a long while that didn't involve getting punched in the face. Nate tells Chuck that he doesn't deserve to be with anyone (!); Chuck tells Nate that a) he doesn't have the full story, and b) Nate couldn't comprehend the complex issues that plague people like Chuck and Blair because all Nate and Serena have to worry about is who has the shiniest hair. Chuck is too down/drunk to notice that Nate wore his hair slicked back all episode, and Serena looked like she hadn't showered in a few days. No shiny hair there. After the break up is made permanent (more on that in a moment), Nate tries to pull Chuck away from some random Brighton Beach giantess, but Chuck hisses that he's single now and will do what he pleases. Angry faces all around.