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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:

• Gal Gadot, the former Miss Israel who co-starred in the last three "Fast & Furious" movies, has been cast as Diana Prince — a k a Wonder Woman — in the Batman-vs.-Superman sequel to "Man of Steel." [The Guardian]

• Speaking of "Fast & Furious," production on the seventh installment has been postponed indefinitely, in the wake of star Paul Walker's untimely death. [The Hollywood Reporter]

• Martin Bashir has resigned from MSNBC, where he hosted an afternoon show, after the uproar over a crude comment he made about Sarah Palin. Can anyone cite an equivalent incident in which someone in conservative media had to quit over similar offensiveness. [Entertainment Weekly]