Names and faces

Sears, J.C. Penney and Walgreen said Friday that they’re cutting ties with Paula Deen, adding to the growinglist of companies severing their relationship after revelations that the Southern celebrity chef used racial slurs in the past. Meanwhile, Deen’s coming cookbook, currently the No. 1 seller on Amazon.com, has been dropped by its publisher. In a brief statement Friday, Ballantine Books announced it had canceled publication of Paula Deen’s New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up. The book was scheduled for October. QVC said it has decided to “take a pause” from Deen. Sears Holdings Corp. said it will phase out all products tied to the brand. In an e-mail statement, J.C.Penney Co. Inc. said it decided to discontinue selling Deen-branded products. Earlier this week, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and Home Depot all announced that they plan to stop selling cookware and other items with Deen’s brand. Among other stores that sell her products, Kohl’s Corp. declined to comment, while Macy’s Inc. said Thursday that it continues to “monitor the situation.” Hoffman Media LLC, the publisher of Cooking with Paula Deen magazine, announced Friday that it will continue to publish her publication.

Mick Jagger thinks his original career plan tobecome a schoolteacher might have provided plenty of satisfaction. The Rolling Stones frontmantold BBC Radio Friday that his music career has not been challenging intellectually and that teaching might have been “gratifying” instead. He also said he had considered becoming a politician or a journalist when he was a teen. Despite his interest in other careers, Jagger, 69, said he’s “very pleased” with how things have turned out. The band is marking its 50th year together with a series of concerts that will also include a first ever appearance at the Glastonbury festival this weekend and a return in July to Hyde Park in central London.