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NBC’s ‘The Office’ ends its 8-year run capturing the comic life of wage slaves selling paper
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Dunder Mifflin Paper Co. lives on, but “The Office” has closed shop. The NBC workplace comedy, set at the fictional company’s Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch, aired its finale Thursday to end an eight-year run. As expected, office manager Dwight wed tempestuous co-worker Angela, with whom he previously shared a secret affair. He
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Painting of late ‘Golden Girls’ actress Bea Arthur topless fetches $1.9 million at NYC auction
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. The painting is by artist John Currin and is titled “Bea Arthur Naked.” It sold at Christie’s auction of postwar and contemporary art on Wednesday. It had been expected to bring in between
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers
Week ending May 12th, 2013, powered by Nielsen BookScan. Copyright 2013 The Nielsen Company. HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Dead Ever After: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel” by Charlaine Harris (Ace) 2. “12th of Never” by James Patterson, Maxine Paetro (Little, Brown) 3. “Silken Prey” by John Sandford (Putnam) 4. “The Hit” by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
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‘Psych’ stars James Roday and Dule Hill tease episode ‘redo’ from an earlier season
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Two reasons for the popularity of the USA series “Psych” are its inside jokes and theme storylines, like the recent 100th episode inspired by the movie “Clue” that had multiple endings. At the network’s annual upfront presentation for advertisers Thursday, James Roday said for the show’s eighth season, which they’re filming
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Fall schedule for the CW network released
The CW network’s prime-time schedule for the fall: Monday 8 p.m. — “Hart of Dixie” 9 p.m. — “Beauty and the Beast” Tuesday 8 p.m. — “The Originals” 9 p.m. — “Supernatural” Wednesday 8 p.m. — “Arrow” 9 p.m. — “The Tomorrow People” Thursday 8 p.m. — “The Vampire Diaries” 8:30 p.m. — “Reign” Friday
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Ticketmaster agrees to settle lawsuit over $9-a-month rewards program for $23 million
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Ticketmaster has agreed to settle claims for up to $23 million over a lawsuit affecting more than a million people who, after buying a ticket online, were enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month but never gave them any benefits. U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in Los Angeles
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Indie-rockers the National argue against reputation for sad music
TORONTO – The National’s frontman Matt Berninger has heard so many times in so many ways that his band’s songs are sad that it eventually became a bit of a bummer. Even in resoundingly upbeat reviews the indie-rockers have amassed over the years, rock scribes have dug deep for new and creative ways to describe
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‘The Vampire Diaries’ star Ian Somerhalder says he understands passion of show’s fans
NEW YORK, N.Y. – “The Vampire Diaries” is known for its twists and turns, and one of its stars, Ian Somerhalder, says Thursday night’s season finale won’t be any different. “Elena’s gonna make a big decision,” teased the 34-year-old actor at CW’s presentation of its programming for next season. He couldn’t elaborate on what decision
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Jane Lynch found love of her life at a shelter, hosts PBS special urging others to do the same
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Jane Lynch doesn’t mind being upstaged by her latest co-star, Olivia — after all she “has no bad side, she is always ready to pose and she sits perfectly still when you put her in your lap. “I’m much more temperamental,” Lynch said. Lynch’s dog Olivia is her co-host for “Shelter
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Movie tie-in books like ‘Gatsby’ can influence sales but also imagination
TORONTO – Book lovers who haven’t yet read “The Great Gatsby” but hope to do so before seeing the new Baz Luhrmann film adaptation may still find themselves being influenced by the Hollywood machine. Like many novels that are adapted for the big screen, the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald literary classic has been reprinted with
