Peanuts
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US-Best-Sellers-Books-PW for week ending 1/21/2023
- Publishers Weekly - Tribune News Service (TNS)
Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, Jan. 21, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by NPD BookScan © 2023 NPD Group.
- Peter Sblendorio - New York Daily News (TNS)
“Stranger Things” was king among TV shows in 2022.
- Alexandra Del Rosario - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Kaia Gerber, daughter of beauty icon Cindy Crawford, has shared her thoughts on the "nepo baby" conversation.
- Nardine Saad - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
LOS ANGELES — “To Leslie,” the indie drama that earned Andrea Riseborough a shocking lead actress Oscar nomination Tuesday, is reportedly heading back to theaters.
- Alexandra Del Rosario - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Last week pop star Shakira released a scathing dis track about Gerard Piqué, but it looks like her ex-boyfriend has a new listening buddy.
- Christi Carras - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Naturally, comedy legend Julia Louis-Dreyfus had a sense of humor about her 25-year-old son starring in one of TV's steamiest shows, "The Sex Lives of College Girls."
- Nina Metz - Chicago Tribune (TNS)
A cut above the best, the Peacock murder mystery series “Poker Face” scratches all my old-school “Columbo” itches — and does it without putting a police detective at the center. Natasha Lyonne stars as a cocktail waitress on the run from a casino boss. She’s driving cross country with no rea…
- Madeleine Marr - Miami Herald (TNS)
MIAMI — Think back long ago, to a time when you couldn’t order literally any thingamajig that pops into your head at 4 a.m. from your phone.
- Jon Bream - Star Tribune (TNS)
Bob Dylan, "Fragments — Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series Vol. 17" (Legacy)
- By TRAVIS LOLLER - Associated Press
Tennessee State University is hoping to make history after their marching band was nominated for a Grammy in the roots gospel category. The historically Black university's Aristocrat of Bands teamed up with gospel songwriter and producer Sir the Baptist last year to record “The Urban Hymnal.” The record features an all-star ensemble of gospel singers. Some songs are new arrangements of classic hymns, while others were written especially for the new record. Baptist says gospel is embedded in the culture of HBCUs, so the collaboration made sense. For instance, at TSU, the fight song is the old Christian hymn, “I'm So Glad.” Baptist says, "These hymnals brought us from slavery to the White House.”
- Rich Heldenfels - Tribune News Service (TNS)
You have questions. I have some answers.
- Peter Sblendorio - New York Daily News (TNS)
Lance Kerwin, a 1970s staple who starred as a teenager on “James at 15″ and “Salem’s Lot,” has died at age 62, his family said.
- Chris Hewitt - Star Tribune (TNS)
Maybe you'll want to skip "Maybe I Do."
- Alexandra Del Rosario - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Chelsea Handler said she unknowingly sampled the injectable diabetes medication Ozempic, which has reportedly become Hollywood's new favorite weight-loss drug.
- Nina Metz - Chicago Tribune (TNS)
In the romantic comedy “Maybe I Do,” a young couple played by Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey debate whether marriage is in their future. She’s all in; he’s all “What?!” But this bland, beautiful duo might as well be an afterthought. The star attractions are their respective parents, played by …
- Neal Justin - Star Tribune (TNS)
'Shrinking'
- By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press
A lawyer for Eva Green has accused producers of a collapsed film of trying to damage the performer’s reputation by depicting her as a “diva.” The French actress played Vesper Lynd in James Bond thriller “Casino Royale.” She is suing producers for a $1 million fee she says she is owed for “A Patriot.” Green was lined up to star in the sci-fi thriller and was also an executive producer on the project that collapsed in late 2019. Production company White Lantern Film is fighting the claim and is countersuing. It says that Green made “unreasonable demands” and undermined the production. The case at the High Court in London is due to last eight days.
- Robert Lloyd - Los Angeles Times (TNS)
"Poker Face," a new series starring Natasha Lyonne and created by Rian Johnson of "Knives Out"/"Glass Onion" fame, is a work of pure pleasure, a comedy-mystery with roots that reach down half a century into the heyday of broadcast television. Its specific antecedents are "Columbo," whose ope…
- Nina Metz - Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Best known as Kitty Forman on “That ‘70s Show,” Debra Jo Rupp has donned Kitty’s iconic feathered wig once again for the Netflix sequel “That ‘90s Show.” The final episodes of the original series aired almost 20 years ago, yet Kitty and her husband Red (played by Kurtwood Smith) remain ageless.
- Holly Alvarado - The Orange County Register (TNS)
Life has moved pretty fast for pop-punk band New Found Glory.
The following are Thursday’s television listings for the local PBS stations:
- By JOCELYN NOVECK - AP National Writer
This we knew already: Jennifer Lopez can rock a wedding dress — and a wedding rom-com. “Shotgun Wedding” puts the ageless pop star at a stunning island resort, where her character, Darcy, plans to marry fiance Tom (played by Josh Duhamel). But then those darned pirates arrive with their machine guns and take everyone hostage in, well, an infinity pool. Lopez, who stars and produces, has all the charm and style we love her for, but the film suffers from a bizarre tonal imbalance, writes Associated Press critic Jocelyn Noveck. It's either too cartoonishly violent to be either romantic OR comedic. Jennifer Coolidge is funny but left searching for good lines. It streams on Amazon beginning Friday.