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By The Numbers: Netflix subscribers

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:03 GMT

In the first three months of the year, Netflix gained 2 million U.S. Internet subscribers, thanks in part to the success of the political drama "House of Cards," which debuted in February. Netflix is expected to get another boost this weekend with the revival of "Arrested Development." Here's a breakdown of Netflix Inc.'s subscribers as of March 31 and details on its forecast:

Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:04:47 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some of country music's big names, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band, take the stage at the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest.

Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested'

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:34:18 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service.

Latest 'Bachelorette' won't say if she's engaged

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:04:04 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — ABC's newest "Bachelorette," Desiree Hartsock, says it's not hard to keep the details of her experience on the show a secret from her friends.

Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:04:04 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out of her Manhattan apartment building.

Netflix hoping for memorable Memorial Day weekend

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:04:03 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will lock up more subscribers to its Internet video service.

Review: Haunting, effective revival of 'The Weir'

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:34:03 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Acclaimed Irish dramatist Conor McPherson ("The Shining City") showed the power and treachery of storytelling in his 1997 Olivier Award-winning classic, "The Weir." One minute it's all good-natured ribbing and laughter and local ghost stories, and the next, somebody tells a true story so painful that it stuns the crowd.

With hits, Demi Lovato radio-ready with 4th album

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:02:48 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Before achieving back-to-back radio hits with "Give Your Heart a Break" and "Heart Attack," Demi Lovato wondered why she had yet to find her breakthrough on the radio.

Penguins: drama-free and in 3-D

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:03 GMT

Penguins haven’t exactly been rare birds on movie screens the last several years. We’ve seen the surprise successes of the 2005 documentary “March of the Penguins” and the animated musical “Happy Feet.” We’ve had even more ’toon incarnations in “Happy Feet Two” and “Surf’s Up.” We’ve gotten really animated versions from the “Madagascar” franchise. And Jim Carrey learned to live with a CG waddle of them in “Mr. Popper’s Penguins.”

Actress Bynes charged in NYC in accused bong toss

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:32:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Amanda Bynes was charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of an apartment window in New York City.

Jewel portrays June Carter Cash for Lifetime

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:01:05 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — It helps to have a singer portray a singer, of course. The onstage scenes came naturally to Jewel when she played the role of June Carter Cash in the new Lifetime movie, "Ring of Fire."

Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:01:04 GMT

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

Tavis Smiley marks 10th year on PBS

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:36:32 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tavis Smiley has stood out in 20 years in broadcasting, and he has no intention of changing his style or substance.

Spanish court opens tax probe into king's daughter

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:30:04 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Princess Cristina, the daughter of Spain's King Juan Carlos, is under investigation for possible tax fraud and money laundering, the latest blow to the Spanish royal family's reputation.

At Cannes' movie palace, talk of TV's rise

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:05 GMT

CANNES, France (AP) — The annual Cannes festival on the French Riviera is the grandest platform in the world for the highest ambitions of film, a place where the art form is worshipped with wild passion and adoring reverence. Movies are projected pristinely in regal theaters, where they're greeted by the world's cinephiles with feverish excitement.

Tony-nominee David Rockwell reveals his first love

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:28:36 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — One clue to understanding how David Rockwell's mind works is by finding out what he collects. It turns out to be kaleidoscopes.

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:26:55 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kid Rock is a scalper.

Photographer and forester Wayne Miller dies at 94

Fri, 24 May 2013 07:54:32 GMT

ORINDA, Calif. — Photographer Wayne F. Miller, who created a ground-breaking series of portraits chronicling the lives of black Americans in Chicago after serving with an elite US Navy unit that produced some of the most indelible combat images of World War II, died Wednesday. He was 94.

Gisele Bundchen’s getting back to work

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:22:33 GMT

Gisele Bundchen’s latest eye-catching ad campaign is for the denim label BLK DNM. (Trust us, the pictures of Tom Brady’s bride in skin-tight jeans looking under the hood of a car do get your attention.) This week, she and the photographer Johan Lindeberg, who’s also the brand’s founder and creative director, invited a few of their fancy friends, including Marina Abramovic, Theophilus London, and Waris Ahluwalia, to BLK DNM’s store in New York to check out the photos.

Denzel Washington brings Hollywood to Haverhill

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:22:33 GMT

Haverhill Mayor James Fiorentini is delighted that actor Denzel Washington will be shooting a movie in the city. But his wife, Martha, is over the moon. The Oscar winner is coming to town this summer to film “The Equalizer” with Marton Csokas and Chloe Moretz. (It will be shooting for four weeks inside the empty building on Route 97 that formerly housed big-box retailer Lowe’s.) “This movie has already accomplished my wife’s greatest goal, which is to get me to watch more movies,” Fiorentini told us, laughing. “Martha said, ‘You want to be sure you really know who he is and have seen a couple of his movies.’” So to prepare for Washington’s arrival, the mayor just watched “The Great Debaters” and “Flight.”

Actress Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:22:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.

Who let the dogs out at MSPCA-Angell benefit?

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:22:32 GMT

WGBH has gone to the dogs, at least temporarily. MSPCA-Angell held its annual spring fundraiser at the station’s Brighton studios this week, and there were four-legged friends everywhere. “Mystic River” writer Dennis Lehane and wife Angie were among the guests who brought their dog to the party. (The pooch, named Rosie, was best buddies with Tessa, Lehane’s beagle that ran away on Christmas Eve, never to return.) The gala was emceed by WCVB-TV’s Randy Price and chaired by Boston fashion maven Erica Corsano. Others in the crowd included developer Bob Beale, real estate agent Jasna Mikkelson, and socialites Ashley Bernon, Laura Baldini, and Kathleen VanDernoot...Actress/singer Megan Hilty of “Smash” fortified for her concert at Symphony Hall Thursday with lunch on the patio at Stephanie’s on Newbury.

Actress Bynes arrested in NYC on marijuana charge

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:52:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Police say actress Amanda Bynes has been arrested in midtown Manhattan after she heaved a marijuana bong out of a window.

Quote of the Day: Jerry Lewis

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:22:02 GMT

“I don’t have any.” 87-year-old comedian Jerry Lewis, at the Cannes Film Festival Thursday, when asked about his favorite female comedians.

Rule on serving olive oil stirs ridicule, anger in Europe

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:22:02 GMT

BRUSSELS — With the European economy reeling from austerity and joblessness, the European Union took time last week to focus on something rather smaller in scale: It approved a measure that would ban restaurants from serving olive oil in cruets or dipping bowls.