Billy Mays’ death Sunday leaves a void in the infomercial world that won’t easily be filled, according to industry insiders.

LOS ANGELES (AP)—Hugh Jackman, Seth Rogen, Anne Hathaway and director Danny Boyle have been invited into the exclusive Hollywood club that votes on the Academy Awards.

What to watch this weekend as sports get ready for a weekend of competitions.

STAFFORD — Drama Kids of Stafford County put on its 2009 Spring Performance on Saturday at Walker-Grant Middle School in Fredericksburg.

Back in 1954 clocks and watches were important in offices. “The Pajama Game” is about never losing a minute or 7-and-a-half cents.

Peter Yarrow of the 1960s folk group, “Peter, Paul & Mary” visited The University of Mary Washington on April 22. The school’s ecology club sponsored Yarrow’s concert. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A National Press Club luncheon was filled to capacity on the eve of Toby Keith’s Middle East USO Tour.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Disneynature films is celebrating Earth Day 2009 with the release of “Earth.“

Offering to shave your head for charity is not something everybody is willing to do.

STAFFORD — Sixteen area residents came to Garrisonville’s Wawa (near Rosner Toyota) early Thursday morning to join radio station Thunder 104.5 to sing on-air.

Upcoming events in the area.

STAFFORD — Local resident Courtney Thompson was the big winner on an episode of “Wheel of Fortune,” which aired Monday night.

STAFFORD — “America’s Most Wanted” visited Fredericksburg last week to tape interviews with city Chief David Nye and some of his staff.

STAFFORD — Each week, ABC Television Network hosts “Wife Swap,” inviting two contradictory families from across the country to participate in a two-week long challenge.

I admit, as an aging baby boomer, I’m hardly the “target demo” for this film. However, my belief is that any movie can entertain and engage a viewer of any age, if the folks who made it make the effort.

WOODBRIDGE — The trouble with winning at Jeopardy! is that you have to turn around and try to do it again almost immediately.

Millions of visitors flock to Washington each year to view the Cherry tree blossoms.

Upcoming events in the surrounding area.

It’s the first compound you learn in chemistry class. One molecule of sodium bonds with one molecule of chloride to form sodium chloride, NaCl — table salt.

LOS ANGELES — Isaiah Washington’s landlord has started an eviction procedure against the former “Grey’s Anatomy” star, claiming he owes $100,000 in rent.

Kelly “Isabella” Falk couldn’t believe her eyes.

NEW YORK — As Jimmy Fallon prepared to debut as host of NBC’s “Late Night,“ he found his predecessor, Conan O’Brien, in his dressing room, still packing up.

Coraline,“ the first stop-motion animated film to be conceived and shot in 3-D, is visually dazzling, as you’d expect — but strangely joyless.

There were nearly 60 commercials during this year’s Super Bowl, including the first in 3-D: a 30-second trailer for the animated movie “Monsters vs. Aliens” coming out in March and a commercial for PepsiCo’s Sobe Lifewater energy drinks.

STAFFORD — Great Danes to miniature dachshunds and poodles seemed to have recently overrun the lobby of Regal Aquia 10 Cinema.

RICHMOND — A new stamp honoring Edgar Allen Poe on his 200th birthday was unveiled last week at the Library of Virginia in Richmond with reflections by a distant cousin and a stirring reading of one of his best-known poems.

RICHMOND — Korey Outerbridge was in Iraq when the idea came to him: He needed to write a children’s book.

STAFFORD — Richmond’s former governor and even more recently, its former mayor, has taken on teaching and in his spare time, blogging. 

Need plans for New Year’s Eve? Check out this events’ calendar.

LOS ANGELES — Four years after a stroke, Dick Clark is relishing the prospect of another New Year’s Eve celebration, determined to appear for his 36th year in Times Square.