HBO is standing on the right side of history and bringing The Gilded Age back for season three. “We’re so proud of what Julian Fellowes and The Gilded Age family have achieved. From the costumes to the production design and performances, the show has captivated so many week after week,” programming executive Francesca Orsi said in a statement announcing the news. “Along with our partners at Universal Television, we are thrilled to continue this grand tale for a third season.

Kindred A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler, John Jennings and Damian Duffy Hardcover, 240 pages | purchase close overlay Buy Featured Book TitleKindredSubtitleA Graphic Novel AdaptationAuthorOctavia E. Butler, John Jennings, et al Your purchase helps support NPR programming. How? Amazon Independent Bookstores Not surprisingly, artists Damian Duffy and John Jennings felt especially daunted by the chance to adapt renowned speculative-fiction writer Octavia Butler's beloved Kindred fora new graphic novel edition.

"The Toilers and the Wayfarers" is an engaging indie effort whose gay youth theme will interest relevant fests and, possibly, select theatrical programmers. Haphazard story and character development suggest writer-helmer Keith Froelich bit off more than he could chew with this first feature. But the B&W drama is mostly offbeat enough to avoid telepic tenor latent in its runaways-hit-big-city scenario. “The Toilers and the Wayfarers” is an engaging indie effort whose gay youth theme will interest relevant fests and, possibly, select theatrical programmers.

Getty Keanu Reeves is getting protection from a man he claims showed up at his home, apparently hell-bent on trying to prove they're somehow related. The "Matrix" star's lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, beelined it to court Tuesday asking the judge for a temporary restraining order ... to protect Keanu and his partner, Alexandra Grant, from a 38-year-old man named Bryan Dixon -- who he claims is transient and has been harassing them for months.

O.J. Simpson could line his pockets with cash by signing autographs, if he becomes a free man in October. David Elkouby, the owner of The Hollywood Show that specializes in celeb autographs, says O.J. would be the hottest commodity when he gets out, and he would pay Simpson thousands of dollars just to appear at a signing convention. What's more ... he says Simpson would attract a never-ending line of people clamoring for a selfie at around $30 a pop .