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Remember that sadly beautiful song that played during the JAM scene last week in Phyllis’ Wedding?

You know, the song that played in the preview (toward the end, when Jim and Karen are dancing), but was replaced by Sting’s Fields of Gold in the actual aired episode?

Well thanks to some good detective work, we now know the singer and title of the mystery song, listed on the NBC Featured Music page:

Penny Framstad, The Heart Has a Mind of Its Own

You can find Penny’s MySpace page (and song) here.

Tipster: Natalie

Notable items

• TV Guide: Best Shows of 2006
  Tipster: Amy
• Smallscreen: The Office: Initially Gervais and the BBC at loggerheads
• MediaPost Publications: ‘Office’ DVR Viewing Soars, Lower ‘Live’ Ratings May Cost Nets Big Bucks
• Apple: trailer of The Last Mimzy, starring Rainn Wilson
  Tipster: Rayne
• NPR: audio of Comedic Actor and Writer Ricky Gervais
  Tipsters: Sarah, Joseph
• MySpace: Joe Matt meets Jenna Fischer and James Gunn
• Variety: John Krasinski launches feature version of ‘Interviews’
• Last year’s Christmas greetings from The Office cast

This week’s events

• Thu Dec 28:
  The Convention (r).
• Fri Dec 29:
  Lonesome Trio performs at Parkside Lounge, NY. (Ed Helms’ group)

New blogs this week

• Angela’s MySpace blog: Turkeys and Convicts
• Jenna’s MySpace blog: Hello from St. Louis!
• John the prop guy’s MySpace blog: The Convict
• Kevin’s MySpace blog: Wake Up Maggie
• Kate’s TV Guide blog: The Convict

Articles

• Humor returns to roost on Thursday
  Executive producers Greg Daniels (The Office), Tina Fey (30 Rock), Greg Garcia (Earl) and Bill Lawrence (Scrubs)
• ‘The Office’ opens doors for Rainn Wilson
• My Favorite Weekend: Mindy Kaling (may need to register)
  Tipster: Jill
• John Krasinski to join cast of George Clooney football pic, ‘Leatherheads’

TV and movie appearances

• Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Dec. 6
  Rashida Jones
• Unaccompanied Minors (opens Dec. 8)
  B.J. Novak, Mindy Kaling, David Koechner (”Todd Packer”)
• The Holiday (opens in wide release Dec. 8)
  John Krasinski
  Tipster: Sarah
• American Dad, Dec. 10
  John Krasinski
  Tipster: Dana
• Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Dec. 18
  Jenna Fischer
  Tipster: Becky

And lastly, singing sensation Ed Helms

• Ed Helms and The Lonesome Trio
  Tipster: ShayR1
• Rainbow Connection video
• Rainbow Connection mp3
  Warning: Turning this into a ringtone may result in death — yours.
  Tipster: Sean

Charlie Brennan of KMOX 1120 in St. Louis spoke to Jenna Fischer yesterday about The Office and her National Woman in the Arts award, which she received last night.

And two special guests call in!

Listen to the interview here.

Tipsters: Beth via Tom

As Kate Flannery (”Meredith”) mentions in her latest MySpace blog, Whitney Matheson interviews her in the latest USA Today’s Pop Candy podcast.

Jump to Out of ‘The Office’ with Kate Flannery. The interview is the first ten minutes or so of the podcast.

Thanks to Sarah at The Elf Office Alliance for the tip!

Welcome to the Mindy News Network. At least for today. :)

Rather than put each new Mindy/Diwali story in a separate post, I will list them here:

• NBC.com: Interview with Mindy Kaling about Diwali. (Thanks Jill!)
• Netscape: on the set of The Office, part 2, with Mindy Kaling.
• Zap2it: Happy Diwali From ‘The Office’. Mindy Kaling takes center stage in episode about Hindu festival.
• NPR Fresh Air: Interview with Greg Daniels and Mindy Kaling (34 minutes).
• KDWB radio, Minneapolis: Dave Ryan in the Morning Show interviews Mindy Kaling.
• WKLH radio, Milwaukee: The Dave and Carole Show interviews Mindy Kaling. OfficeTally provided some of the questions!

SPOILER WARNING Any or all of the above may be spoilerish. I haven’t had time to check out each one, so this is a blanket warning. :)

Thanks to the many, many people who sent in tips on these tidbits, and a SPECIAL thank you to Marcus, Dave, and Carole over at WKLH!

While it may be too late for some of you to heed Ms. Angela Martin’s advice on the proper Halloween attire, it is never too late to turn your inappropriate life around.

NPR’s Frank Langfitt discusses what we can learn about workplace management from the folks at Dunder Mifflin, illustrated by clips from The Office Seasons 1 and 2.

My favorite phrases from the story: “the absurdism of cubicle culture” and “brazen saboteur.”

Listen to ‘The Office’ as Management Training Tool.

Thanks to the many people who sent in tips about this story!