Early Buzz: Morrissey, 'Star Wars' and more news

Well, hi there! I hope you had a fabulous weekend — sorry I took Friday off, but I promise we'll do the Mailbag this week. Get in touch if you have any pop-culture questions.

Headlines:

- Yep, J.J. Abrams is directing Star Wars.

- Get well, Morrissey!

- Watch the trailer for the new Coen brothers movie.

- HBO has renewed Girls.

- John Mulaney will star in an NBC comedy pilot.

- Ken Marino will star in another NBC comedy pilot.

- How did Andy Warhol influence Kathryn Bigelow?

- NPR is streaming the new Jim James record.

- Corin Nemec (Parker Lewis) was in a bad boating accident.

- Hear a new Strokes song.

- Wanna go on a cruise with a bunch of '90s bands?

- Robin Williams is on Twitter.

- Shirley Temple Black is on Twitter.

- Tina Turner plans to become a Swiss citizen.

- A great-sounding doc is being made about Tim Burton's failed Superman flick.

- Pride & Prejudice has turned 200. Here's a comic that celebrates it.

- Adam Ant is back.

- 7-Eleven has undergone a major rebranding.

- Read some script pages that show an alternate ending for The Shining.

- Here are "21 awesome Twitter reactions" to the Abrams/Star Wars news.

- Need a Pee-wee Herman cycling suit?

- "Man on Plane Asked to Remove Inigo Montoya Shirt."

- And finally, what a cute He-Man doll. (Thanks, Zack S.)