Early Buzz: Kanye, 'The Hobbit' and more

Hi, all! I hope you've had some sunshine this week — personally, I think I've been indulging in a little too much Trader Joe's ice cream.

How about headlines?

- See the new trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

- Frances Bean Cobain says she's taking a Twitter hiatus.

- TheNew York Times has a long interview with Kanye West.

- Bob Saget visited the Full House house the other day.

- I like this pic of J.J. Abrams on the Downton Abbey set.

- Buzzfeed ranks all 30 Game of Thrones episodes.

- Here are a few things you may not know about Blondie.

- How exactly are they going to make a Choose Your Own Adventure movie?

- Lauren Graham wrote a novel, and she's adapting it into a TV series.

- See a pic of stars of The Sandlot, reunited at a baseball game.

- Here's a gallery of Charles Burns' celebrity portraits for The Believer.

- The Guardian thinks we need a break from superhero movies.

- Here's a short piece about why HBO green-lit Game of Thrones.

- NPR has made Spotify and Rdio playlists of its favorite songs of 2013.

- Wired has a story about a comic book for the blind.

- Watch a hand-drawn test version of Wreck-It Ralph.

- And finally, what do you do if you're stuck on an airplane? Sing I Believe I Can Fly, of course.