Early Buzz: The Cure, Lorne Michaels, Cumberbatch, more

I hear a lot of snow being shoveled outside my window this morning — it seems like that dang groundhog knew what he was talking about. Ready for headlines?

- Broadway will dim its lights in honor of Philip Seymour Hoffman on Wednesday.

- Ringo Starr has turned Octopus's Garden into a kids' book.

- So the latest Flaming Lips release comes in a life-size chocolate skull ...

- The Cure plans to release a new album this year.

- The second season of Rectify has started production. Love that show.

- The cover of Vanity Fair's annual "Hollywood Issue" is wonderfully diverse.

- Office alum B.J. Novak talks about and reveals a trailer for his new book.

- Lorne Michaels talks to New York magazine.

- The Pixies did a "Tiny Desk Concert" for NPR.

- Here's a cute pic of Gwen Stefani meeting Sting in 1983.

- It sounds like Laura Prepon will be on most eps of Orange Is the New Black next season.

- Discovery has a new show on the way about a rare-gem hunter. The title: Game of Stones.

- The founding members of Survivor have sued over royalties for Eye of the Tiger.

- Kurt Sutter wants more episodes for Sons of Anarchy's final season.

- This teen is getting a good response to her petition for Disney to make a plus-size princess.

- "Five non-Beatles movies that make great use of Beatles songs."

- Cameron Crowe writes about working with Philip Seymour Hoffman, who played Lester Bangs in Almost Famous.

- Benedict Cumberbatch is headed to Sesame Street.

- Some Philip Seymour Hoffman fans are honoring the late actor by donating to the theater company he helped build.

- This baby loves dancing to the Parks and Rec theme song.

- And finally, how cute is this 12th Doctor puppet?