Early Buzz: 'Preacher,' Chaplin and more news

Happy Friday, you guys! Congrats on making it through another week.

I'm feeling much better after a bad migraine yesterday, which is good, because we have a lot of things to discuss. This afternoon I'll be answering your questions in the Mailbag, so shoot 'em my way. Ask me about anything but sports!

A few headlines:

- Leonard Nimoy has revealed that he has lung disease.

- Yep, that Preacher series is definitely happening on AMC.

- Why exactly was Jack White selling candy on the street?

- Here's a clip from the new season of Check It Out with Dr. Steve Brule.

- Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood will scorePaul Thomas Anderson's next film.

- This story is fascinating: A famed deaf Japanese composer has admitted he's a fraud ... and he might not even be deaf.

- Have you watched all of those new Amazon pilots yet?

- Here's a list of good yet-to-be-produced screenplays with female protagonists.

- Tara Lipinski paid tribute to The Big Lebowski with this skating routine.

- Charlie Chaplin's semi-autobiographical novella has been published.

- Topher Grace has started a pop-culture website. I like the name.

- Jake Johnson talks about Prince's appearance on New Girl. (At this point, I'd rather see the cast of this series in movies than on TV.)

- I think the main takeaway from this story is that somehow Skinny Puppy is still together.

- I'm thankful I'm not in Sochi right now ...

- As I've said many times before, it's not news if a woman cuts her hair unless that woman is Crystal Gayle!

- And finally, nice Peabody & Sherman reference, Bob Costas.