Early Buzz: 'X-Men,' tattoos, Jenny Slate and more

Good morning, everyone! I feel like I'm in some weird post-apocalyptic world after waking up to snow on the ground. This weird weather is also wreaking havoc on my allergies! I want to punch the sky.

Some cheery headlines:

- Stephen Colbert will appear on Letterman next week.

- Don't forget Record Store Day is Saturday.

- Nominees for the Eisner Awards (aka "the Oscars of comics") have been announced.

- The X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer made its debut on Conan last night.

- Watch the trailer for Obvious Child, which stars the talented Jenny Slate.

- Yep, Nicolas Cage makes a good movie every five years. There's even a chart to prove it.

- Here's an interesting interview with the real Alex from Orange Is the New Black.

- Here's a supercut of tattoos in film.

- Hear a new album from The Decemberists' side project.

- The wonderful Tatiana Maslany was on Conan last night.

- Maya Rudolph's variety show sounds great.

- I love how Esquire calls Lake Bell "the most important actor/director/writer of her generation" and then puts her on its cover without a shirt on.

- What beer are people really drinking?

- Variety profiles Tilda Swinton.

- And finally, how cool are this dad's pop-culture lunches? (Thanks, Vicki!)