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Early Buzz: Tori Amos, network lineups and more news


Well, that Peter Dinklage is a national treasure, isn't he?

Good morning to you — and no, we won't be recapping Game of Thrones, but I thought last night's performance was worthy of a mention. I hope all of you had a fantastic Mother's Day; personally, I couldn't have asked for a happier one!

Headlines:

- Yep, NBC canceled Community.

- Parks and Recreation will end next year (and the final batch of episodes won't premiere until midseason).

- Once again, the new Adult Swim shows sound 400% more entertaining than what the major networks have planned.

- NBC released a three-minute trailer for Constantine.

- I don't watch Once Upon a Time, but this move seems a little more like product placement than a storyline. (I'm sure the kids enjoyed it, though.)

- Larry Wilmore will take Stephen Colbert's slot on Comedy Central.

- Here's a pretty obscure Game of Thrones Easter egg that involves Monty Python.

- Cartoonist Brian Wood writes about stuttering in a candid piece on his blog. (Thanks, Brad.)

- Aw, Kate McKinnon won an American Comedy Award.

- PopMatters talks to Tori Amos.

- Gillian Flynn gives her book recommendations.

- "Eleven Comic-Book Superpowers the World Could Do Without."

- A Pop Will Eat Itself box set? That's a blast from the past ...

- MTV.com has several Unplugged videos from R.E.M., including one of my all-time favorite songs from the band, Half a World Away.

- And finally, note that Jack White and Neil Young are appearing together on The Tonight Show tonight.