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Early Buzz: Bob Dylan, Woody Allen, 'Spinal Tap,' more


Hi there! I hope you're beating the heat with fun activities; last night I considered watching a movie but wound up drinking wine and cleaning out a closet instead.

Headlines:

- Some long-lost Bob Dylan recordings have been found in a New York apartment.

- The Broadway version of Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway is closing.

- Lucy Lawless is heading to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

- A new Best Buy ad borrows several elements (including music) from Rushmore.

- The New Yorker is offering free access to its articles this summer.

- Hear the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rap song.

- Have you heard Woody Allen's podcast appearance?

- Jack White has launched a publishing imprint, Third Man Books.

- Watch Richard Linklater's appearance on The Daily Show last night.

- My cool colleague Brett Molina talked to incredibly cool Sigourney Weaver.

- Rob Reiner reflects on Spinal Tap in the latest ep of Sound Opinions.

- Get ready for the seedless mango.

- Zach Galifianakis and Ted Danson re-imagine the doc Mistaken for Strangers as a play.

- GQ asks Wil Wheaton to define the word "geek."

- Ripley's is holding another strange mail contest.

- Did you know they've now introduced Peanut Butter Cheerios?

- What are the happiest and unhappiest cities in America?

- And finally, Hootie & the Blowfish now have their own craft beer.

For more bits throughout the day, follow me on Twitter at @popcandy.