Early Buzz: 'Wonder Years,' Patti Smith, TMBG and more
Good morning, everyone! We have quite a few headlines today — it seems the Internet is overflowing with pop-culture news:
- First off, I'm a guest on the new episode of the One Hit Wondering podcast talking about Bow Wow Wow and Edwyn Collins. Enjoy!
- Ooh, it's an oral history of The Wonder Years.
- Patti Smith reviews Haruki Murakami's new novel for TheNew York Times.
- Marilyn Burns, an actress who starred in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, has died.
- Jeff Goldblum makes every wedding photo better.
- Ricky Gervais is making a new feature film about The Office's David Brent.
- I had to look at the "most disastrous typos in Western history."
- The cast of The Facts of Life is reuniting for a Paley Center event.
- This excerpt from a new book about Robert De Niro focuses on one of my favorite De Niro flicks, The King of Comedy.
- Carrie Brownstein is finishing a Nora Ephron screenplay.
- This music-filled episode of WNYC's Soundcheck features Mike Myers and his brother, Paul.
- Writer/director/producer Brian Koppelman is offering "six-second screenwriting lessons" on Vine.
- Vice talks to the guy who leaked secrets about the Subway sandwich chain.
- I think James Corden would make an excellent late-night host (though I hope he continues to act!).
- The New Yorker asks, "What happened to original movies aimed at adults?" I think they're all at indie theaters ...
- Sure, I'll take a free download of a They Might Be Giants live album.
- Glamour has a video feature about The Daily Show's Jessica Williams and Samantha Bee.
- Lordy, "chillax" and "vlog" have been added to the Scrabble dictionary.
- And finally, yes, this is Peter Dinklage, a mullet and a bazooka.