The Cricket's Daily 3: Feminists didn't drive Whedon off Twitter

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Here's what is happening in pop culture:

• No, "Avengers" writer-director Joss Whedon wasn't hounded off of Twitter by angry feminists. He says he closed out his account so he could have a "quiet place" to write. [BuzzFeed]

• U2 masqueraded as buskers in New York's Grand Central Station, giving commuters a surprise concert. (It was a stunt for Friday's "Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.") [The Huffington Post]

• Here's some cracking news: "Wallace & Gromit" creator Nick Park is directing again! He's making "Early Man," an animated story of how Neanderthals played the first game of soccer — and it should be out ahead of the 2018 World Cup. [Entertainment Weekly]