Afternoon Meme: Goodbye Corey Haim, Ellen & Portia Canoodle, and Browncoats Rejoice at a "Firefly" Reunion of Sorts

We start today on a sad note, as Corey Haim has been found dead at age 38 in Los Angeles of an apparent accidental overdose. Say what you will about his later years, but a young Corey was many a gay boy's first crush. Our condolences to his friends and family.

The headline on this story, BofA to end $35 overdraft fee on debit purchases sounds like a positive human development, until you realize they’re just going to decline the purchases instead. The government may be forcing them to be more honest, but nothing will make a bank more humane.

I’m going to link to EW.com’s coverage of American Idol last night mostly because it contains many references to how affectionate Portia and Ellen are to each other, even during brief commercial breaks. It’s really sweet.

I’m a little stunned to find out that Glee is being honored in the 17^th Annual Catholics in Media Associates Awards. Look who’s trying to be hip and cool suddenly.

Cynthia Nixon of Sex and the City fame has recorded a new PSA for New York Marriage Equality that you can watch over here.

The Motion-Sim 4DOF racing simulator will give you a realistic gaming experience, but its presence will drain your bank account of $25k, and its presence in your home may alarm potential boyfriends.

A new role-playing game has been announced based on author Charles Stross’ series of books set in The Laundry. It’s a shadowy British government organization set up to battle the occult with a James Bond flair, and the books have a gay couple named Pinky and Brains.

SyFy’s Warehouse 13 has cast Firefly’s Jewel Staite and Sean Maher in guest roles for the upcoming season, and with Sean being a gay fav, and the Browncoats being a loyal viewing audience, we’re betting on ratings that will make Caprica weep.

MTV caught up with Gutsy Smurf himself, Alan Cummings to talk about the film, and while we know most of what he said, he did mention that they’re “negotiating with someone who would be fabulous” for the role of Gargamel. “Fabulous” and Gargamel aren’t words I’d ever use together, but I’m intrigued.

National Geographic has a great piece on the purposes of the giant figures created in Peru by the “Nasca Lines” and what we’ve learned about the culture that created the figures more than 2400 years ago.

They’re casting Men in Black 3. Please stop.

Adam Lambert tells an Australian newspaper he’s proud to be gay. We’re proud he’s gay too.

A group of young men in the Bronx are facing a year in jail for criminal possession of a weapon after a stray snowball struck an off-duty transit cop in the leg. He pulled his gun and called for backup. Say – wasn’t New Yorker Joe.My.God  loudly mocking D.C. cops for the same thing back in December?

Bravo is adding a fifth night of original programming that I won’t watch unless tied to a chair, like Miami Social Club. Although I admit to being intrigued by Room Service, about a high-end hotel that provides male escorts to their clientele. Will Bravo be brave enough to provide male escorts to both female and male clients?

The New York Times alerts us to the fact that Mattel is releasing Mad Men-themed Barbie & Ken dolls for collectors, retailing for $75 each. There are four dolls to choose from, Don Draper, his wife Betty, Roger Sterling, and Joan Holloway.

Where's my Sal doll? Mattel should know their market better than this.

I think people have grown tired of my love of dogs, cats, and monkeys (apes!) so I went looking for another cute animal to wish you good day with. I came up with a baby alpaca wearing a jacket. How's that working for you?

Don't we make jackets from alpacas normally?

I think this pair of bathroom door signs is brilliant, but I'm not entirely sure everyone will agree.

A little literal perhaps.

I get so very tired of whackjobs on the right using children to scare people away from supporting equal rights. It's a sadly effective scare tactic though. But this one is so over-the-top that I had to share.

I didn't know dresses were mandatory for teachers under ENDA.

It did remind me of some signs that were salvaged and copied from coal company towns near where I lived. I had pictures of the rules for teachers from 1872 and 1915, but in 1872, they were so silly no one would understand them. Is this what people want us to got back to? Or are the rules for petticoats what causes the men the above scare ad talks about?

I challenge you to find a downtown ice cream store to loiter in.

Artist Snowcrash created these Real Life Merit Badges for a contest, but I really think he should market them to little boys the scouts didn't want. And maybe some big boys, too. You should totally take a look at his other creations.

Collect them all - gay Pokemon!

Twilight: Eclipse released a trailer for their trailer today. This iteration of the series seems to come with 40% more cheese!

Finally, RuPaul's Drag Race seems to be on a rock 'n roll kick for next week, as this preview is titled "Taking Her Breath Away."