Morning Meme: Nick Rodriguez is Booming, John Barrowman is Gray, Funeral for an Orange, and Whoopi Is a Delicate Flower

Nick Rodriguez left One Life to Live a while before our beloved KISH had to, but he’s landed on his feet in The Light In the Piazza currently playing D.C. He seems to feel the role suits him, and sees nothing but good things since his soap days.

Gay African-American author Wyatt O’Brien Evans talks to the DC Agenda about Nothing Can Tear Us Apart, his “mature love story” that still has a lot of steam and sex. Set in the world of a fabulously wealthy black entertainment mogul and his muscle-bound body guard, it takes 115 pages to get steamy, putting story first.

Remember the prudish nutjobs that complained to the FCC about the American Music Awards? It turns out that they’re actually not antigay. According to a list of emails acquired through a Freedom of Information Act request, they’re just as offended by Lady GaGa’s behind and Beyonce’s simulated fellatio at the Grammys. Who knew?

A high school in Rome has decided to install six condom machines to curb pregnancy and HIV. Naturally this has enraged the Vatican. I wonder what it takes to make the Pope’s head explode?

An interview with Sam Trammell has him refusing to answer questions concerning a rumored Vampire Bill/Sam Merlotte sex scene. The headline at io9.com reads “True Blood Goes Brokeback Coffin” which shouldn’t have made me laugh, but it did. They have a link to video. 

The new issue of Attitude has an interview with John Barrowman I’m still trying to get to in the digital edition, but a summary says he hits the bottle pretty hard, and has for years. And I’m talking about the hair dye bottle. His hair is completely white, and hubby Scott, who’s refusing to age at all, isn’t ready for that.

Lady GaGa’s signature outfits are bad for her health, at least when she flies. Cabin crew became concerned a tight PVC dress was causing deep vein thrombosis on a transatlantic flight, and had to convince her to change before a blood clot formed.

Nickelodeon is launching two new live action series with teenagers, one set in and English boarding school and the other in a performing arts school. Think our corporate cousin thought a gay teen finally belonged in the cast?

Gen-Y has got the real world all figured out. They think they should work less, have more time off, and get high pay. Let’s get right on that.

Hunky Firefly/Dollhouse vet Alan Tudyk has signed on to The Rockford Files reboot, playing Dennis Baker opposite Dermot Mulroney’s James Rockford. I suddenly became a lot more interested in this show.

Lenny Kravitz has signed on to play civil rights pioneer Andrew Young in out director Lee Daniels’ Selma. Hugh Jackman was previously announced as a star for the film.

Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds have signed to star in Change-Up, which sounds like a male buddy comedy version of Freaky Friday, where the leads switch bodies to hilarious effect.

We keep queering up Rock Band. Days after announcing that Lady GaGa was become downloadable content for the rhythm game, MTV has announced that Rock Band: Green Day (with out bisexual lead Billie Joe Armstrong) will hit stores June 8.

Graham Norton doesn’t think Jonathan Ross leaving the BBC is going to benefit the out host in any way, and he says as a fan, he’s going to miss Ross.

A new study says that among men, the professions most likely to cheat in a relationship are doctors, cops, lawyers, realtors and engineers. Amongst women, it’s teachers, stay-at-home moms, nurses, secretaries, and realtors. I guess talking about bedrooms to near strangers all day is a good way to get laid?

This is actually a t-shirt you can buy, and if they didn't pay us with shiny beads around here, I'd totally order it for myself.

Literalism for the win!

What's the old saying, never bring a sword to a gunfight? What about bringing a sword to a grenade fight? Foolish Gadgets thinks that's a great piece of advice, particularly if it's a sword cane with a grenade grip.

If your grip slips, does it go boom?

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today...

I can't decide if this is the greatest condom packaging ever designed or the saddest way to end a fun evening.

;) :) :(

A new poster for Toy Story 3 has been released. I believe this depicts a scene that can't exist in the movie as I understand the plot.

You thought flying coach was bad.

I just don't know where to begin with this. National Geographic thinks that normal explanations of how a sperm meets an egg are just too serious and straightforward. So they scaled everything up to human size, dressed hundreds of people up in white outfits and had them run and endurance race across land and water to reach the goal of "inseminating" the "egg." They intend to run this on primetime.We have a preview.

This clip from CBS news that Pam's House Blend brought to my attention is stunning for the sheer cojones that Janet Crouse of Concerned Women for America displays. Overwhelming evidence she can't cite against gay marriage, and gay parents. She's against civil unions as an alternative because she wants no recognition of our relationships. What I want to know is how she gets on these shows, because she can't be an expert if she doesn't cite any facts.

For a palate cleanser, I offer this rather beautiful and slightly disturbing short animation, Descendants, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Christy Scott Cashman from the 2008 film circuit that I'd missed.

Purple snow has fallen on Russia. Nobody seems to know why, or whether it's safe to eat purple snow. Does it taste like grape?