Morning Meme: Kissing James Franco, Who's George Michael Kissing, and Fox News Can Kiss Spongebob's Behind

Iron Man eats doughnuts, Mode closes shop, Thore Schölermann takes Manhattan, and NASA's man-cave.

Remember when James Franco hosted Saturday Night Live and he made out with Will Forte? Will tellsElle that he was sure “I delivered to him the appropriate amount of return tongue.”

NASA is adding the Leonardo Pressurized Multipurpose Module (PMM) to the space station in September. Rather than purely scientific research, NASA is considering making it a “man-cave” with privacy, Internet and a programmable robot. If I was shoulder-to-shoulder on the ISS and suddenly had those three things, well, you can imagine.

Via Pam’s House Blend we discover 2/3 of the Dixie Chicks have formed a new band named Court Yard Hounds. Their upcoming album will feature a bluegrass intro rock song called “Ain’t No Son” about a young man being disowned by his father for being gay. You can listen on the band’s Facebook page, and the album comes out in May. Powerful stuff.

We’ve got a list of the Top 10 TV Lawyers, and position #9 is Miranda Hobbs (out Cynthia Nixon) from Sex & The City and #10 is Will Truman from Will & Grace.

Ilene Kristen (Roxy, OLTL) gets interviewed at Broadway Cares 2010 talking about her decades-long advocacy and fundraising for HIV/AIDS.

Over at CIN2U you can vote for up to three guys to be their new underwear model. Tastes vary, but I do think Christopher Howell is … uniquely qualified for the job.

Tom Hanks tweeted a photo of his casting board for Larry Crowne, and included on the picture wall was out actor George Takei.

Nevada’s first legal male prostitute has called it quits after a lack of customers sent him packing to Los Angeles for a career in films that also don’t require clothing.

While we study DADT to death, the Household Calvary over in the United Kingdom (which counts both the Queen's grandsons among its officers) is celebrating same-sex marriages with regimental blessings.

I’m loving the fact that the media is going nuts because George Michael was photographed kissing someone other than his long-term partner Kenny Goss. They’re reporting it just like they would a straight romance, minus the widely known fact that George and Kenny have an open relationship. 

How To Train Your Dragon opened big with $43.3 million, easily trouncing the knuckle-dragging Hot Tub Time Machine, which hit a weak third place behind Alice In Wonderland.

I generally don’t mix my beer with anything, but I’m intrigued by the concept of a Black Velvet to help dispose of a cheap bottle of champagne I was given recently.

Iceland has just banned strip clubs, not because they have religious issues, but because they think they’re degrading to women.  No word on whether guys can still strip for guys.

Danny Masterson and Joey Kern have signed up for a new buddy cop pilot called Playing With Guns to premiere on Spike.

You guys went nuts over the Scott Pilgrim vs. the World trailer, so you may enjoy this interview with Johnny Simmons who plays Young Neil in the film.

I think we need to keep an eye on We Love Soaps, because they've been twittering these pictures all weekend. Recognize half the power gay couple from Germany here? I'm still searching for this video, they don't have it up anywhere I can find it. Later today, we'll have more from the events of the weekend.

Thore Schölermann takes Manhattan.

I know that it's a goal of every New Jersey famewhore to graduate to New York City, but still, this picture of Jersey Shore's Snookie and The Situation with Mayor Bloomberg may herald the end of the world.

Supposed to be at a performance of Hair. Theater has gotten casual since my last Broadway trip.

Here is a handy infographic of programming from Discovery, Inc.

Awwww!

From Twitter, this was labeled "Last Day at Mode"

When you're insanely wealthy, it's perfectly acceptable to look at an architect and say about your house "I want a 9 car garage and be able to enjoy viewing one of them in the living room." The result is the KRE House in Japan.

It is a classic. And I would if I could.

Iron Man

Why are alpacas so cute?

Slightly less fun was late Friday night, when trying to flip down to Law & Order reruns on USA, I paused on Fox to find them ripping apart Nickelodeon. This time it isn't about Spongebob being a homo in their minds, but the whole channel indoctrinating children into a political mindset. What set them off was the Kids Choice Awards honoring First Lady Michelle Obama for encouraging kids to exercise and eat healthy. It then progressed into "protecting the children" from learning about gay parenting from Linda Ellerbee, cleaning up the environment in the Big Green Help, and other "liberal lies."

Hey, Fox News: Nick is a for-profit company, they have no social responsibility to be "Fair and Balanced" in anything they do, including caring about the world any more or less than it suits their bottom line. I thought you were for no-holds-barred capitalism?

Here's the first 43 seconds of the next Doctor Who. That seems like an odd thing to release, until you think about what an odd show Doctor Who is in the first place, then it makes perfect sense.

And this new Iron Man 2 spot aired during the Kids Choice Awards. Counteracting the First Lady's eat healthy message is Tony Stark in a giant doughnut. At least Nick Fury wants him down, in the best trailer line ever. Try repeating it completely out of context and see how awesome it is.