AfterElton Briefs: Will Horton Clears The Table, Remembering Ken Russell, and Barney Frank Calls It Quits

• Happy Birthday to Ryan Kwanten (above), who turns 35, Ed Harris is 61, and Jon Stewart is 49.

• In shocking news, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will not seek reelection after thirty years in office, but he "plans to write and stay involved in public policy decisions." I don't remember a time without Barney. Below you can see him explain his decision.

• In sad news, legendary master of glorious wretched excess Ken Russell has died at the age of 84. His films were visually spectacular if not always entirely coherent, but that was a good thing. Among his classics, he gave us the iconic nude wrestling scene in Women In Love, the trippy Altered States, that musical about the deaf, dumb, and blind kid, and the indescribable The Lair Of The White Worm, featuring Amanda Donohoe in one of my favorite performances of the 80's. RIP.

• Michael Urie on life after Ugly Betty.

• The Five Gayest Things That Happened This Thanksgiving.

• Walking Dead writer Robert Kirkman talks about the mid-season finale and that shocking ending.

• Big congrats to Broadway fav Christopher Sieber, who married Kevin Burrows on Thanksgiving Day in NYC.

• Since seeing his mom and former stepdad allegedly have sex, Will Horton has been a basket case. Below you can see a hilarious preview for this week's Days Of Our Lives that shows Will having a hot freak out. Love it!

• Below you can see ally extraordinaire Ben Cohen signing copies of his calendar at Soho sex shop Prowler.

• Finally, a very big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our own Ed Kennedy. who turned 40 yesterday. Below you can see Ed's parents on their wedding night. Hmm ... this might explain a lot.

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