Morning Meme: Reba Returns To TV, Russell Crowe Gets Biblical, and Will Horton Almost Takes That Step

First, big thanks to Louis Virtel for covering the Meme the first half of the week. Ed Kennedy is still on his cruise thingy, and hopefully having a great time. I say hopefully because we sort of lost communication with him during that ... strange glowing fog. But I'm sure he's ... okay.

The end of the world is coming! The cause? The Gay EuroGames.

Amazon.com is supporting legislation for marriage-equality in Washington State. Cue the NOM boycott in 3,2,1.

Speaking of which, the Washington State Senate has passed the bill, and with the House expected to approve and Gov. Chris Gregoire expected to sign it, we'll soon have a seventh state with marriage-equality.

The faboo Reba McEntire is returning to TV with the ABC pilot Malibu Country, as a single mother who moves with her kids from Nashville to California. On an odd side note, one of the exec. producers is Dave Stewart. Yes, that Dave Stewart.

Christopher Meloni has joined the cast of the Jackie Robinson biopic 42.

Darren Aronofsky is prepping his biblical opus Noah, and Russell Crowe is the favorite to play the title character.

Towleroad has an interview and music video of newly out Canadian country singer Drake Jensen. The video features Drake's husband, and is dedicated to Jamie Hubley, the gay Ottawa teen who killed himself last year.

Six popular fashion trends (that killed people).

Eleven potato chips that look like other things.

A Post About Daniel Radcliffe's Body hair.

I always get a special thrill when a star is revealed to have a little soft core porn in his past, but you know what's even better? Footage of a conservative asshat dancing with a cactus and acting like the kind of guy I so would have dated in high school.

Great moments in Soul Train history.

Did Mitt Romney's Dog Seek Asylum In Canada?

BET has banned the new Nicki Minaj video "Stupid Hoes." If you can get through the whole thing, you're a much more patient person than I am.

Hotties Of The Super Bowl. I'll take Rob Ninkovich, please.