Morning Meme: Jason Statham Creates "Heat," "GMA" Analyzes "Toddlers & Tiaras" Go-Go Juice, and Eddie Cibrian Models Towels

Eddie Cibrian, as he was meant to be, wrapped in a towel and nothing else in a campaign for Charisma towels.

The big news of course, is that Washington State approved marriage equality yesterday, and the governor is expected to sign the bill, which will almost certainly face a recall referendum. Having many, many friends in Washington state (including yes, Michael and Brent), I couldn't possibly be happier.

A little closer to home, Tuesday was Fairness WV's lobby day at the West Virginia legislature, which I missed, but in a red state that is still heavily unionized, the AFL-CIO and the United Mine Workers unions came out in support of the anti-discrimination act for work, housing and renters that is currently before the state legislature.

Furry Sullivan Stapleton has been cast as Xerxes in 300: The Battle of Artemisia. If they shave his chest, it's going to be a crime against body hair and history.

The BBC has ordered journalists to not break stories via Twitter, but instead report to the newsroom first. Because news should always be old.

The man who went overboard on the Atlantis Events cruise has been identified at 30-year-old Irishman Kenneth John Gemmell. The family, who has to be devastated, is looking for answers. I can say that personally, having been on that ship, while I don't know what happened, I do know the crew moved quickly to account for everyone, identify him, and begin the search very quickly. And they were positively devastated , from cabin stewards to the captain when authorities called off the search.

Birthday wishes to the Boy Scouts from that gay kid you kicked out over a decade ago.

House is set to end its run at the end of this, the 8th season. The decision was tight but made in time to give a satisfying ending to the show I quit watching four years ago.

Elizabeth Taylor's Van Gogh, which hung over her mantle since she bought it in 1963 just sold for $16 million, with her art collection expected to fetch $100 million, with a portion going to her AIDS charity.

Anoka-Hennepin School District is not happy with Rolling Stone for the expose the magazine did on the dead gay kids littering the hallways of the schools there. Blaming the messenger is always easier than fixing the problem.

Jason Statham is going to star in the remake of Heat, taking on the role played by Burt Reynolds.

Granted, the bill is farce intended to make a point about the creeping personhood bills in so many states, but I had to do a double take to make sure that Oklahoma wasn't serious about making it illegal for a man to ejaculate anywhere except inside a woman's reproductive organs. Because it sounds just crazy enough to be true, and to put every 13-year-old boy in the world behind bars.

Once he exercises his Facebook options, Mark Zuckerberg is facing a tax bill between $1-$2 billion, which he intends to pay by selling some of his stock rather than hiring someone to hide his money.

You may not know exercise video giant Anchor, but they sell millions of videos every year, and typically give six-figures to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. But now they're looking for a new charity to give to after Komen's anti-Planned Parenthood moves this week.

The Bachelor's Jake Pavelka is joining the Chippendales as a guest host for a month. Supposedly he's keeping his clothes on, but why on earth would he start now?

This Sunday at the Grammys, the Beach Boys will perform with Foster the People and Maroon 5, which is a train wreck I won't miss livetweeting for anything.