Weekend Meme: The Independent Spirit Is Gay, Adele Slams Katy Perry, and Oscar On Oscar

The Independent Spirit Awards were handed out Saturday night by host Joel McHale. Black Swan and Natalie Portman won big, Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg picked up Best Screenplay for The Kids Are All Right, and James Franco won Best Actor.

As regular readers know, I have such a girl crush on Adele right now. And you also know that I don’t really care for Katy Perry. So when Adele commented on other artists, including naming Perry, saying “'I don't rely on my tits to have hits,” I may have actually danced a little dance in my living room.

Flour Bluff High School in Corpus Christi, Texas has been fighting allowing a Gay-Straight Alliance in their school for quite some time now. Officials claimed they didn’t have to follow the Equal Access Act requiring permission for all clubs if the school even has one club. Rather than comply, they’ve kicked all non-curricular clubs off campus to avoid having a Gay-Straight Alliance.

In other school news, a bill recently introduced in Tennessee would ban the instruction of any sexuality other than heterosexuality in elementary and middle schools. Because gay kids don’t hit puberty until they’re 15-years-old.

Charlie Sheen is going to appear in an interview on ABC’s 20/20 on Tuesday night. This should be appointment television. Maybe I should livetweet it?

Don Johnson is set to star in the pilot of Mann’s World, about the straight Beverly Hills hairdresser going through a mid-life crisis. The pilot is from Sex and the City’s Michael Patrick King.

Also from pilot season, HBO’s Tilda, modeled on Deadline.com’s Nikki Finke, has been scrapped. Out writer/director Bill Condon apparently clashed with his partner on the set of the high profile show.

What does Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston watch for fun? Modern Family, Glee, The Daily Show, and 30 Rock. Basically anything with a gay sensibility.

I had no idea that the world of co-ops in New York City could be so cutthroat for a rich, bisexual man of color.

Joel McHale is negotiating to join Seth MacFarlane’s Ted, about a slacker who wished his teddy bear was real, so it came to life and basically turned into the guy your mother warned you about.

An author who wrote a book which imagines a character who knew J. R. R. Tolkien is being sued by the estate of the late author, who not only want the book to stop being sold, they want all sold copies destroyed. The article brings up the fact that Tolkien is a historical figure at this point, so what would happen if the estate of Winston Churchill wanted to stop his portrayal in any number of books, television shows, and movies?

The Oscars reportedly wanted to recreate the David Niven streaking moment during this year’s ceremony. Rather than just use someone in a nude body stocking, they wanted an actual naked person, to shock the in house audience. Ultimately, fears of managing the pixilation on a live broadcast and possible FCC fines nixed the idea. Which is a shame, because I voted for Ryan Reynolds to get the part.

 In ironic news, the former president of MADD was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.

In food news, McDonald’s new oatmeal is less healthy than a cheeseburger, so you may as well stay home and make homemade Cadbury Crème Eggs.

Just go look at this picture.

PayPal has reinstated the account for the defense fund of Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is still being held without charges.

Thrice married Newt Gingrich is upset with President Obama planning to stop defending DOMA in court. “I believe the House Republicans next week should pass a resolution instructing the president to enforce the law and to obey his own constitutional oath and they should say if he fails to do so that they will zero out [defund] the office of attorney general and take other steps as necessary until the president agrees to do his job.” I guess if he’s for defunding the Attorney General, he won’t mind if we legalize drugs, empty Guantanamo Bay, open the borders, and declare amnesty for all crimes?

Defense Secretary Gates told an audience of West Point cadets “In my opinion, any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should ‘have his head examined,’ as General MacArthur so delicately put it.” He then basically told them ground wars were over, and the Army may not be able to justify its existence.

Jeffery Tambor has pulled out of La Cage Aux Folles on Broadway, citing strain from recent hip surgery.

Despite dozens of people testifying in the Maryland House, supporters worry that the legislation might not be able to pass the heavily Democratic body thanks to a full press from Maggie Gallagher and the National Organization for Marriage.

Vulture has a fascinating interview with out director/actor/writer Xavier Dolan as his newest film, Heartbeats, enters limited theatrical release and video on demand this weekend.