Weekend Meme: "Priscilla," Queen of the "Today Show," Andrew Harmon Goes To Washington, and Matt Bomer Blows Air Kisses

In pilot news, hunky Disney star David Henrie landed the lead in Assistants. Here’s hoping that his on-screen diva boss Heather Locklear keeps him shirtless most episodes. Anything else would be a crime.

Out producer/director Bryan Singer says the mutant he wanted most for X-Men: First Class was Quicksilver, but that was obviously not possible given Quicksilver is Magneto's son and Magneto is depicted as a young man in the film. At least he didn’t rewrite history to make it work, since I know more than one Hollywood power player that would have.

Dave Grohl went off on a explicative-ridden rant about Glee, Ryan Murphy, and artists having the right to turn down the popular show (even if it doesn’t really make sense). And he’s completely right, artists do have the right to say no. But I’d love to know how it came up, and the interview isn’t clear on that. At least one artist who got major press for bashing Glee had never even been asked to use their music. Did that happen here?

In terribly sad news, the Berlin Zoo’s celebrity polar bear Knut passed away today, evidently in front of crowd of zoo visitors including children.

Oliver Stone is in talks to direct Savages, which is already set to star delightfully quirky Aaron Johnson, and may add Taylor Kitsch to the cast.

Michael Chabon is in talks to write Magic Kingdom for Disney. That could be … interesting.

The Advocate has been without a Washington desk chief since the incomparable Kerry Eleveld left for Equality Matters, but has now assigned Andrew Harmon to step up. Those are some big shoes to fill, but Harmon has the goods.

Montana has decided to stay in their own little world and leave homosexuality as a criminal offense despite the law being unenforceable.

Friday Night Lights star Connie Britton has joined the cast of Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story pilot for FX. Little is known about the show, and I’m torn between being worried about Murphy splitting his attention from Glee, and maybe hoping he’ll lose interest in the show and let others take over.

A 28-year-old man who had befriended a 70-year-old stoned him to death. The suspect claims the senior made sexual advances on him and that the Bible says you should stone gays to death. Did I mention this was outside Philadelphia, not some far away country?

Former Saturday Night Live actress and current right wing nutjob Victoria Jackson attacks Glee for The Kiss. What is it when people leave that show? Dennis Miller went neocon, and she’s just completely off the charts.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is now confirmed for The Dark Knight Rises. Nobody is quite sure who he would play in the film, which is already bursting at the seams with talent.

A landmark UK study finds that minorities, be it women, blacks or GLBT are poorly depicted in television. Gays in particular are too camp and often ruled entirely by their sexuality rather than being fully rounded characters.

Because nobody listened, a gay bashing victim takes his story to YouTube, and now it’s hard not to hear it in the quiet moments when I close my eyes.