Morning Meme: "Mad Men" Returns For a Double, Gus Van Sant is "Restless," and Monkeys Everywhere!

Olympic skater Blake Skjellerup wants everyone to sign the pledge at Athlete Ally to make sports a welcoming place for gay athletes like him, and you. Certainly not me, because I’m not athletic.

 The writers on Southland have an idea of what they’d like to see next season on the show, but no plans yet. They want to fix Officer Cuddleybear though, make him a great cop again. How about a great cop with a boyfriend he met in physical therapy?

There’s now a billboard for dog food that dispenses a treat for your dog. Finally, a use for Foursquare!

Mad Men is officially back for two additional seasons with Matthew Weiner at the helm, after he signed a new deal guaranteeing him more control over episode length and product placement.

Marc Jacobs president Robert Duffy is being sued for allegedly turning the workplace into the set of an adult gay movie. I’m sure that’s an awful thing for some people, but does this mean there’s an opening?

President Obama has pledged that the federal automobile fleet will run on alternative fuels for anything purchased after 2015. Though as the article notes, it’s unlikely that the the presidential limo will get the electric treatment.

I feel a little ill about it, but I’m going to join Joe Jervis in agreeing with NOM.

If you’re willing to tattoo the Marc Ecko logo on your body, you can get a 20% discount in the stores for life. Or until your get laser removal, since you have to present the tattoo at time of purchase. I wonder if there are any location restrictions?

I could be horribly wrong, but I’m pretty sure the rumor that Nicki Minaj was bisexual was started by Nicki Minaj, and we called BS on it ages ago. So now she says "That's definitely not true... I guess some people are thrown off by me embracing gay culture. But I don't feel the need to explain that. Unless someone asks me a specific question.” Yeah, she and Katy Perry can go take the same long walk off a short pier.

While the headline is that MTV greenlit the U.S. remake of The Inbetweeners to series, the news to us is that Dan Savage’s Savage U university sex advice show is also greenlit – for late night. Congrats, Dan - make us proud!

I’m the one who nominated Bravo’s Andy Cohen for the “Just Go Away Award” at the start of the year, but there is something utterly charming about his love for Snoopy. I’m sure he’ll do great at the premiere of the new movie.

I know nothing about Gus Van Sant’s new film Restless, other than it’s a coming of age movie (his specialty!) with an amazing cast. It may or may not have gay content, but it does have a distributor. Sadly, it also has a score by Danny Elfman.

Attitude’s style folks have a thought about Brad Goreski’s new Bravo show: “Rachel Zoe's assistant Brad Goreski has broken away & will soon have his own t.v show. If he wants to be taken seriously as a stylist we would suggest he doesn't.” Me-ow.

Playwright John Cameron details his participation in Brigham Young University’s shock therapy program to try and not be gay in 1976. The university says it was accepted treatment at the time, but would never do it again. They have new methods. It sounds horrific.

The Fraggle Rock movie is in limbo thanks to the Weinstein Company. Boo! Boo!

NBC has allegedly had the stars of their new Playboy pilot sign nudity contracts, most likely for footage to be included on the DVD if the show goes to series. Why do I think they mean the female cast, and not Eddie Cibrian?

The eagerly awaited (by me, anyway) indie Judas Kiss gets a premiere at the Phoenix Film Festival this weekend, and all the cast from Charlie David to Timo Dechamps to Sean Lockhart are expected to attend.

Moments like this are why I love modern cartoons.