Morning Meme: That Lautner-Pattinson Kiss, Chris Crocker Is "Second To None" and Palin Rewrites History Again

So things got a bit heated on the set of X-Men: First Class with James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. In a fab montage, the pair go on a recruiting drive, in which they perch on a strip-club bed. "That scene got exceptionally silly at one point," says McAvoy. "I don't know if I'm even allowed to tell you what originally happened. But it got pretty f---in' kinky. I'm not joking" Was the dashing duo's bromance, uh, consummated? "Unfortunately no. But there was a little bit of cross-dressing going on. That's all you need to know."

Did Friday Night Lights fail because Glee succeeded? And is that fair? The New York Times weighs in with a resounding “No!” that will have Gleeks far and wide fuming.

The Army has put up a site dedicated to answering questions about the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal. Maybe they’re serious about this thing after all.

Is NBC about to lose the Olympics? Bidding for U.S. broadcast rights to the next set of games could reach $5.5 billion, and it might be too rich for Comcast’s blood. Will Disney snap it up for ABC/ESPN? And what would a Disney-fied Olympic broadcast look like?

The creator of Foreskin Man comic swears his comic isn’t anti-Semitic, despite the blond hero battling the evil rabbi. He says  “A lot of people have said that, but we're not trying to be anti-Semitic. We're trying to be pro-human rights.” Dude, maybe you’ve managed to be both?

Bishop Eddie Long, fresh off settling four cases brought by young men accusing him of pastoral misconduct, has asked his congregation to dig deep and give bigger donations.

X-Men: First Class left The Hangover 2 with a bit of a headache, bringing in $56 million to The Hangover 2’s $32.4 million. For perspective, the drop weekend-to-weekend for The Hangover 2 was steeper than for Sex and the City 2.

General Martin Dempsey, nominated to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, says Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal is on track. It’s likely that repeal will be certified long before General Dempsey takes over, but it’s nice that he’s on board.

Sarah Palin is saying she didn’t mess up with her version of Paul Revere. Her followers are actually trying to edit the Paul Revere entry on Wikipedia to fit her version. This is life under the Tea Party, folks. Facts don’t matter.

The first reviews of George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons are leaking out. It’s a lot like A Feast For Crows, complicated, and it ends on a cliffhanger which may not get resolved until the next book, which will be years.

Go read the editorial by Erica Diaz, lesbian granddaughter of anti-gay state Senator Ruben Diaz. Best line about her relationship with her grandfather? “You cannot tell someone that you love them and stay silent when people call for their death. "Love" is empty when you say someone's life isn't natural.”

Easily the best insult I’ve ever read, and it has to be about a Kevin James movie. I hate that.

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