Morning Meme: We Go "Swinging With the Finkels," Chris Evans Naked and Anne Hathaway Says "Meh"

As an entertainment writer, you come to expect that publicists and behind-the-scenes folks will read what you write, but not often do the A-list stars read it. Or so they like to say in interviews. So when Anne Hathaway was sitting down for an interview with MTV and mentioned she'd read MTV's reaction to her Catwoman costume was "Meh," I can only imagine how cold the author of that post's blood turned, especially since he was in the room. But the good news is that we haven't even seen 10% of what that costume can do, whatever that means.

I suppose it was inevitable, but Smurfs 2: Electric Smurfaloo is set for August 2, 2013. But as of now, Neil Patrick Harris isn't locked down. If he's smart, he'll jump on that train and ride it straight to the bank. Those mega yachts don't come cheap.

Maryland Governor O'Malley resisted heavy pressure from his own Catholic archbishop to support marriage equality.

The cast of Jersey Shore will have a cameo in The Three Stooges. Please let them play nuns.

Mostly I want them to play nuns to watch Catholic League's Bill Donohue's head explode. It already must beclose to that after Time published a piece that included the following: "Having Standard & Poor’s downgrade the creditworthiness of the U.S., and warn the country about further downgrades, is a little like having the Catholic Church lecture Scout leaders on the proper behavior toward boys. The moral authority seems to be wanting."

Should liberals pull a page from the Republican playbook and run a celebrity for President? Michael Moore thinks Matt Damon fits the bill fairly well.

Happy Endings is bringing on a recurring character of Glaze to play Dave's buddy. Which means even more screen time for the least interesting character on the show. But at least Derek Waters is cute.

I never got into Gilmore Girls, but people who loved the show really, really love it. So they should be excited that the folks behind Gilmore Girls are working on adapting The Nanny Diaries for television.

CBS is working on a remake of Bewitched. I'm horrified on so many levels, and yet I'm curious how they think they could hide magic in the age of surveillance cameras, smartphones and all the other technology.

Russia has an inflatable sex doll race.

 I'm completely fascinated by this series of YouTube videos made by a solider who's inching his way out of the closet as the clock ticks away on Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

I'm getting used to the idea of Ted Danson on CSI. But the plotlines are just ridiculous. One upcoming episode borrows from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. "When a former Abercrombie model named Chad gets down in the dumps over his weight gain, he flings himself into a vat of chocolate and drowns. A chocolate mold of the poor kid will be discovered by the CSI team, which requires the actor who plays this role to have a body mold taken of his whole form."

Hunky Nick Zano has booked a recurring role on 2 Broke Girls. Since Zano is seldom booked for anything that requires him to wear a shirt, my interest in the show just skyrocketed.

Ben Stiller is moving forward with a project that's about fake movie trailers, much in the same way he used fake trailers throughout Tropic Thunder. The plan is to use major stars in ridiculous plots.

The Chilean president has introduced a bill to recognize gay civil unions, giving same sex couples many (but not all) of the same rights as married couples.

I'm sure this silly little thing will inspire great debate and argument, but the Gay Cliques Census asks you a few quick questions about your physical traits, then graphically matches you into your physical classification, be that twink, muscle cub, otter, etc. Then you can see which type your type is most compatible with. I kind of surprised myself coming up as a "wolf" which I've never been called before. But I like what I seem to be compatible with, so I'll run with it. What clique are you in, and do you agree? Let us know in the comments.

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