Morning Meme: Anderson Cooper To Interview Gerard Depardieu, Antonio Sabato Jr. Is "Balls To the Wall", and Reliving "Limelight"

Anderson Cooper will interview Gerard Depardieu (who inspired his uncontrollable giggles on his old nighttime show) on his new daytime show, . The question is how polite-to-a-fault Cooper can manage to be in the interview without cracking up to Depardieu's face.

Universal has bought the rights to 364 for Ron Howard to direct. While details are slim, the title refers to the 364 days out of the year that a man plans what heroic acts he will perform on the one day of the year he has super powers. It's unclear if he's the only one who gets powers for a day, or if everyone does. But it does pose an interesting question: What would you do if you got super powers one day each year?

The new Tea Party Michigan governor has signed into law a new bill that will limit welfare benefits to 48 months, after which, I guess you become starving and homeless. Michigan has one of the worst unemployment rates in the country.

The gender-bending episode of Adventure Time on Cartoon Network with Neil Patrick Harris scored the series its largest audience in the show's history.

Google has just purchased restaurant rating guide Zagat to integrate into their local offerings with Maps. I guess that's one way for old media to thrive.

In news that should surprise no one, Westboro Baptist Church has announced plans to picket at Ground Zero on September 11.

Grindr has launched an app for heterosexuals to meet using geolocation services. I may be naïve, but will women really go for this? Having strange men be able to see your face and pinpoint your location?

John Galliano has avoided jail time for his anti-Semitic slurs he drunkenly uttered at a café earlier this year, and has a suspended fine.

The UK has lifted their ban on blood donations by gay men, now simply restricting it to men who haven't had sex in at least one year. So a really bad dry spell will do it.

A drunken moose had to be rescued from a tree by a resident with a saw. Seriously, you need to click through for the picture.

A Connecticut Christian school has expelled a senior after discovering she was a lesbian. Because that's what Jesus would do.

ESPN has inked a deal to keep Monday Night Football from preempting shows I care about on network television through 2021.

Lady Gaga will be ringing in the new year on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

After being fired via telephone, former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz gives the most candid interview in the history of business, saying "These people f*cked me over." She goes on, and it's fantastic.

In never-before-released pictures, Life has published Steve McQueen's bare butt, and Pat Boone's hiney and what appears to a peen profile. NSFW.

Just so you know, tattooing "Do Not Resuscitate" on your chest is probably not legally binding.

Do yourself a favor and go peek at gymnast Louis Smith modeling the new team uniforms. It's so worth it.

In what had to be the most terrifying moment of the GOP debate, the audience actually cheered Gov. Rick Perry bragging about how many people he's put to death during his tenure.