Morning Meme: Wanda Sykes Opens Up to Ellen, Katie Holmes Is Slutty Pumpkin, and Alan Cumming On Monogamy

Wanda Sykes taped an episode of Ellen on Friday in which she talks about being diagnosed with breast cancer and having a double mastectomy. She was back out on tour a month after the surgery.

David Kohan and Matt Mutchnick have sold two comedy pilots, both of which have gay potential. Well, the first, based on two friends, one gay, one straight, has more than potential, and is based on their own lives. The second is called Help, and is about a dysfunctional fashion design family and the people who work for them. And fashion always has gays right? Well, except The Bold and the Beautiful.

The FCC has finalized a set of rules designed to help with net neutrality. In theory it would keep your ISP from throttling your connection if you use Netflix as opposed to their VOD service. In practice, publishing the rules just allows the ISPs to sue to block them.

The CW is developing a reality show about extreme musical chairs. Excuse me while I move to somewhere without cable.

George Clooney says that when he turned 50, AARP sent him a subscription to their magazine. He handled it better than Whoopi, who is still angry about receiving it.

In a story that sounds like it's missing pieces, a high school water polo coach says he was fired over Facebook pictures showing he was gay.

In a story that is becoming more and more disputed by the minute, scientists at CERN say they've clocked neutrinos moving faster than the speed of light, putting special relativity into question.

The National Organization for Marriage has announced that Maggie Gallagher is no longer its chairman and they've named extremist law professor Dr. John Eastman in her place. Gallagher will continue to serve on the board.

Katie Holmes has been cast on How I Met Your Mother as Slutty Pumpkin, a character last mentioned in season one. That is one thing I love about this show, their ability to pick up threads years later.

Marvel is considering having Monster director Patty Jenkins direct Thor 2. Once you wrap your head around it, it makes sense.

Police have opened a criminal investigation into the death of 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer. There doesn't seem to be an intent to go for murder charges, but cyberbullying and hate crime charges against at least three teens.

The "Speedo Fetish" guy who got into trouble filming on campus at college is being sued by the swimwear maker for violating their copyright with his various fetish sites.

Kiefer Sutherland is confirmed for his return to television in Touch, with Sutherland a widower and father to a mute, severely autistic son. He then discovers his son has an amazing ability to see patterns and communicate via gestures and touch.

 I remain more fascinated by the materials surrounding Workaholics than the show itself. The Huffington Post asked them about the downsides to fame, and two of their answers caught my eye

It's hazardous to my health. I'm developing carpel tunnel from all the breasts I'm signing and don't EVEN get me started on the dicks.

It's hard to pee at public urinals cause I think dudes are trying to see what I'm "packing" more than usual.

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