Morning Meme: Dave Navarro Reaches Out To GLBT Youth, Scott Thompson's Mammogram, and Remaking "The Munsters"

Michael Bolton got voted off Dancing With the Stars the other night. I know, tragedy. But he’s being a little petty about a comment from out judge Bruno Tonioli, who called Bolton’s jive the worst he’d seen in eleven seasons. Bolton wants an apology, but the producers say it would be silly of them to force an apology from a judge for being judgmental. Plus, could you imagine what Simon Cowell would have do if this were precedent?

I’ve never paid a lot of attention to Dave Navarro, at least not after Rockstar: INXS. But he seems like a good guy – he supports PETA, and he’s written an open letter to gay, bi and transgender teens that shows him to be fond of humans as well as animals. Count me in as a fan of the man, Dave Navarro.

Scott Adams is the master of pointing out the pain of the workplace in Dilbert, but with his opinion on voice calls being obsolete, and long live the text message, I think he’s relevant again. “Texting is way better. It can fill in all of the tiny spaces in life while you're waiting for something else to happen and a voice call would be too large for the space. When I get a text alert, it always makes me happy, even before I read the message. When my phone rings, I think, Uh-oh, what fresh hell is this?”

As an art form, opera is pretty old. And my experience is that old doesn’t love change. So when the Metropolitan Opera installed a fancy 45-ton, platform with 24 moving planks to enable a totally new performance of Wagner, something was bound to go wrong, and strand actors all over the stage.

I’m unfamiliar with Mark Millar’s Nemesis, but I’m fairly certain no movie deserves a $450 million budget. I’d rather have 110 films like The Kids Are All Right at $4 million each.

Sir Ian McKellen takes issue with Stonewall not having marriage equality on their agenda, and as a co-founder of the group, I’d say he should have an idea of the group’s purpose.

Dumping Big Brother from Channel 4 not only ups the IQ of everyone in the UK, it also frees up cash for two new shows. One, Beaver Falls, sounds promising.  It’s about three British lads who con their way into an American summer camp for Manhattan’s beautiful, rich offspring. Gossip Girl meets Oxford Blues meets Camp Rock.

Judge Vaughn Walker, who struck down Proposition 8 this summer, announced today that he intends to retire from the bench after 21 years of public service. The 66-year-old intends to return to the private sector.

Ronnie Kroell has responded to yesterday’s Morning Meme. And Queerty has also weighed in.

I have to wonder if editor Michael Jensen had as much fun interviewing Kids In the Hall’s Scott Thompson as Vulture did. Still, it feels weird to hear him say “I wish I’d been a little more dignified.”

Vulture also got to sit down with David Sedaris to talk about his new book, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, which I just started reading. I’m hoping I understand more about what he was going for after I go hear Sedaris read it.

Christopher Nolan is directing Batman 3. Somehow I didn’t realize that would be news.

A high school in Michigan has stripped the Homecoming King of his crown because he is transgender. But the good news is that the students are rallying behind him.

Guillermo del Toro has signed on to consult with Dreamworks Animation on a variety of films, including Kung Fu Panda 2.

Geek comic HijiNKS ENSUE imagines how that will work.

From the lost in translation file, when Jersey Shore hits Japan, it will be called Macaroni Rascals.

As of 20 09, the number of young adults (25-34 year-olds) who have never been married surpassed the number who have been. I wonder if letting gays marry could tip the scales back?

Indonesia’s gay film festival has been met with violent protests, and threats to “burn them out.”

The British Army is telling the Americans that allowing gay soldiers to serve openly has increased productivity.

NBC has ordered a pilot from out super producer Bryan Fuller for a remake of The Munsters. It’s being described as “Modern Family meets True Blood.” Does that mean Eddie Munster will be gay?

A Field Guide to Gays and Bisexuals on TV. I wish I’d thought of this.