North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died Saturday morning. It is expected to send shock waves throughout the world as no plan for succession has been announced publicly, though his son has been mentioned as a possible successor.

Students in New York who were suspended over "Tebowing" in the hall during class changes are protesting their suspension. The school board says it has nothing to do with religious freedom (and the students admit it was more about the football than praying), but having students incite 40 people to drop to one knee in crowded hallways disrupts class changes and creates fire hazards. Cell phone video seems to support the administration.

Deadline seems to think GLAAD is getting worked up over nothing with the protest of Work It. It's just a guys-in-dresses comedy in the British tradition. This is of course not taking into account the advertising with men in dresses at urinals, the first image anti-transgender activists bring up when discrimination protections are brought up for votes. This isn't Tootsie or Bosom Buddies, because times have changed and concerns are different.

Pope Benedict XVI is 85, and in declining health. The world's foremost anti-equality activist has begun cutting back on meetings and public appearances. It's doubtful he'll cut back on the anti-gay rhetoric though.

If you were rich, handsome and fashionable like Marc Jacobs, wouldn't you date Brazilian porn stars too? Why do people seem to find it scandalous?

A new (admittedly limited) study finds that marriage equality is good for the health of gay men, who visit the doctor less frequently and have less serious ailments.

Newt Gingrich says that he'll ignore the Supreme Court on Constitutional decisions he doesn't like, and send U.S. Marshalls to arrest judges he feels overreach. And people claim that President Obama is a dictator?

The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at the year in review, including the number of preview performances for Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark, 183 (a record) to how long it took Charlie Sheen to reach 1 million Twitter followers (25 hours 17 minutes).

Media Take Out, the gossip site so frequently wrong that Gossip Cop has built a business out of correcting them, has photographs of CNN's Don Lemon at Starbucks with his "boyfriend" – who looks remarkably like Dustin Lance Black. How they got from coffee to boyfriend is beyond me, as is how Lemon is in the headline while Oscar winner Black is just "boyfriend." FYI, avoid the comments.

Kelly Osbourne has broken her hand after falling out of her hotel room bed. How you manage that unless you're having really acrobatic sex is beyond me.

It's official (as government things go): the last American combat troops have left Iraq. Mission Accomplished?

Depending on who you talk to, the Lindsay Lohan edition of Playboy is either selling out (Hugh Hefner) or gathering dust on the shelf (Fox News), much like Lohan's career.

It's difficult to describe My Movie Dates With John Waters, but it's worth the time to read.

California group Love Honor Cherish has been approved to begin collecting signatures to place marriage equality on the 2012 ballot after Equality California said it was unable to mount an effort.

NBC has set January 16th as Betty White night, with a 90 minute birthday salute to her 90 years, followed by a sneak preview of her senior citizens prank show Off Their Rockers.

Chris Colfer and Lea Michele dropped by Watch What Happens Live to chat with the man who unleashed the Real Housewives on the world. Why are all the Glee boys wearing tight pants, even with suits?

Great hair though. Chris really has learned the art of posing.

I wasn't going to do two pictures of WWHL, but seriously, look at Lea's dress.

I'm not meaning to do a whole Glee post, but the kids are traveling and there are a lot of neat pictures. Like this one of Kevin McHale with "The Beast."

I think the rest of him is under there.

Damien McGinty got into Darren Criss' sunglass stash.

I'm told that my future ex-husband may have been drinking when he gave his "twin" Michael Cain a peck on the cheek. I'd also like to offer my condolences to Russell who lost one of his oldest friends Sunday: Duffer of Billericay, the enormous cat he was photographed with, has passed away.

Why does he never get drunk and kiss meeee?

Even when a gingerbread man, a red shirt just doesn't stand a chance.

Via George Takei's Twitter feed.

So Victor Webster is starring in a movie with Candace Cameron Bure, and he wore this shirt to work.

How perfect is that? If he must wear a shirt, that is the shirt to wear.

The artists at Draw2D2 hatched a new challenge: Draw the Marvel characters in the universe of A Christmas Story. The results are pretty amazing, and not just because I've always wanted to see Wolverine lick Iceman.

Galactus as the bunny pajamas was also inspired.

Wilson Cruz made the stage of the NYC Ballet even sexier over the weekend.

Chris Hardwick attended a Wet Hot American Summer themed party. I want to know who played the Paul Rudd role, and how far they took it

Why do parties like this only happen to rich people?

Saturday Night Live hit a season high in the ratings with Jimmy Fallon hosting. I found it to be mostly funny this time around, with a few notable duds. The cold open was amazing, but the skit everyone is talking about is the "Joke Off" from Weekend Update which brought together four Weekend Update hosts: Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, and Amy Poehler.

Conservative sites are losing their marbles over the closing sketch, which had Jesus himself dropping into the Denver Broncos locker room to tell Tim Tebow to take it down a notch. This was less comedy than pure social commentary. I guess that Jesus was right about Tom Brady.

The other stand out for me was the "commercial" for the Michael Buble's Christmas duets. Fallon cracked open his impersonations, and really managed to sell himself as a whole litany of artists.

This NSFW safer-sex ad from Israel has me terribly confused, and a little creeped out. Can someone explain it to me?

Here are two giant pandas playing in the snow. I'm such a sucker for giant pandas.

If you didn't catch it last week on The Colbert Report, Stephen has National Geographic Wild and Animal Planet competing to air his South Carolina Serious, Classy Republican Debate. Nat Geo mocked up a commercial for the event.

I had meant to run this week's Headlines That Suck with the adorably cynical Charlie Berens Saturday, but got distracted by his eyes. But it's a great way to start a week.

NME animators take on Howard Stern joining America's Got Talent as a judge. It was nice to remember Fartman.

Chase Whiteside, the brilliant, out documentarian of New Left Media best know for interviewing Tea Party rally attendees has turned his camera on the Occupy Wall Street movement.

This may be a toxic dose of cute. As a safety tip, if you intend to wrap a puppy for Christmas, please, do your shopping last minute.