It seems the only thing I've ever written about Olly Murs is how famous his bulge is in the UK. Beyond that, I really knew nothing about him, until now. When Heat magazine inquired about the source of that bulge, Olly claims to be packing a whopping 13cm. For those of us not on the metric system, that's about 5.2 inches, which doesn't seem to match up with the physical evidence.

As the details of the encounters with Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash and accuser number three come out, the claims are fairly shocking, with tales of alcohol and role playing that emphasized the difference in ages between Clash and the sixteen year old. I keep hoping this isn't true.

Slate posits that the rise in marriage equality hasn't made the United States queerer, if anything it's made the gay community more bourgeois. The recent vote to ban public nudity in San Francisco is used as evidence, but it's something I've been seeing for a long time, and lamenting, even if I'm doing it nearly alone.

Check out this map of life expectancy worldwide, then you can check the chart for some uplifting, startling numbers about the countries where you can be expected to live longest. But if you're looking for the United States in the chart, you won't find it, because it doesn't even crack the top 25.

As Spartacus draws to a close next year, Starz is reportedly developing a spinoff series about Julius Caesar and his rise to power in Rome, which makes sense as Spartacus is inserting Caesar into this season without any historical evidence he was involved in the rebellion.

The Guardians of the Galaxy movie is testing a shortlist of actors to play Peter Quill. Joel Edgerton , Jack Huston , Jim Sturgess , Lee Pace , and Eddie Redmayne are all testing for the role. I know nothing of the story, but that's a fairly broad group of actors.

The ACLU has filed a brief in support of the City of Philadelphia's never-ending lawsuit with the Boy Scouts of America over their rent free use of city facilities for meetings, which the city wants to end over their discrimination against gays. I may dislike the Boy Scouts policies, but they're free to have them according to the Supreme Court, but I don't see why they're entitled to free rent at the expense of gay taxpayers.

Chad Michael Murray is bringing his sexy body to Southland as a hot head cop with a knack for getting Rookieboy into trouble after hours. Sadly, I'm guessing it's not the kind of trouble my imagination is coming up with.

A report out of the Columbia School of Journalism says that if modern journalists want to be successful, they need to be more like Nate Silver. Not gay and adorable (but that's probably a plus), but willing to jack into the huge streams of data and knowledge available for analysis rather than just relying on human investigation and sources. The switch may be tough for some, since most journalists are from the social sciences background, and not data crunchers.

In the UK, the National Union of Students is launching a new campaign to push the government towards marriage equality called "I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus" which Adam Lambert needs to put out as a Christmas single immediately.

Stephanie Miller has apologized for allowing the Salvation Army to come on her program and lie about not being anti-gay, as well as participating in a fundraising campaign for the group as part of her Current TV partnership. She says she was ill informed, and will personally match the money raised for the Salvation Army before she terminated her participation with a donation to The Trevor Project.

Pastor Rick Warren has likened same-sex attraction to arsenic, and seems to claim that GLBT people just need to learn some self control. "Here’s what we know about life. I have all kinds of natural feelings in my life and it doesn’t necessarily mean that I should act on every feeling. Sometimes I get angry and I feel like punching a guy in the nose. It doesn’t mean I act on it. Sometimes I feel attracted to women who are not my wife. I don’t act on it. Just because I have a feeling doesn’t make it right. Not everything natural is good for me. Arsenic is natural."

Until a Supreme Court decision in 1989, the CIA considered being gay incompatible with holding a security clearance. Now they're hosting recruiting sessions with Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and actively recruiting GLBT folks with the message that it's a welcoming place to work. Maybe now we can actually get our gay James Bond?

If we're honest, we really only care to see Kellan Lutz in movie roles where we can see as much of Kellan Lutz as possible, without a lot of extraneous clothing. Now he's set to star in Tatua, where he'll play a man with a very rare blood type that allows him to be tattooed with a special ink, and then can pull the weapons on his skin off and use them, making him the perfect naked assassin. Well, nearly naked, which is good enough for me.

Put the spoon down, Tyler Hoechlin and get to the gym. Teen Wolf filming begins next month!

Joe Cazghe with Gareth Thomas at the launch of Gareth's fitness DVD

Lance Bass says he found this searching for Christmas decorations. Who wants to bet it hangs over his mantel?

In something that will kill what's left of your childhood after having read this column for the last few years, our friendly Taiwanese animators have taken on the Kevin Clash sex scandal. I just don't know if this should actually be seen as funny, but I have laughed at other terrible things they've animated.

I know that I've run a trailer for Five Dances before - it's the Ryan Steele-starring film from the makers of Private Romeo about an 18-year-old dancer trying to come of age in New York while feeling the tug of home. This may have some new footage, but I'm not sure. In any case, it has hot dancers, so you can watch it closely (very closely) and see if you spot something interesting. Besides Ryan's butt.

No doubt in your life you have cat-friends, and dog-friends, and it's important to know the difference. Honestly, I've had friends like both to varying degrees, but I'd never though of it this way until now.

The second episode of the gay Republican parody Log Jam is out. Again, I'm not sure I'm finding it particularly funny, but knowing it really, really bothers gay conservatives means that I want the view count to be as high as possible, so click away. NSFW

This is a cat. In a bathtub. Just chilling out, with a floatie. Honestly, it's one of the most disturbing things I've seen lately, because this isn't something that's supposed to happen in the world. It makes me question everything.

Fall is over in West Virginia, and the snow we got in October really ruined a decent part of the color change. But Central Park managed to put on quite a show, which is captured in this time lapse.

In support of the Mo Farah Foundation, Tom Daley does the Mobot, in that unique way that he does everything, with a big smile and a tiny Speedo.

I'm not entirely sure how to feel about this video from Funny Or Die. I know it was probably filmed weeks ago, long before the death of Larry Hagman, but it feels weird seeing most of the cast of the new Dallas together celebrating Christmas without him just days after his passing. Also, I don't really want to do Secret Santa with these people, they're rich, and they should give nicer presents.