Weekend Meme: James Wolk Is a "Political Animal," Gareth Thomas Cries a Lot (Want To Make Something Of It?) and "Glee" Gets Romantic
James Wolk might be cheating on Max. The sexy, furry star has been cast in Greg Berlanti's Political Animals on USA. But the good news is that this is a miniseries, so 
he should still be free to make out with Max on Happy Endings at will.
The U.S. Navy has announced plans for the USS Gabrielle Giffords, a shallow-water combat ship named in honor of the retired Congresswoman, who they say exemplifies bravery.
Five prominent editors and journalists from Rupert Murdoch's The Sun have been arrested in connection with police bribery in what appears to be an ever-widening probe of Murdoch's media empire. Sadly, I don't think the FBI is up to investigating Fox News during an election year.
Angelina Jolie confirmed that her next project is a kids movie for Disney. She's going to play the lead in Maleficent. I can't wait to see how the tabloids spin her evil sorcerer role into rumors about Jennifer Aniston.
The Vow and Safe House are battling it out for the top spot at the box office, projected to bring in about $40 million in what has to be the best counterprogramming move in years.
One of my all-time hottest men, Ryan Phillippe, has just been cast with Kevin Alejandro in the new Greg Berlanti police drama pilot. Sadly, it's not on premium cable, so no nudity, which seems a terrible waste.
In what my conservative/libertarian day job coworker claims was a move to buy the female vote in the election, President Obama unveiled a clever compromise to the rules requiring contraception coverage in health plans, moving the requirement from the employer to the insurer.
The three men convicted of inciting hatred against gays with leaflet distribution have been sentenced to prison in the UK. One received two years while the other two received 15 months. They will no doubt become talking points for the anti-gay factions in the United States.
Hasbro has licensed the Star Trek characters for their premium KRE-OSTAR building sets and characters, timed to coincide with the new JJ Abrams movie. I promise not to ask what you make Spock and Kirk get up to on the bridge as long as you send pictures.
In a casting coup that feels so right, John Goodman is reuniting with Roseanne Barr for her new sitcom pilot, Downwardly Mobile. They won't be playing husband and wife this time, but Goodman will be a resident of the trailer park Roseanne manages.
Matthew Morrison is going to cohost Live! With Kelly from Hawaii later this month. Can someone start a petition that he has to do the gig shirtless, and he has to stop manscaping now?
Sadly, Summit has decided to push the Nicholas Hoult zombie movie Warm Bodies from August 2012 to February 2013. I know it's to get it out of the way of The Bourne Legacy and Total Recall, but I fear 
the zombie craze will be over by then.
Madonna is not pleased with MIA for flipping the bird during the Super Bowl performance. "I didn’t know anything about it. I wasn’t happy about it. I understand it’s punk rock and everything, but to me there was such a feeling of love and good energy and positivity, it seemed negative. It’s such a teenager, irrelevant thing to do. What was the point? It was just out of place."
Gareth Thomas opens up about things serious and silly with The Independent, like Notting Hill being movie heaven for him, or his secret crush being The Fall Guy (Lee Majors), and that he's happiest at his mom's house. It's worth clicking over for the incredible photograph they took of the rugby legend. Speaking of photographs, he put this picture on his Facebook page for fans.
My, Little Alfie looks great in those.
I haven't slept in the three days since I saw this photograph
The biggest problem with this is I refuse to believe Jack drinks Johnny Walker Black
Matthew Mitcham gives Lachlan credit for pimping his shades. Personally, I think it's Matthew's electric personality that's doing it.
Seems like forever since he mentioned Lachlan, or I've been distracted by his smile
Just going to leave this here 
Where were Valentines like this when I was a kid?
And if someone gave me this Valentine, they'd have my love
Pikachu is on my side in the kitty war
That's a lot of well dressed power gay in one picture. David's pants always seem snug in the crotch though
GPOY!
Let's start with the Valentine's Day episode of Glee. We have the arrival of Rachel's dads, finally, and much like their daughter, they know how to make an entrance. This is really looking like a Finchel-heavy episode, so Team Gay better at least get a kiss-cutaway to make up for it. I know better than to ask for an actual kiss.
Meanwhile, we have the entrance of The Glee Project co-winner Samuel Larson, with a full choir backing him on "Stereo Hearts." I'm not really that far from Lima, OH, and let me just say, I seriously doubt the students are hanging outside like that in February, 'cause "Baby, It's Cold Outside."
I wonder if Charlie Berens missed me as much as I missed him while I was away? I guess he could have come along on the cruise, I had a single room. Surely he could use a break from Headlines That Suck.
We lost a great voice this weekend with the passing of Whitney Houston. We nearly lost Adele's voice earlier this year when she underwent surgery, but as she serenades Anderson Cooper (lucky bitch), you can see she's still with us.
What makes Tom Hardy sexy? Is it that tan, firm ass he doesn't mind baring for the world to see? I think part of it is that he just doesn't take life all that seriously, like loving the Bane parodies online of the biggest role of his career.
Bilerico has an interview with director Evan Roberts about his short film 33 Teeth, about a teen boy obsessed with his hot neighbor's use of a comb to uh, measure things. I found the trailer kind of adorkable.
This is my childhood, upgraded. But they may need to pay some licensing to Pixar for the design, or Mr. Incredible might have to lay a smackdown.
Marc Jacobs is a huge South Park fan, and a big backer of skin cancer causes. His Manhattan store recently put up a South Park window display to highlight their new t-shirt line, with proceeds benefiting the NYU Skin Cancer Institute.
By know you've heard stories of closeted conservatives at CPAC cruising Craiglist for sex. I imagine that it looks something like this in pool at the official hotel.
Just when I thought I was numb to all the new It Gets Better videos, along comes the San Francisco Police Department tugging at the strings of the heart I don't have. Seriously, "It does get better. And until it does, we here in the San Francisco Police Department are gonna stick up for you." That's how you make it better.
This is a bit of a vanity bit for me, but Nathan Faudree sent me this adorably cute and quick witted video he made, along with a note that said it was partly inspired by this column, which may actually be a first, me inspiring someone to good instead of evil. That or he just wanted me to post it. I'm fine either way.
I feel just a bit strange talking about how well spoken Hulk Hogan is in this interview with Wendy Williams about his ex-wife accusing him of a gay affair. Hulk hits on all cylinders, and I suppose it says more about me that I wasn't expecting this from him live.
I've said before that I find Andy Cohen disturbing, and more than a little creepy. Granted, he probably finds me nothing at all since he doesn't know I exist, so it's really more my issue. But it grows every day, like when he gets Daniel Radcliffe to read Harry/Ron slashfic aloud.
Thom Hartmann asks Maggie Gallagher all the important questions that she can't answer about gay marriage, and doesn't let her wriggle away from the points without noting that she is. But what really makes this video so amazing is how he closes it, which should have made Maggie's blood boil.
As long as we're looking at Russia Today footage, check out these firefighters in Brussels protesting the raising of the retirement age from 58 to 67 by hosing down the Prime Minister's home. This put the police in the awkward position of defending against the firemen. They never had a chance.
It's not just porcupines that don't like to share their treats. Evidently pandas can be a bit stingy as well.
I really don't know what to make of the trailer for Pizza Man, with Frankie Muniz and Shelly Long. Part of me thinks it's a Funny Or Die spoof, but it has an IMDb entry, and seems real. It's just so surreal.
Finally, we've had something from a few of the underwear manufacturers this week, but now it's time for 2(x)ist to wish us a Happy Valentine's Day, and they seem to have dispensed with that silly pretense that their target market sleeps with women.
