Briefs: "Hemlock Grove," A Gay Athlete's Journey, and is the End Near For "The New Normal?"

• Birthday shoutouts go to Freddie Smith (above), who was 25 ... yesterday, Holly Hunter is 55, and Dean Geyer is 27.

• In ratings news, The New Normal was down 22%. I fear there is no escape from the Cancellation Bear. Meanwhile, Splash is a surprise hit. What the hell is going on here?

• TV Line talks to Misha Collins about the return of Castiel on tonight's Supernatural.

• Ayanbadejo and Kluwe Join Amway Boycott

• Below you can see the trailer for Hemlock Grove, which premieres on Netflix on April 19th. "Hemlock Grove?" Is it next to "Arsenic Avenue?"

• CNN reports on The Rainbow House, and they have the typically classy response from the WBC.

• Below you can see Anderson talk to Matthew Rhys about being seduced on stage by Kathleen Turner.

• Becoming A Man: A Gay Athlete's Journey.

• Once again, Happy Birthday Freddie! I forgive you for making me forget it was yesterday.

• Introducing our new feature - The Daily ShoutOUT™. Each week we're going to focus on one out athlete/performer and feature a daily pic and career timeline. We'll be showcasing the big names, but also the lesser-known gay celebs who deserve more recognition. This week we give a ShoutOUT to ... Darryl Stephens. Darryl reprised his role of Noah in the surprise hit Noah's Arc: Jumping The Broom, and kept steady career progress, appearing in Private Practice, Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives and Ringer. Tomorrow - Darryl takes us to downtown Los Angeles..

• Continuing the Top 50 Movie Songs Of The 80's! At #21 is ... "The Goonies R Good Enough" by Cyndi Lauper

• One of Cyndi's greatest and most underrated songs, she rarely performs it in concert, and some greatest hits compilations don't even include it! The video was notable for being a two-parter, with the first half premiering a few weeks before the movie came out, and the second half after it debuted. It debuted on the chart on May 18th, 1985 and peaked at #10 on July 13th. Tomorrow's clue - "In Your Hands, The Birth Of A New Day."

• Congrats to Taylor STP , who was the first to correctly guess that Yesterday's Pixuzzle™ © ® was Blade: Trinity

• Here's today's Pixuzzle™ © ®. Below you can see a character from a famous movie. Can you name it?

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