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Morning Meme: Gabriel Mann Is Unapologetic, Trace Adkins Swears the Confederate Flag Isn't Racist, and NBC Announces "The Last Barrier"

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Things are still a bit crazy on Days of Our Lives, so snicks will be providing a liveblog today to keep Gabriel Mannyou up to date on just how many drawers Sonny has cleaned out for Will's stuff.

Gabriel Mann plays one of the most interesting characters to arrive on a soap in years on Revenge, and part of that is the fluid sexuality of his character. "He’s used to dealing with psychos one-on-one, but you start to dog-pile him and his reactions take a really interesting turn. I love the concept of a very complicated bisexual love triangle that is unapologetic — and that’s exactly what this is. And dramatically, it’s very fun to play with."

Trace Adkins is taking flak for appearing on Christmas In Rockefellerwearing an earpiece with a Confederate flag. But he insists that it has no racial meaning. "To me, the battle flag represents remembrance of my Southern lineage -- I am a descendant of Confederate soldiers who followed that flag into battle. I advocate for the preservation of America's battlefields and honest conversation about our country's history. To those Trace Adkinswho view the flag as a symbol of racism, that was not my message and I did not intend offense."

A state judge has ruled Louisiana's school voucher program unconstitutional. The program allows parents to use state money to pay tuition to religious or parochial schools, many of which are teaching a religious program at odds with subjects like evolution and science. The content of the classes wasn't what caused the ruling, but that the program undermined schools that were under orders to desegregate, which is something I thought we settled 30 years ago.

London club G-A-Ysmashed the record for most HIV tests in one day, testing 745 people in a period of eight hours on World AIDS Day. Six people tested positive.

The Ten Most Beautiful School Libraries in the World look nothing like my old college library, and are breathtaking.

In today's "Ask An Idiot," are America's declining birth rate and the acceptance of gay marriage linked?Salvation Army

It's that time of year again, and those red kettles are outside nearly every store that you elbow your way into. But the Salvation Army has a history of discriminating against the GLBT community, and you should read this post by Bilerico's Bil Browning before you drop your change into one.

The Canadian Football League's Jon Cornish of the Calgary Stampeders won the Most Outstanding Canadian Award on November 22, and took time to thank his moms. "Once again, I'd like to thank my mom - well, my two moms. Because who are we without our families?"

J CrewJ Crew has a wedding album on their website, showing the weddings of real customers, and for the first time last week profiled a gay wedding. Done in style, the wedding took place in France, in an 11th century castle. I guess if you're going to profile your first gay wedding, you may as well pick one with a spectacular setting.

It wasn't a great weekend at the box office, with Breaking Dawn Part 2 again holding on to the top spot with another $17 million, with Skyfall just behind for second place. The only major new opener, Killing Them Softly starring Brad Pitt, bombed with just over $7 million.

 

 If there's one thing we can agree on about Arrow, it's that they've cast some seriously hot men

 Ben Cohen says he's "pitch side" for the Jets game. Isn't that cute?

 Goldie Hawn finds her inner Bollywood

 Captain Jean-Luc Picard, topped with whipped cream

 The two Tylers take Dylan O'Brien out for his first cast party since he turned 21

 

On December 8 at 3 PM, NBC Bay Area will air The Last Barrier about homophobia and gays in sports. They've released several teaser videos from the likes of Amani Toomer, Outsports Cyd Zeigler, Patrick Burke, and Rick Welts about how they feel a professional player would be received when he comes out. Below, we have Minnesota Vikings' Chris Kluwe talking about when we might see an out player in the NFL, and if he thinks that the team would accept him. The day is coming.

 

This rather impressive Rube Goldberg Machine was designed to light a Menorah for Hanukkah, with the flame eventually being provided by nitroglycerine, because hey, if you have access to nitroglycerine, why not use it in the least probable way possible?

 

Meet, Pinokio, an intelligent lamp modeled on Pixar's Luxo, Jr. This lamp is nearly as adorable, capable of tracking movements, interacting with humans, and responding to sound. It's really quite adorable.

 

Buzzfeed has put together some Simple Facts To Blow Your Mind, from what Velcro looks like to just how big a blue whale's heart is. Not something you should use for a Valentine's Day poem, but fascinating nonetheless.

 

Somehow I think that Tolkein is probably spinning in his grave over The Hobbit: The Unexpected Parody, but I think Sir Ian McKellen might have agreed to star in it had they only asked him. It would certainly liven up The Shire.

 

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