• We have to give a huge thanks to reader Nathan, for he led us to this Marvel Comics-endorsed website where you can make your own super hero. It's fucking rad and you should go make one. Here's our first attempt: Ass Licker! And, yes, the exclamation mark's part of his name. You have to say it like that: "Ass Licker!" no matter what, even if you're whispering. His power: he licks ass, of course. We expect he'll have some friends soon. [heromachine]

• Speaking of heroes, Britney Spears apparently has three: her mama, her ex and her lawyer. We'd argue the third's the most powerful. [TMZ]

• Here's a heroic Hebrew: orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg. He's lent his voice to the great gay marriage debate. His argument revolves around the necessary distinction between civil matters and those of faith: "By denying the right to civil unions, states are in violation of civil rights…" [Emory]

• Yee-haw! It's time for the Gay Rodeo, y'all. [Dallas Morning News]

• Sounds like Kenneth Hill needs a trip to that there Gay Rodeo. He's getting all nostalgic for Brokeback. [QueerSighted]

• Meanwhile, Rupert Everett's hosting Sydney's Mardi Gras. Naked. Okay, not naked, but he's apparently at a loss at what to wear. Also, Also, he's got a new book out. Not sure if you've heard… [Sydney Morning Herald]

If there's one person we love, it's that adorable scamp Rupert Everett. Sure, he may have a reputation for being a bit of a diva, but that doesn't mean he hasn't got some valid points to make, so we're thrilled to itty-bits that Out Magazine's taken some time to sit down with the gay actor to chat about his new memoir, Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins.

Sitting down with fellow Brit and Out EIC, Aaron Hicklin, Everett chats about his new book, growing up gay and the state of the gay celebrity nation. While he laments the dearth of out gay celebrities - a shortage that's particularly irksome when straight actors land the choice gay roles - Everett's not looking to be the go-to gay in the celebrity village.

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Oh, please, you know you care: a source has told The Sun that homo-actor Rupert Everett has been givent the distinct honor of being Madonna's new baby's godfather. While the two have been friends for years, apparently it's Everett's work in Africa that earns him the nomination.
Said source tells The Sun:

Madonna and Rupert have been pals for years and he is one of her closest friends. But more than that her trip to Africa was partly inspired by Rupert's work out there… She knows he spends a lot of time in the country through his work with AIDS charities and that he knows the country well.

We're really hoping that quote was cut for length, because Africa isn't a country. Oh well.

Anyway, you've really got to give Madge and Rupert credit: even after that stink bomb of a movie, The Next Best Thing, they're still homies. Although, we can't imagine Elton John's too terribly pleased…

There's no doubt that we love Rupert Everett. So it shouldn't come as a surprise that we're thrilled to itty-bits about his new autobiography, Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins. We haven't had a chance to read it, but we were enthralled by this article from The Telegraph in which we glean some interesting bits from the book.

For example, did you know Everett worked briefly as a rent boy (sorry we missed it), had an affair with the late Paula Yates, and has no sperm? Yep, no sperm. Why? Because he takes medicine to stop his hair from falling out. He says, "If I stop taking the pills, all my hair will fall out, but I would rather have hair than sperm." A bit distressing, but we still want him like mad.

Even more distressing is his lamentation over his love life:

Unfortunately, I am single, yes, but I'm too exhausted for anything else and being gay is a young man's game.

Now no one wants me. Being gay and being a woman has one big thing in common, which is that we both become invisible after the age of 42. Who wants a gay 50- year-old? No one, let me tell you. I could set myself on fire in a gay bar, and people would just light their cigarettes from me. I don't want to be carried out of a club wearing a tie-dye T-shirt and a cap on the wrong way around when I am 70, but I would like to settle down a bit. Maybe with a partner. In some ways I do feel more settled, but now I want to take part in things.

Um…Mr. Everett, if you're reading this, drop us a line. We'll treat you right.

We mourn the daddy of Madonna's Vogue. [Proceed at Your Own Risk]

Wal-mart is just so gay. [Family Research Council]

Rupert Everett just got hotter. Lost role. [Irish Examiner]

It's like a gay political daisy chain. [Gay.com]

Ghana stonewalls gay conference. [The Advocate]

You couldn't pay us to go to Iraq. [365 Gay]

• Of course the one Italian we definitely don’t want to see strip on television ends up being the one that does.

• A transsexual thief has targeted a sunglasses boutique in Boston. Because a tranny cannot have enough Gucci.

• Fatboy Slim and David Byrne are making a musical about Imelda Marcos. And they’re straight?

• Michael Lucas and gang are hosting a party tonight in NYC at View Bar. It could be your chance to get lucky with a porn star.

• Rupert Everett has turned into a bitter, old woman. Big shock.