Word on the street is that NBC has axed Lipstick Jungle and My Own Worst Enemy.

You can’t stop this train from rolling, bitches!!!!

Gay marriage is legal in Connecticut as of today. The courts in the state decided it was legal a month ago, but today was the first day that couple’s could actually begin getting married. Barbara and Robin Levine-Ritterman, pictured above, filled out the paperwork, although they don’t plan on getting married right away.

“Today, Connecticut sends a message of hope and promise to lesbian and gay people throughout the country who want to be treated as equal citizens by their government,” said Ben Klein, a lawyer with Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, a Boston group that litigated the Connecticut case. “It is living proof that marriage equality is moving forward in this country.”

Among the first couples actually to be married, just before 11 a.m., was Peg Oliveira, a 36-year-old yoga teacher, and Jen Vickery, a 44-year-old lawyer, who wed just outside City Hall with their 3-month-old daughter, Willow, and half a dozen friends watching. They exchanged rings, shared a story about how Ms. Oliveira proposed in the aisles of IKEA, and then had a slow, tender kiss after a friend, Judge F. Herbert Gruendel of the state appellate court, pronounced them married.

“We decided that we wanted to hold out for the real thing,” Ms. Oliveira said of why the couple, together four years, had not entered into a civil union. “We’re not having a party. Parties are fun. It’s not about the celebrating piece of this. It’s about honoring the magnitude of the rights that we will be granted and we wanted to jump in and take advantage of that right away.”

Civil unions have been legal in Connecticut since 2005, but several couples had sued the state, claiming that the civil unions laws were unConstitutional and that they should have the right to get married. And now they do!!! HOORAY!!!!

Connecticut is the second state to legalize gay marriage; it is already legal in Massachusetts. Vermont and New Hampshire allow civil unions.

GASP!

My favorite bodysuit retailer is under a barrage of disturbing lawsuits. The company has recently faced five sexual harassment cases that have been settled, dismissed or placed in arbitration. And NOW an employee is claiming he was fired because he refused to cook the books.

The latest case was brought by Roberto Hernandez, who handled accounts payable and computer issues for the company. He alleges that in 2006 Mr. Charney repeatedly “demanded that Mr. Hernandez pad the inventory” of the company in an effort to lure investors. American Apparel, then a private company, was seeking outside investment, according to Mr. Hernandez’s complaint.

In the court papers, Mr. Hernandez says he “refused to participate in any scheme to potentially defraud the investors,” a position that he believes led to his alleged termination on Nov. 9, 2006, about a week after he claims he refused to cooperate.

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Mr. Hernandez’s complaint also contains unflattering allegations concerning American Apparel’s work environment that echo allegations in other recent lawsuits. The complaint alleges that Mr. Charney [the company's CEO] discussed business with the plaintiff while in the shower, kept naked pictures of female workers on the company’s computer server, and took employees to “strip clubs under the guise of showing off T-shirts.”

And things get even shadier from American Apparel:

Earlier, a California appeals court criticized the company for planning to issue what it called a “materially misleading” press release claiming a victory in an arbitration proceeding in one of the sexual-harassment cases. In fact, before the arbitration was to begin, American Apparel had signed a settlement with the plaintiff agreeing to pay $1.3 million in exchange for a statement exonerating Mr. Charney.

Oh, this is so sad! American Apparel was, like, one of my very favoritest shopping places. But after reading all this, I may not be able to return. I’ll have to go elsewhere for my bodysuits.

In these tough economic times, when people are getting laid off left and right, it’s important to come up with creative ways to take care of your body when your health coverage isn’t exactly stellar.

A reader sent me this list from an Australian web-mag detailing 56 reasons to have sex. Many of them are quite fascinating, but this one really stood out for me:

9. Protect pearly whites by stepping up to the mic. Semen contains small amounts of zinc, calcium and minerals proven to fight tooth decay.

So there you go, kids. Lost your dental insurance when you got laid off? No worries. Just find a dude and dive on in.

To celebrate, I have included above one of my favorite cinematic moments of all time — which I was just reminded of the other day — the Lindsay Lohan row-boat blow-job scene in Georgia Rule.

Keith Olbermann joins a long list of public figures to speak out against the passage of Prop 8.

He makes an eloquent and persuasive argument. Please watch.

I know we were having some trouble with the website earlier in the week, so here is the new link for the NATIONWIDE protest against Prop 8 this Saturday.

Find out where your local rally is, grab as many friends as you can, and SHOW UP.

Spread the word!

A fun little clip of a kid journalist challenging Angelina Jolie, Jack Black and Dustin Hoffman to a staring contest at the Kung Fu Panda premiere. Enjoy.

If you don’t want to watch it because you’re one of those horrid puppy-cam haters leaving mean comments about my obsession with puppy cam, then DON’T CLICK PLAY. Easy as pie.

Also, here is video of a hamster on a piano eating popcorn. I’m not kidding.