I'm sorry, but Colin Firth and director Tom Hooper turned a questionable idea about a speech impediment into an engaging and gorgeous film. Without them, transferring the story of The King's Speech onto the Broadway stage (a plan that is in the works) sounds like a bad idea. But could another go at the story be just as pleasantly surprising? Details follow.

Don't we all. 

During a luncheon for the Hollywood Press Association, Marky Mark exhibited "bod"-envy toward Taylor Lautner, and attempted to drag Leonardo DiCaprio into his pangs of covetousness. 

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Actually, you might believe it.

This note, like we assume its anonymous writer, has been making the rounds. Sure, this to-do list that allegedly was found on the workout floor of a So-Cal gym looks and reads authentic, but are folks really this stereotypical and narcissistic? Follow the jump for more on the "to-do" list reported this week as being left by a gay man at a WeHo gym (but was speculated earlier this year as being left by a girl at a San Diego gym)...

Sure, we have many husbands these days (Liz Taylor, and, more contemporarily, Jennifer Lopez seem to be our matrimonious idols), but only one of them is about to snag the roll of Ken in the upcoming live-action Barbie movie. So, who is about to flesh out the role? 

What do you get the woman who has everything? An Academy Award, I guess. Oprah will add an Oscar statue to her list of favorite things next year when the Academy gives the media mogul a trophy for her cinematic-related philanthropy. Or something. Details follow.

Are you that person who sits outside Warner Brothers or Paramount Studios hoping to be discovered? Well, unfortunately, it ain't 1943, which means we no longer give "uppers" and "downers" to our little Dakota Fannings and being "discovered" this way is as successful as not being discovered on Grindr at a gay bar. However, like your own personal fairy gay mother, we will point you in the right direction.

We've always been in awe of Calpernia Addams's smarts. The talented actress puts 'em on display (along with two of her other talents) in this short film from Andrea James for Frameline depicting the unparalleled difficulty trans actresses face on the audition circuit, titled "Casting Pearls." Follow the jump to check it out!

Scientists have determined the origins of the Snooki in an effort to create a possible vaccination, or better yet, cure for the plague that has taken over the country as well as the New York Times Bestseller List. So, how did Nicole Polizzi develop a bad case of the Snooki?

Well she certainly knows her audience.

During a performance at the Hollywood Bowl over the weekend, the legendary Dolly Parton, HBIC (Head Bitch In Charge) of the rap game, threw down a freestyle rap to honor her ongoing, well-publicized feud with the big Queen (Latifah, not us). Follow the jump to watch Dolly rap (that's a sentence we never expected to write!).

Two-time Instinct cover guy Paul Katami is celebrating the 8th anniversary of Equinox in West Hollywood this Thursday, July 21, and he wants you to join him for a special class. Learn more after the jump.

Glee isn’t the only gay-fave show cutting its cast. One of the beloved Modern Family members is reportedly being re-cast. Find out who after the jump.

Analysis of 2010 Census data from the Williams Institute continues to trickle in, with the latest press release focusing on same-sex percentages in California cities. The Golden State cities boasting the top three highest percent of gay and lesbian couples might surprise you...