Quickies: Thursday, August 11 2011

> A new movement is attempting to get PBS to bring Bert and Ernie out of the closet. Sign the petition here.

> Stop your moping: The Smiths are getting a comic book!

> Katy Perryperformed"Last Friday Night" with the help of viral video star Rebecca Black.

> The BBCdefends gay sex scenes on Torchwood saying, "We aim to depict relationships whether heterosexual or homosexual in an honest and realistic way. These scenes are not meant to cause offense."

> Simon Cowell is trying to getAdele for the X Factor finale in December.

> A new survey reveals that 33% of people would rather go without sex for a week than give up their cell phone and one in five people said they'd rather go shoeless than go phoneless.