Gibson Pulls a Passion, The Nasty or Nice Gene, and Boy George, Lindsay Still Parties!

1. A present for any potential or actual Gawker stalkers: Boy George has been sentenced to five days of cleaning Chinatown, Little Italy, Nolita, and LES from mid to late August. His community service sentence came about after pleading guilty to false reporting of a burglary at his house, where, upon arrival, police found cocaine. Though, do your best to refrain from playing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" if you decide to take a peak from your passing a.c.'ed car. (CNN)

2. Mel Gibson is alleged to have made anti-Semitic statements after being arrested for drunk driving in Malibu. Shocker for anyone who didn't see or hear of The Passion of the Christ. (BBC)

3. A study of nice and mean rats has potential to show great insight into the genetic basis of animal "tameness," and in turn, perhaps human self-domestication. So we're not talking about just cultural feminization here, but biological through and through. Sweet tamales. (NYT)

4. Despite being sent a scathing letter by the CEO of Morgan Creek Productions James G. Robinson to stop her exhaustion-causing ways, Lindsay Lohan has thrown caution to the wind, hitting up Hollywood's Hyde last night and the clubs in Vegas on Saturday night with Harry Morton, her "current flame." Her mom, Dina, has come out since the letter and insists that Lindsay is a "wonderful child." Uh, way to state the obvious Deenz. (TMZ)

Sync Out, Saddam Quips, Arrested Across Mediums, Abortion Righted, and Oh-So-Rebellious NY Dems

Wants to pull an Ellen and have own gay TV show but based on "Odd Couple."

1. This just in--Lance Bass is gay. The former 'N Sync'er says he didn't disclose his sexuality earlier because he didn't want that to be the downfall of the boy band, so he chose now...uh, four years later...to tell everyone. But sorry boys, he's already taken by Reichen Lehmkuhi, winner of season four's "Amazing Race." (AP)

2. Because the show itself is awesome, "Arrested Development" breaks ground by becoming the first series that has been simultaneously licensed by three different platforms: online (MSN), hi-def TV (HDNet), and basic cable (G4). The syndicated magic begins this fall. (TMZ)

3. Quote of the week can go to Saddam Hussein after his return to the courtroom from his hunger strike: "This case is not worth the urine of an Iraqi child." (AP)

4. Hellooooooo South Dakota! The Senate approved an abortion bill with a 65 (14 Dems + 51 pubs) to 34 vote yesterday, making it a federal crime to help an underage girl cross state lines to abort a baby without her parents' knowing (fyi, McCain yayed and Clinton nayed). This Senate-approved bill differs from the one the House passed last year outlawing a doctor's performing an abortion with notifying a parent 24 hours in advance. Bush urged the two chambers to settle their differences so he can sign a final bill. Snap to it people, there are reproductive rights to suppress! (IHT)

5. "Interesting insights" of yesterday's gubernatorial debate, as noted in Newsday, include Thomas Suozzi's and Eliot Spitzer's common admissions of using iPods, gambling, fast driving, and smoking pot. Oooh, they're soooOooo cool.