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Get a Love On: I knew former "One Day at a Time" star Glenn Scarpelli (Alex) was living in Sedona, Arizona, these days. But who knew about the hot bod? (OUT)

All Dressed in (Black and) White: Oh, great. Even killers in Canadian prisons have more rights than gay U.S. citizens. (365Gay)

Shelter Island: Water cascades soothingly over the skylights. New Age music is piped in. Radiant heat oozing up from the floors and memory-foam Murphy beds that drop down from the wall ensure that the residents suffer no unnecessary discomfort. The latest boutique hotel for hipsters? No, I'm describing the newly renovated Washington Animal Rescue League (which just happens to be where Troy was born and later adopted by me). The animal shelter just underwent a $4 million face lift in an attempt to make it a more serene place for homeless animals. "The traditional model of animal shelters not only doesn't meet the animals' needs, it works against them," the executive directed explained. features that might stress animals and cause them to spiral into attitudes and behaviors that would make them unattractive to potential adopters, from cages and chain-link to insufficient contact with humans and animals, were rejected. (USAToday)

Ugly Bride: Anyone else wanna help me find this bitch and kill her? They're flowers. Get over it. (NYP)

Puppy Tears: Are they happy now? They made Ellen cry. (BH)

Staph Meeting: Doctors are looking for answers to a "superbug" that has likely killed more people than H.I.V.-AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, emphysema or homicide did in one year. (AP)

Possible Side Effects: A University of Pittsburgh study found 6 percent of those undergoing gastric bypass surgery -- a treatment for severe obesity -- died within five years. Suicide and heart disease were the main causes. (ABC News)

Crime and Punishment: Did you know the United States is the only country in the United Nations (1 out of 186) that allows children and teenagers to be sentenced to life in prison. Should someone who commits a heinous crime as a youngster be held accountable for life? (NYT)

Altered Images: Scotland considers tougher hate-crime laws. (365Gay)

No 'Middle' Ground: A Regent University law student says school officials have threatened to discipline him for posting an unflattering photo of founder Pat Robertson on his Facebook page. Adam M. Key, 23, posted on the social-networking Web site a picture of Regent's chancellor and president making what appears to be an obscene gesture. Key copied it from a YouTube video in which Robertson scratches his face with his middle finger. (AP)