Quickies: Rain on the Glee Parade

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> A Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade appearance by the cast (above) of Fox's hit musical comedy Glee -- a show that was practically invented for a live float montage -- has been canceled with no explanation.

> Belinda Carlisle, following in her gay 17-year-old son's activist footsteps, has debuted a new PSA for Maine's No on 1 campaign, which would uphold equal marriage rights passed by the state legislature earlier this year.

> The cause of the untimely death of Boyzone's Stephen Gately last Saturday was determined to be a pulmonary oedema -- an accumulation of fluid in the lungs.

> Reno 911!'s Thomas Lennon has signed on to write, executive produce, and star in a new comedy series for NBC, with his long time cohort Robert Ben Garant in tow. No word yet on the show's premise, but here's hoping it involves short-shorts.

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