LiLo and SamRo

Not sure what it means, if anything, but Lindsay and Sam are still hanging out. At least they're staying out of trouble. Here they are getting a pedicure in LA. Tell the paps what you think, Sam!

Just Because ... Kate McKinnon Edition

Full confession: I love Kate McKinnon of the The Big Gay Sketch Show. For one, she's really pretty. See?
And for two, she's really funny. She created the character of Fitzwilliam on TBGSS and though this isn't my favorite Fitzwilliam sketch I think you'll appreciate it:

My other favorite Kate sketch where she spoofs an anorexic raw food chef isn't up on Youtube yet. In the meantime, here is a really funny clip of Kate and Julie Goldman playing granola crunchy hippie lesbians at a women's music festival.

Books I'd Reread: Tipping the Velvet

Tipping the Velvet was Sarah Water's first novel and it has been described along the lines of a Victorian, lesbian romp. If you haven't read it, do -- it's a great read and then you can treat yourself to the BBC adaptation of it with Rachael Stirling, Keeley Hawes and Jodhi May.
















Here's the opening scene -- it's definitely worth owning:


And here's an interview with Sarah Waters:

Summary Judgment: Cybill Shepherd on the L Word

I've had mixed feelings about Cybill Shepherd's presence on the L Word. At first, I thought, Cool , since I'd liked her on Moonlighting eons ago. And you can never forget her part in Taxi Driver back when she was the ingenue (oh, to be the ingenue again):
But then, like so many characters on the L Word, hers was uneven. One minute a comic foil, one minute a mouthpiece for the exposition of other characters, one minute clinging desperately to her sliver of a subplot. In the end, I'm glad she's been around. As the series has relied more and more on camp, she's been very much at home. Here's an interview where she talks about working with her daughter who plays Shane's love interest, Molly:

Book Shelf

It's been a while since I've read any lesbian fiction, especially any lesbian genre fiction. I thought I'd check a few out and put in my order to Amazon. The first one is by KG MacGregor called Without Warning.

It's about two women -- one gay and one straight (at least for now) -- who meet in a mall after a pretty significant earthquake. I enjoyed it -- it moved well and the characters were well drawn. MacGregor has a bunch of other books, too. Check out her website if your interested.

Next up: Radclyffe's Honor Under Siege.

Inching out?

Maybe not, but Michelle Rodriguez was a little more forthcoming in her recent interview in Latina magazine. If you recall she has been downright hostile to the notion that she might be gay -- anyone remember this rambling denial? Here she is when she was linked to Kristanna Loken -- formerly of the L Word.

My head tells me I shouldn't like this chick but I just do ...

Is Alice Pieszecki coming to your town?

Well, she's coming to mine. She'll be here in DC at the 9:30 club on May 14 with her band Uh Huh Her.

Click here to find out where else she'll be.

Just Because ...

... the L Word is over and there's only one more season!

Lindsay Lohan -- One of us?

I doubt it. But I am starting to wonder if the rumors linking her and DJ Samantha Ronson might have some truth to them. Lindsay has been following Sam from gig to gig lately. Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks:



Makes you wonder.

Interesting L Word Season Five Review

This article is from Entertainment Weekly -- here's the key graf:

Of course, once you strip away the sex and gender polemics, the R-rated melodrama can appear pretty, well, bare. It's largely an endless loop of girl-meets-girl stories. Dramatic resonance and plot continuity apparently aren't a high priority in the writers' room. Characters are sometimes given new personalities (not to mention orientations) from one season to the next, story arcs are half constructed and left abandoned (what the heck happened to Papi, the Latina limo driver?), and cliff-hangers are elaborately set up only to be nonsensically resolved before the show's end. I'm no Aaron Spelling, but they're supposed to be left hanging, right? Otherwise they're just...cliffs.

Hmm ...