There must be some cosmic transposition going on in the lesbian blog world today. I’m writing about entertainment news, and AfterEllen is writing about Elmo. AfterEllen’s ScribeGrrrl reports on a serious matter, though. The Bush Administration wants to slash the budget of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. She relates that according to TV Squad, “A […]
While I’m on a roll with the entertainment news, I’ll pass on the tidbit that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are discussing having a baby, according to an interview in W magazine: “The two are considering having children, and go back and forth on the matter. ‘Ellen would carry,’ de Rossi offers. Counters DeGeneres:
Nothing like a little celebrity news now and then: Actor Sara Gilbert, best known for her role in the sitcom Roseanne, and her partner, television producer Allison Adler, are expecting their second child, AfterEllen reports. Gilbert is pregnant this time; Adler carried the couple’s first baby. Perhaps this will motivate the producers of ER, where
Passing along another request from the mailbag: Single Moms: Let Your Voices Be Heard! The editor of the bestselling Cup of Comfort book series (Adams Media) seeks slice-of-life true stories that read like good fiction and that both move and entertain readers. For publication in an anthology honoring single mothers—whose trials and triumphs too often
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the series, will hit the shelves at midnight, July 21, 2007. Amazon is already taking preorders, if you’d rather not risk getting trampled at your local bookstore. I think this gives me just enough time to reread the first six. Anyone with me? I could
My second column for Bay Windows, Of Dinosaurs and Monsters, is now online. If you live in Massachusetts, you can also find a paper copy, suitable for reading on the T, in the doctor’s office, or whenever your cable modem goes out.
We’ve been reading a lot of books about snow here at the house of Mombian, perhaps in hopes of coaxing something sleddable out of our unusually mild winter. Since today also marks the start of Black History Month, I thought it would be appropriate to highlight The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Keats himself
Viewers of this week’s episode are likely still chuckling over the first scene with Alice (which I won’t spoil for you if you haven’t seen it), or the part where Alice is trying to teach Helena to play basketball. The best line of the episode for me, however? Kristanna Loken’s character Paige, telling Shane “Sometimes
I mentioned on Friday that gay dads Mark and Andy Sutherland-Travino, along with their children and great niece, are going to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show tomorrow, January 29, in an episode titled “Fascinating Families” (previously titled “Extraordinary Families”). The message boards on Oprah’s Web site are ablaze with the usual prejudiced comments, along
A reminder that gay dads Mark and Andy Sutherland-Travino, along with their children and great niece, are going to appear on the Oprah Winfrey Show this coming Monday, January 29, in an episode titled “Extraordinary Families.” Check local listings for the exact time of airing. The Sutherland-Travinos are members of the Family Pride Coalition’s OUTspoken
