This week, as you'd expect, the internets have been filled with Mother's Day gift suggestions, e-cards (and more e-cards) and, yes, lists. This year's best mothers lists include the usual suspects, plus a few surprises. So, if your homework is done and your room is clean, let's take a look at our favorite TV moms. (Don't sit too close to the screen; it'll ruin your eyes.)

TiVo released one of the more traditional lists, topped by Cosby mom Clair Huxtable.

Clair won by a landslide, with a cool 58 percent of the votes. Phylicia Rashad, who played Clair, attributes her lasting appeal to the character's humanity. "First of all, she was a real human being," said Rashad. "She was a devoted wife and mother with a great sense of humor and a definite awareness of her own self." Plus, Clair is hot.

Tying for second place on TiVo's list are Carol Brady (Florence Henderson) and Marion Cunningham (Marion Ross). Mrs. C. is No. 1, though, over at Mother's Day Central (thanks for the link, Ms. Snarker) and MSNBC.

According to MSNBC, Richie's mom is head and shoulders above Carol Brady because her kids are more fun. "Come on — who would you rather go out with: Richie or Greg? Richie would never let a frog jump on your pizza at the movies. Furthermore, Carol would never have let Fonzie live over the garage." … continue reading

This week's episode of America's Next Top Model, "Ready for My Close-up," was so intense and fierce it really separated the girls from the women … or should I say the men from the women? Yes, it was time to say goodbye to America 's Next Top Drag Queen, as Dominique got the boot.

Photo credit: Elizabeth Carrillo/The CW

Whoa whoa whoa. It seems I've got to check myself before I wreck myself! First of all, the only reason I know that this week's episode was "intense" and "fierce" is because all of the models kept telling me it was. They kept insisting things were heating up, but I found myself remaining decidedly room-temperature throughout the hour.

I'm not sure if it's due to the fact that my girlfriends Claire and Katarzyna are now but fading memories, but I just … well, I hate to say it but I just don't care anymore. I'm not particularly rooting for anyone (well, maybe Anya), and I feel a bit "meh" about the whole affair. My ANTM life no longer has meaning!

The Final Four (Anya, Dominique, Whitney and Fatima) really went on the attack this week, talking smack about each other (and themselves) virtually nonstop. Fatima insists that she came to America's Next Top Model with a "mission," and said mission is "to win." Geez, I wonder why all those other girls applied to the show? Call me crazy, but I think there's a chance that maybe some of them have the same mission. Except for that one confused girl who kept insisting that her mission is "to save lives" — the poor thing thinks she auditioned for America's Next Top Cancer Researcher. … continue reading

With voting for the 2008 AfterEllen.com Hot 100 underway, I thought I should give you some suggestions in choosing your top 10 and expand your voting horizons. Well, I and PopCrunch, where they compiled an international beauty list with 30 gorgeous women from around the world.

Actually, my suggestions are probably unnecessary, since last year's AfterEllen.com Top 100 already had a lot of international beauty in it. Looking at the top 10, we can find two British women (Kate Winslet and Lena Headey), a Mexican (Salma Hayek), an American born in Panama (Jordana Brewster) and a Texas native with an Iranian father and a Spanish mother (Sarah Shahi). My point is: If this doesn't help you choose your top 10, you can just gawk — it's Friday!

PopCrunch's list has a lot of interesting choices, such as Laetitia Casta (France), Rebecca Romijn (USA), Bar Rafaeli (Israel) or Milla Jovovich (Ukraine), but I must say their taste in pictures is rather poor. Was this really the best Jovovich picture you could find?

I'll help you out:

I did enjoy the list, however. I was pleasantly surprised with a few gorgeous women I didn't know, such as Daniela Pestova (Czech Republic) and Federica Ridolfi (Italy), and I also applauded the inclusion of my countrywoman Cláudia Vieira (Portugal), who is quite hot. The No. 1 spot went to Brazilian model Adriana Lima, but I must say I was rooting for the woman who ended up in second place, Heidi Klum (Germany). … continue reading

Our brother site AfterElton.com has a new weekly video blog that focuses on the world of out gay musicians, and in their first episode, Alex and Lee delve into the world of out singer Deepa Soul.

The woman behind the hit dance singles like "Nowhere Love" and "As I Am" discusses her journey from not-so-humble beginnings as a go-go dancer in San Francisco to her epic collaborations with Junior Vasquez. She even performs a track from her upcoming 3-disc release for the boys.

For more about Deepa Soul, go to her official website.

I love sports. I really, really do. I played three different sports competitively at different point in my life, and I started attending football games at my dad's alma mater when I was so young that I barely even knew which team to cheer for. More recently, I've lived in the heart of the SEC where the head football coach is the highest paid state employee, and spotting the place kicker on campus is text-all-your-friends type of news.

But even when surrounded by all the over-commercialized glitz and glamour that comes with revenue-generating college sports, my real heart lies with (usually sparsely attended and barely noticed) women's athletics.

So, imagine my delight at the discovery of MSNBC's compilation of the best female athletes in 16 different sports. While their inclusion of poker still has me scratching my head, they do include several other under-the-radar sports that always seem to be left out. Additionally, they appear to actually have some knowledge of the sports they select from.

Rather than simply choosing the most popular athlete in each sport, they have done their research in selecting the best from each. Check the list out for yourself for the full rundown, but here are some of my favorites:

Best WNBA player: Lauren Jackson

The blond Aussie — who turns 27 on Sunday — was drafted No. 1 overall by the Seattle Storm in 2001 and has remained with them ever since. In those seven years, she's a two-time MVP award winner, holds the WNBA record for most points (47) in a game, and was declared the Defensive Player of the Year in 2007. So, not only can she shoot, but she can block and rebound as well? Impressive. Oh, and did I mention that she posed for 2005's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition? … continue reading

Being the curious type, occasionally I go to psychic fairs and have my cards read or find out what my cats are thinking or let someone intuit my aura. OK, I'm not sure what that means, but I get a nice bluish-green printout and assurances that I'm "in a good place," so I figure that's worth $10 now and then.

As a result, friends tend to email me with news from the woo-woo world, whether interesting or weird or just plain outrageous. But I have to say the best thing I've received lately came from a tarot fan with the note, "I think a hot woman is in your future."

Yes, that's exactly who you think it is. The card is part of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer tarot, which Dark Horse Comics announced at New York Comic Con. Paul Lee, longtime cover artist for Buffy comics, is designing the deck with tarot guru Rachel Pollack. Pollack, who's been a Buffy fan for years, also is writing the deck's guidebook, which will explain how the cards fit into the Buffyverse. … continue reading

A timeless classic of British literature is about to be brought life for the 20th time. Hold on to your bonnets: BBC Films is about to make yet another adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre and bring it to the big screen. If your love of Brontë alone isn't enough to send you racing into the theaters, then perhaps the film's star will; Ellen Page has just signed on to play the title character.

Known mostly for her work in contemporary indie comedies, this will mark the first time Page will star in a period piece. … continue reading

Comedians Julie Goldman and Kate McKinnon are back with a new round of The Julie Goldman Interviews Special. First up: Tila Tequila survivor finalist Dani Campbell.

While fending off not very subtle advances from Kate, Dani talks with Julie about shooting Tequila and being a firefighter.

Then Kate plays the guitar!

Watch previous Celesbian Interviews here.

This just in: Leisha Hailey is not "Alice." Sure, she plays the perky writer/radio host/OurChart entrepreneur on The L Word, but it's hard for some fans to separate the actor from her character.

As half of her band Uh Huh Her, Hailey started a Midwest tour in Chicago on April 29, and between songs, ladies in the sold-out crowd called out, "We love you, Alice!" Also spotted: an "Alice is my Homegirl" T-shirt and two members of the male species. (When asked, one said, "I'm here with my sister." Sure you are, guy.)

Uh Huh Her's Camila Grey (left) and Hailey

All photos by Lisa Fletcher

Obviously Hailey and band mate Camila Grey acknowledge that some of their fan base comes from Hailey's success as an actor and from her previous band the Murmurs, but they really hope people will come out to their shows to see them play.

"I think what's really important is people come out to see us for the music, come listen and hopefully enjoy it," Hailey said, sitting in the basement of the Double Door. "It's about getting to know us and the band and not coming for any other reason." … continue reading

The 3Way roommates prepare for “lesbian spring break” in this sneak peek at their season finale, airing next Monday (look for more about that in the BLWE column on Friday).

Go to 3Waytv.tv for more video, photos, wallpaper, etc.

I recently saw a trailer for a small British movie that is due out this June called Miss Conception. This film has all the makings of your typical British comedy: There's driving on the wrong side of the road, people drinking tea … Mia Kirshner and Heather Graham. Crikey! Mia and Heather are British? Well, no. But if I didn't have it on good authority (via a quick trip to Google) that Ms. Graham was born in Wisconsin and Ms. Kirshner was born in Canada, I could see how an unsuspecting person would think that they were in fact from across the pond just by watching the trailer.

A millisecond into the preview, we hear both Mia and Heather sporting fairly impressive faux-English accents. It is obvious to those of us in the entertainment know (or those who have access to Google) that these women are faking it and are actually from North America, but that knowledge aside — do you find their accents believable?

Judging their entire performance based on this 60-second trailer, I can make the dubious claim that they both did a pretty good job. I couldn't pinpoint what region of England they're pretending to be from, but then again I'm not a linguist and never wished to be one, so I'll leave those little details to the experts.

The shock of hearing Jenny Schecter speak with an accent got me thinking: Who else in the movie biz has mastered the art of British speak? If blindfolded and left only to depend on sound, which actors would dupe me into thinking I was talking to a gal from jolly olde England? … continue reading

Uh-uh. Nope. Don't even pretend you knew all along that the big secret was that Serena thinks she killed somebody! Naw. I ain't hearing it! Heh.

Was that reveal fun or was that reveal fun? Goodness. Blackmailing with plain ol' sex tapes is so last year. The rage this year is sex tapes and suspicious deaths. But come on, she didn't really kill anyone, did she? Georgina has her believing she did, right? Right? Fingers crossed?

All photos by Patrick Harbron/The CW

This week's episode of Gossip Girl , "All About My Brother," was sort of about Serena's brother — her feelings for her brother and her guilt for leaving her brother as she fled town under mysterious circumstances. Oh, and also about her brother coming out as gay.

And it was sort of about Jenny's general assery toward her brother … and her father, too, for that matter. And who knows? Maybe he's somebody's brother, as well. … continue reading

Dana and Helen of Mombian.com do a special Mother's Day vlog in response to a viewer request about their decision to become parents. What made Dana finally break down and decide to have a child? Why did they choose the method they did? Was their cat really involved in the selection of their sperm donor And what was that about dating Ellen DeGeneres and Sharon Stone?

They also invite all bloggers and vloggers to post on June 2 in celebration of the third annual Blogging for LGBT Families Day.

As we mentioned in our BLWE column last week, Logo has created a special AfterEllen.com award as part of their NewNowNext Awards, and ours is "What's your favorite video blog?" Shocking, I know. … continue reading