This week while visiting Boston, Bridget talks to the woman who made Brunch possible, her mom, Diane, and her first lesbian crush, Lizzie.

Bridget and her mom talk about Bridget's athletic prowess, the Boston Red Sox, and how wicked pissah it is to have two gay daughters. Afterwards, Bridget talks to her high school pal Lizzie about the difference between archaeology and paleontology, why working as a movie usher is the path to greatness, and how Bridget's devotion to Lizzie in the typically boy-crazy teen years was less about loyalty than unrequited love.

Brunch will be on hiatus next week for the July 4 holiday weekend while Bridget is in Paris with Sarah, Lori and me shooting our first international episode of You Can't Take Them Anywhere. Bridget will be back with another Brunch again on July 13.

Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your television....we're back, and so is The L Word!

Yes, thanks to Logo (AfterEllen.com's parent company), we can enjoy Season 1 of the groundbreaking lesbian drama in all of it's tear-stained, lusty, and lovelorn glory. In fact, the pilot episode of the series is so packed-to-the-gills with melodrama that they had to split it into two episodes for syndication. We followed suit with our vlog and did the same, so look for the second-half of our pilot recap next week.

This week Jill, Dara, and I reminisce about where we were when we first watched the show and our introduction to the lovely L ladies. We also reenact Tina and Bette's infamous trip to Dan Foxworthy's office to just "check in" for therapy. Only in our world, Dan's brother Jeff was filling in that day.

"Tina" (Karman) and "Bette" (Jill) in therapy with Dan Jeff Foxworthy

So rejoin the fray with us for a trip in the Wayback machine to five years ago, when The L Word premiered and the only power Jenny Schecter could wield was her ability to try our patience with her cluelessness about lesbians and her self-indulgent autobiographical fiction.

Note: We won't be uploading the videos to Veoh anymore, as we've been experiencing too many difficulties with that site.

This week, Bridget welcomes Linda Villarosa, out journalist and author of the steamy new novel Passing For Black.

Linda talks with Bridget about her career as a writer, including her days at Essence magazine, when she shocked the readership by coming out in print. She also tells us all about her adventures in motherhood, the biggest fish she ever caught, and who she thinks should play the leads in the cinematic version of her new book. (Here's a hint: It's Halle Berry and Angelina Jolie.)

Finally, Linda teaches Bridget how to fish using a chopstick, which is pretty much just as ridiculous as it sounds.

Buy Passing for Black from Logo or Amazon.com.

This past Sunday marked the annual Pride celebration in Los Angeles, and since many of us were already out getting farmer's tans and paying too much for bottled water anyway, we gathered for an informal meet-up at the end of the parade route outside of The Normandie Room.

A few of us AfterEllen.com vloggers (from Cherry Bomb, Ghostella's Tomb, We're Getting Nowhere, and Brunch with Bridget) and some of the women from 3Way were in attendance, and we were all thrilled to meet our fellow readers. Thanks to everyone who braved the mayhem and came out to say hello.

Below are some of the photos we took at the event, and some from readers who sent them in (thanks!). Happy Pride!

AE reader Carmen and Cathy DeBuono

Cherry Bomb vlogger Dalila with Cherry Bomb's producer Bethany Landing, and fellow
Cherry Bomb vloggers Tatum and Nikki

This week, Bridget welcomes guests Mandy Musgrave and Gabrielle Christian from South of Nowhere.

We haven't seen Spashley in action in what seems like forever, but this week they're back together again, accepting an award for Best Couple and reliving the big "Oh no you didn't with my daughter" scene from SoN with Bridget. (Warning: In order to best recreate the original episode, pigtails were pulled in the making of this video.) In addition to all of that tomfoolery, Gabrielle Christian talks about some of her charitable work with the organizations Fairfund and SIDS Educational Services.

(Caption this photo to win a Save Spashley t-shirt!)

As a special bonus, Gabrielle, Mandy, and Bridget sign a Save Spashley t-shirt that will be gifted to the AE reader who comes up with the best caption for the above picture (keep it clean, kids!).

And here's a picture of the shirt:

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This week, Bridget welcomes guest Stacie Ponder, aka AfterEllen.com blogger Final Girl and the writer/director of the new AfterEllen.com web series Ghostella's Haunted Tomb.

Stacie is the twisted mind that brought you such instant lesbian B-horror classics as Who's Been In the Herb Garden (starring Guinevere Turner), Taste of Flesh, Taste of Fear, and The Devil's Bum Bag, starring Bridget McManus herself.

In this Very Scary Episode of Brunch, Bridget and Stacie discuss Stacie's formative years (they involve self-flagellation), Tori Spelling, and what singular item Stacie would take with her to prison if they ever find that body. For more on Stacie, check out her blog at finalgirl.blogspot.com.

As a special bonus, Bridget and Stacie pose together for a Polaroid photo that will be gifted to the AE reader who, in 200 words or less, pitches the best idea for a horror film starring Baby Bridget. It shouldn't be too difficult, considering the fact that Baby Bridget is the Princess of Darkness.

Finally, you'll notice that we are (sporadically) running advertisements for the first time in front of this episode of Brunch. Due to the popularity of BWB, advertisers have taken note and want to be affiliated with this show (and some of the others on AfterEllen.com), so you'll start to see video ads at the beginning of some of the shows on the site moving forward. But they're short, and we promise not to overwhelm you with them. Thanks for your support and loyal viewership in helping to bring BWB into the big league!

Last week, Jill Bennett, Dara Nai and I violated our collective parole and descended upon New York City. Our objective? To crash attend Logo's NewNowNext Awards and to help Sarah and Lori co-host an AfterEllen.com Meet-Up at Cowgirl.

Along the way, we also sprung AE vlogger Bridget McManus (Brunch with Bridget, You Can't Take Them Anywhere), Dara's partner Brooke, AE vlogger Dee (Come With Me If You Want to Live), the 3Way gals (Maeve Quinlan, Nancylee Myatt, Paige Bernhardt), Oscar-winning make-up artist Tami Lane, actor/comedian Gloria Bigelow, and Big Gay Sketch Show star Kate McKinnon.

We were shocked and thrilled by the sheer number of AE readers willing to brave the rain and allow us to make the pleasure of their acquaintance. Thank you to everyone for coming out to say hello!

Since not all of you who wanted to be there could make it, we shot some video footage of our journey to the meet-up (including a heated discussion about power tools) and our time at Cowgirl. Look closely and you may even catch a glimpse of yourself at the restaurant! (Hopefully, you weren't playing hookey from work that day like I was. Doesn't it seem like the boss is always watching?)

Check out more photos of the NYC meet-up and look for our coverage of the NewNowNext Awards on June 7th.

This week, Bridget broadcasts her show from New York City and welcomes guest Kate McKinnon from The Big Gay Sketch Show.  

Yes, we all know Kate's funny and talented, but did you know that she's also a serious musician and the number one fan of Special Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) of The X-Files?  Neither did Bridget initially, but she has her own ways of gathering this sort of intel.

In addition to testing her knowledge of all things Scully/Gillian, Bridget talks to Kate about comedy and her Disenchanted takeon fairy tales, and the two rock out to an Alanis Morissette song on the drums and guitar. Sort-of.

For more on Kate, check out her MySpace page at MySpace.com/KateMckinnon.

As the countdown continues for the premiere of Season 1 of The L Word on Logo, we're coming up with new and different excuses to vlog. This week, we want to share with you the joy that was the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's Women's Night. (And the joy that was Dara's friend's wedding, because that's where Dara was when Jill and I went to Women's Night.)

By now, Sharon Stone's auctioneering skills are the stuff of legend, but that doesn't stop us from giving you our version of how she took command of audience and scolded a bunch of lesbians into dropping some extra cash for a good cause.

We also talk about the dreamy yet unconventional wedding Dara attended (the ring bearers were unicorns!) and share some of our home videos from Women's Night. Thanks to Robyn Dettman for shooting the footage of us — which includes Bridget McManus and Cathy DeBuono — even when some of us were hopping up and down on one leg on the red carpet. (Jealous?!)

And ... we're back with the very second episode of your favorite kitchen table comedy chat show, This Just Out with Liz Feldman. All your new old favorites are back with her, including Raimy, the gay sword, and the bluest blazer on earth.

This week, Liz gets up close and way too personal with Erin Daniels aka Dana from The L Word.

Yeehaw! That's all we can say about Bridget's blog this week with our favorite Cherokee cowgirl, writer and producer Nancylee Myatt (3Way, South of Nowhere, Nikki & Nora)

Bridget gets in bed with the woman who oversaw the birth of Spashley (although she doesn't really talk about that in the vlog); who created the greatest show (Nikki & Nora) about a couple of "ladycops" that you never saw on network television; and who had the huevos to put Maile Flanagan, Jill Bennett, Maeve Quinlan and Cathy Shim in a lesbian comedy together.

In addition to talking about Nancylee's career in television, Bridget and Nancylee also play with horses and buffalos (plastic) and talk about why spurs in bed are actually a bad idea (at least when they're worn by Bridget), while Baby Bridget officiates A Very Special Lesbian Doll Wedding. It's weird.

Andrea Meyerson interviews Jill Sobule about the inspiration for her hit single, "I Kissed a Girl" and Julia Sweeney about her famous Saturday Night Live character "Pat."

They also talk about how their new show The Jill and Julia Show, which mixes musical performance with social commentary.

Go to JillSobule.com and JuliaSweeney.com for more info on these women, and alloutfilms.com for more about Andrea.

Here it is, Ladies and Gentleladies, the very first episode of This Just Out with Liz Feldman!

Liz is a 4-time Emmy winner for her work as a writer/producer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Being the over-achiever that she is, Liz is now launching her own limited-run kitchen table comedy show, where she'll be keeping you abreast of the latest and greatest and nearest and queerest. It's a no-budget thrill-ride that's low on tech and high on life.

In this week's episode, Liz is joined by Shane from The L Word (also known as Kate Moennig)! Hold on to your pants — this is one steamy interview! Kinda. (And without spoiling the episode, let me just clarify for those wondering: yes, Kate is on on the joke here.)

Yes, it's true. We've been teasing this episode of Brunch with Bridget just like a soap opera. Week upon week of build-up, leaving you wondering "Will it pay off?"

The answer is: Yes. Wait no longer. BAM themselves, Eden Riegel (Bianca) and Elizabeth Hendrickson (Maggie) from All My Children fame are Bridget's bedmates this week. The girls answer your questions about their ground-breaking roles on AMC, explain the necessity (or lack thereof) of Zarf to Bridget, and get frisky with a sock monkey.

Most importantly, they allow Bridget to fulfill her directorial fantasies (and probably a few fantasies of your own) by acting out a "lost" AMC scene (i.e. one that Bridget wrote) that brings Bianca and Maggie close once again.

Really close.

The girls also talk about their post-AMC careers, including their latest project, Imaginary Bitches. You can watch Imaginary Bitches here.

You also have a chance to win the sock monkey seen in this episode and autographed by Eden and Elizabeth. Go here for details in how to participate in the AfterEllen.com BAM contest.