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Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever. (March 28, 2008)

The entire AfterEllen.com staff is traveling this week, so unfortunately this is going to be a very short BLWE. Sorry! But we’ll be back with our regularly scheduled programming next Friday.

MIND, BODY AND BINGO

According to various U.K. tabloids, singer Joss Stone is going to play a lesbian in her first movie role.

She has supposedly signed on to play a lesbian bingo-caller in the indie British film Snappers, which stars Chloe Howman as an actress who flees to a local caravan park to get away from the paparazzi while filming on location in Torbay, Devon.

Joss says the role will be a big stretch for her:

I just wanted to challenge myself. There are things in the film that are going to really push the boundaries, and that excites me! I can also confirm there will be a long lingering French kiss, but it won’t be with a male!

We understand, Joss. It would be challenging to play a bingo caller. You have to think on your feet, have good conflict management skills (What if more than one person calls “bingo”?), and not drop the ball (literally). And doing all that while french kissing at the same time? Inconceivable!

I just wish we knew what or who she was kissing, because “it won’t be with a male” leaves so many other options. The mind boggles …

EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY, DON’T IT?

Noted photographer Charzette Torrence‘s exhibit Just as We Are, a collection of 36 black-and-white portraits of LGBT Americans of all walks of life that toured the country in 2006, is set to open again in Ferndale, Mich., on April 4, 2008.

The tour includes portraits of people such as poet Staceyann Chin, NBA star John Amaechi and HIV activist June Washington. Check the news section on JustAsWeAreTour.org to keep an eye on when it might be coming to a city near you.

POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME

Logo (AfterEllen.com’s parent company) has released the first trailer for their upcoming reality series Gimme Sugar, which debuts on June 9.

Here’s the premise:

Five hot young friends on the L.A. lesbian club scene bite off more than they can chew when they try to launch and promote their own club night. If they succeed, they’ll be the youngest female promoters in LA. The girls will fight, fall in love, break apart, and come back together as they struggle to make their dream come true in this hot new reality series.

Sounds promising … and by “promising,” I mean trashtastic – and hopefully not in a Shot at Love With Tila Tequila way.

Check out the trailer:

Good news for our international readers (and American readers who don’t get Logo) – we’ll be running every episode in its entirety on AfterEllen.com the same day it debuts on the channel. Unlike our video blogs, there will probably be short commercials before these videos, but someone has to pay for all the booze consumed on this show each week.

(Don’t worry, this won’t stop us from making fun of Gimme Sugar every week, just like we do for every other lesbian show on TV. All three of them.)

Look for the first episode to debut on AfterEllen.com and Logo on June 9, 2008.

FEMINEM MYSTIQUE

Laughing Matters: Next Gen, the next DVD in the Laughing Matters series, is taping this Saturday night in Los Angeles. In addition to featuring champion pillow-fighter and ski-boarder Bridget McManus, the lineup includes Gloria Bigelow (U People) and Amy Tee, whose MySpace profile bears the quote, “I always dreamed of being the 1st white female rapper……FEMINEM!” Heh.

Here’s a clip of Gloria Bigelow doing stand-up:

L.A. readers should go to AllOutFilms.com for info on buying tickets at the door if interested in attending the taping (you can also catch Bridget at the Comedy Store in L.A. tonight); the rest of us will be able to watch the fun on DVD sometime this summer.

WHAT IS IT WITH LESBIANS AND WITCHES?

This month marks the release of Skim, the new graphic novel by Canadian cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki that Canada’s National Post describes as “a Ghost World-meets-Lolita tale about alienation, friendship, love and Wicca.”

“I just wanted to do this Gothic Lolita story,” Mariko Tamaki told the Post in describing the genesis of the comic. “That’s all I had. I just wanted to do a Gothic lesbian Lolita story.”

The graphic novel, which is ultimately about “the instability of relationships in high school – the slow complicated way friendships break up and change,” Mariko told Publisher’s Weekly, is getting mostly rave reviews for its gorgeous illustrations and realistic depiction of high school. Here are a few of the opening panels:

Read Erica Friedman’s blog for a more in-depth review, or order the book here.

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Time magazine says Rita Mae Brown loves cats, hates marriage. (Thanks to the linster for the tip!)

As many of you are already aware, scribegrrrl’s last day as an official member of the AfterEllen.com staff was this week. We were really bummed to see her go – she’s been writing for AfterEllen.com since the early days, and the site wouldn’t be what it is today without her fantastic L Word recaps and snarky blog posts – but I’m thrilled about her new job opportunity. (And since she only lives three blocks away from me and she’s still going to beat me at Rock Band on a regular basis, I won’t be forced to live without her completely.) Warm wishes and lots of love to scribe from all of us at AE!

There will be no new vlog from Cathy DeBuono again this week, but we should be back on track with new episodes next week. Meanwhile, Jenn and Dee have created an extra episode of Come With Me if You Want to Live just for fun that will be posted on the site early this afternoon, and the Retro Reviewing gang is back tomorrow with their take on the classic lesbian movie But I’m a Cheerleader!

We’re going to be testing a new layout of the homepage soon, so don’t be surprised if you come to the site in the next week or two and some of the content is displayed slightly differently. It’s not the beginning of some huge site makeover, just some tweaks to try and make it easier for you to find stuff.

Next weekend is the lesbian spring break known as Dinah Shore. If you’re planning to be there, don’t forget to attend the AfterEllen.com AfterNoon, beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday in the lounge at the Doral Hotel. Comedy and chaos guaranteed!

That’s it for this week! Got the inside scoop on a hot new lesbian/bi actor/musician/TV show/film? Tell us at [email protected]. Check back next Friday for another edition of Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever.

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