It seems the casting rumors are running wild about the upcoming celebrity edition of The Apprentice. We know Donald Trump was wooing Rosie O'Donnell. We know she told him pigs have yet to fly. Other names being mentioned include Carmen Electra, Joan Rivers, Naomi Judd and Danica Patrick. Plus, talks are supposedly in the works to have three perpetual train wrecks sitting at the board table. Those train wrecks go by the names Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton.

Well, hold on to your seats. The newest femme rumored to be joining the group in the board room is far from a train wreck. Charisma Carpenter has reportedly signed on as one of the Donald's job applicants. According to TVGuide.com, Charisma is prepared to "make like Alexis Carrington and bring out the claws if need be." Meow.

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It's hard to believe, but it's been 10 years since Buffy the Vampire Slayer first premiered on television. At first I just didn't buy that a show set at a high school about a vampire slayer named Buffy could possibly be any good, but once I started watching the show (thank God I did!), I totally ate my words. Buffy, in my opinion, is close to perfect.

Not only did creator Joss Whedon and his talented writing team put together an emotionally complex, sometimes laugh-out-loud series, they also delivered network television's best (as far as I'm concerned) portrayal of a lesbian character, Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan).

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, here are 10 of my favorite episodes from the series. These are just listed chronologically in order of air date — I don't know if I could bring myself to rank them in any kind of order. Without further ado: … continue reading

Amber Benson (who occupies a tender, broken place in every lesbian and/or Buffy fan's heart) is back in the pictures with the new gay-themed romantic dramedy Race You to the Bottom, which premiered last weekend.

Since her untimely departure from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Amber has kept busy with a series of projects, from writing and directing her own movies to acting in other independent films and writing comics and novels. … continue reading

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