Stuff. This. Week

One of the albums I brought back from my recent trip to San Fran was Hercules and Love Affair; the album is full of retro disco-esque tunes that somehow appeal to my "inner ear". AfterEllen recently featured an interview with one of the group members, Kim Ann Foxman. I had no idea she's so cute! (In the picture she's the second person from the right.)

Holly Marie Combs, Brooke Burns and Rochelle Aytes have been cast in Lifetime's remake of the British series Mistresses, which featured a lesbian story line. It is not clear whether the lesbian/bisexual characters are still in the picture, since the fourth main character has not yet been cast.

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A stripper who danced on the poles of Santiago subway trains to challenge the prudishness of Chilean society was arrested on Thursday during one of her lightning performances.

Monserrat Morilles, 26, surprised subway riders all week stripping to skimpy underwear, but she refused tips. She said she was protesting a lack of tolerance in Chile, one of Latin America's most conservative societies where the first generation since the Pinochet dictatorship is reaching adulthood.

"This is just a beginning. We are starting an idea here that will grow and be developed further," she told Reuters as police and subway guards surrounded her.

The professional pole dancer worked quickly all week to avoid arrest, getting on at one station, finding a subway car with no children on it and stripping in time to exit at the next station. Chilean media dubbed her "La Diosa del Metro" or Subway Goddess. She called her performances "happy minutes."

"Chile is still a pretty timid country," said her manager Gustavo Pradenas. "People aren't very extroverted and we want to take aim at that and make Chile a happier country."

The Scotsman published a review on Sharleen Spiteri's first solo album "Melody". As a Texas fan I am biased, but it certainly sounds like it's worth a listen. I'm pretty sure it fits in right along with the albums by A Girl Called Eddy, Duffy, and Nicole Atkins in my collection.

I was halfway across the US when this aired on BBC2; Sharleen tells Graham Norton what happened when she "met" Paris Hilton. From the things I heard of this Scottish lady is that she's nice - but she doesn't take crap. Not from anyone. Paris Hilton included.

The world's oldest known blogger, 108-year-old Olive Riley, died on Saturday: "An Australian woman described as the world's oldest Internet blogger has died at the age of 108 after posting a final message about singing "a happy song" in her nursing home. Olive Riley 'passed away peacefully on July 12 and will be mourned by thousands of Internet friends and hundreds of descendants and other relatives,' a note on her website said. Riley had posted more than 70 entries on her blog from Woy Woy on the east coast since February last year, sharing her thoughts on modern life and her experiences living through the entire 20th century." Watch a video of Riley here.

For those who don't know it yet: L-Word has been renewed for another season. Season 6 will be the finale (only 8 episodes), and they began filming July 2 in Vancouver, BC. It's said that the core cast, including Rose Rollins will be returning. Interviews from other actors themselves indicate that Cybil Shepherd (Phyllis), Clementine Ford (Molly) and Marlee Matlin will be returning for one or two episodes. Alexandra Hedison (Dylan Moreland from Season 3) and Janina Gavankar (Papi from Season 4) have both stated in interviews that they will be making appearances as well... It is expected that Showtime in the US will air Season 6 in January as usual, providing there is no actor's strike.

A little Alex Hedison and Rachel Shelley:

Dang. They even have chemistry off set