Anthony Head, Mother of the Week, and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

You know what? I'm still crying over the death of Anthony Head.

By all accounts, he was actually a really decent person (not to mention a bonafide hottie).

I don't care if it's weird to grieve the death of someone you've never met. Anthony's work in Buffy and beyond moved countless people. Losing him is a loss for us all.

"Believe me I don't wanna go...and it'll grieve me 'cuz I love you so..."

Us too Giles.

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Mother of the Week

Where Mothers Come To Mother

Welcome back to Mother of the Week where we celebrate icons who have been Mother to us all.

This week's choice is all about family values. Sometimes she sings and dances around the house in her underwear. That doesn't make her Madonna though.

Have you guessed who it is yet?