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Literature Cuisine Fashion Internet out in hollywood by William Horn Special to Q-Notes Playing it gay Daily Variety reports that Hollywood hotshots Will Smith and Nicolas Cage are seri ously considering marriage — at least on film. The stars are said to be interested in a new Universal project entitled I Now Pronounce You Joe and Benny. Cage is considering the role of a widowed firefighter who is worried about the fate of his children if he were to die. When his character saves fellow heterosexual Smith from a fiery death, he asks him to marry for the in surance benefits. No one has signed on the dotted line yet, and there is no word on how the movie plans to deal with the fact that same- gender marriage is not legal in the US. Xena: pregnant princess What could possibly be more shocking than the outrageous adventures we’ve seen amazo- nian warrior Xena survive? The fact that Lucy Lawless, the New Zealand beauty who plays her, is pregnant. The Associated Press is report ing that the 31 -year-old actress is expecting her second child sometime in October, her first with new husband Rob Tapert. Tapert, executive producer of the hit syndicated (and lesbian fa vorite) show, and Lawless were married last March. No word yet on how Gabrielle’s taking the news. Will & Grace score NBC’s freshman comedy Will & Grace scored its highest rating ever when it moved into its new timeslot on Thursday following Friends. More than 19 million tuned in to watch Grace (Debra Messing) and guest star Molly Shannon wrestle (literately) for Will’s (Eric McCormack) attention. While audiences can look forward to an entire month of new epi sodes in May, in reality the show has already wrapped for the season, with all four stars work ing on projects throughout most of the sum mer. Tears of joy When the 1999 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, the award for fiction went to Michael Cunningham’s The Hours, his third novel, an homage to Virginia WoolPs classic Mrs. Dalloway. “I hadn’t expeaed to be celebrat ing,” said Cunningham, who teaches creative writing at Columbia University. “My partner, Ken Korbett, is my mentor and muse and first and most important reader. He’s a clinical psy chologist and he’s with a patient right now, and when he’s done, we’ll have a good cry and fig ure out what to do next.” Briefly... Rupen Everett, who is currendy filming The Next Best Thing with Madonna, recendy told USA Weekend that as a gay man he’s “very happy being outside of society.” He also noted that he “was never one of those homosexuals saying, ‘I’ve got a ticket! Let me ini’ I don’t think there’s anything great about society that you have to be part of it”...It looks like Oscar’s newest dar ling Gwyneth Paltrow and ex-boyfriend Ben Affleck may re-team in a new Miramax film entitled Bounce. The movie was written and is set to be directed by Don Roos, the man be hind the hugely popular The Opposite of George Michael, who recently performed at a benefit concert in honor of the late Linda McCartney, is currendy recording a track en- tided “Y2K” which should be released later this year...Producer/director Herb Ross is currently working on an independent feature about an HIV-positive woman and gay man who try to pass as college students in hopes of reliving their more carefree collegiate days, entitled The Shal low End. Ross’ credits include Boys On the Side which featured a lesbian and HIV-positive char acter and the tear-jerker Steel Magnolias... 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HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE tells a provocative, compassionate story about abusive family relationships: how we learn from the people who hurt us most and, ultimately, move on. Contains adult language and situations. Recommended for mature audiences. “a lovely, harrowing guide to the crippling persistence of one woman's memories.” The New York Times May 12-23,1999 Booth Playhouse Tickets: $16 - 23.50 Call: 704.372.1000 www.charlotterep.org Saturday, May 22 SEconoflnnuAi RETTEI\ ^^OlhOS Six great gardens and a garden party! A benefit for OutCharlotte! 10am-5pm tour (rain or shine) plus 5-7pm Garden Party! Garden party includes wine, beer, hors d’oeurves and music! Featuring the Gardens of Jeff Drum, Rick Hudson & Jeremy Needham, Kay & Peter Minor, Frank Printz & Larry Zastrow, Laura Ann Radoff, and Diana Travis & Mary Ann Mueller. Advance tickets: $12 for five garden tour; $22 for tour plus garden party. Day of event tickets: $15 and $25. 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