Welcome, Manor music sluts, to another edition of Manor Music Monday! And happy Almost-Turkey-Day for those of you in The Land of the Free (ish). Are you getting your playlists ready for your Turkey Day gathering? Me, too. And I'm avoiding Christmas tunes, thankyouverymuch, because we'll all get enough of that in the coming weeks. Why not create a playlist with all your jazz favorites - just like DJ Li'l Scratch is doing. Trust me, even tots, tweens and teenagers will like jazz when introduced to it. Besides, haven't they listened to enough Cynthia and Arianna?  Meanwhile, if the picture above doesn't say "sizzle," then I don't know what does. Behold Sallie Blair, a red-hot jazz chanteuse in the 1950s and early 60s who never attained big-time stardom. Why, you ask? Once again, the rise of rock 'n' roll obliterated her and many other mainstream jazz artists from radio playlists, leaving her to record only a few LPs, score some TV gigs, and dazzl...

Happy Turkey Week, Hors!  This will be the only post for the contest this week as I will be traveling for the holiday. Caption This will return on 12/2. See you then!

  Sarah Hyland – American actress and singer - 35 Peyton Meyer – American actor - 27 Tom Odell – English singer-songwriter - 35 Elena Satine – Georgian-American actress and singer - 38 Sabi – American singer-songwriter, dancer and actress - 38 Jeremiah Brent – American tv personality and interior designer - 41 Karine Vanasse – Canadian actress - 42 Leah Jenner – American actress, writer, singer and composer - 43 Beth Phoenix - American professional wrestler - 45 Katherine Heigl – American actress - 47 Colin Hanks – American actor and filmmaker - 48 Jacki-O – American rapper - 50 Stephen Merchant – English comedian, actor, director and writer - 51 Danielle Nicolet – American actress - 52 Lola Glaudini – American actress - 54 Chad Taylor - American guitarist and backing vocals for The Gracious Few - 55 Scott Krinsky - American actor and comic - 57 Dawn Robinson – American singer and actress, a founding member of En Vogue – 59 Shirley Henderson – Scottish actress - 60 Garret Dilla...

Are we having fun yet? The elections brought a blue wave, the shutdown has ended, and the Epstein files will soon be released. Why so "sad-emoticon?" At least some people are having a good time , right? Though I guess it depends on what side of the aisle you're on, or if you'd like to receive actual healthcare.  I suppose things could get better in the short term, since stranger things have been happening lately , yet when the entire economy appears beholden to a bunch of wealthy, but  dim-witted, tech bros , it's had to work up any real excitement, especially since said tech bros are trying to lasso in your kids.  At least we have hopeful distractions, but we all know how well those will turn out:  Art Credit: Joel Pett/Tribune Content Service, Dave Whamond/Cagle

Wheeeeeee! Let's play a game! Post a picture of someone whom you believe is unduly popular and well-paid given their wee amount of talent. And it doesn't even have to be showbiz peeps, though so many are richly deserving. I'll go first. Drumroll, please.  Tim Cook. Sure, Steve Jobs was a diffy act to follow, but besides fattening the pockets of Apple's shareholders, Cook's talents appear to be minimal, even diminutive, unless you consider this  the work of a talented mind. Word on the street is that he'll retire in the coming year, which can't come too soon for many who believe that hobnobbing with terrorists  - who would otherwise be quite happy to imprison or kill his talent-free gay ass - is just tackiness.  Okay, your turn. Ready? Go! Photo Credits: Funkipedia, Getty Images

  Miley Cyrus – American singer-songwriter and actress - 33 Avani Gregg - American actress - 23 Bradley Steven Perry - American actor - 27 James Maddison - English professional soccer player - 29 Alexis Ren – American model - 29 Snooki – American reality tv personality - 38 Lucas Grabeel – American actor, singer-songwriter - 41 Kelly Brook – English model, actress and media personality - 46 Jonathan Sadowski – American actor - 46 Allison Mosshart – American singer-songwriter, artist and member of The Kills - 47 Page Kennedy – American actor and rapper - 49 Chris Adler – American musician - 53 Chris Hardwick – American comedian, actor, tv and podcast host, writer and producer - 54 Zoë Ball – British radio and tv presenter - 55 Oded Fehr – Israeli actor - 55 Salli Richardson-Whitfield - American actress, director and producer- 58 Michelle Gomez – Scottish actress - 59 John Schnatter – American entrepreneur, Papa John’s Pizza founder and former CEO - 64 John Henton – American ...

Credit: Michelle Obama on Instagram Michelle Obama shared a striking photo of herself on Instagram, captured by Annie Liebovitz. She's sporting a rare, more casual look complete with a serene face and flowing long hair. Liebovitz's signature moody lighting and background gives the photo a more intimate feeling.  The 61-year old former First Lady posted the image in honour of the new edition of Liebovitz's book, Women . In her caption, Obama praised the book for expanding how we see women and the lives they lead through her lens. The new edition of Women hit shelves on November 4th. Source: USA Today

  Tina Weymouth – American musician, founding member of the Talking Heads - 75 Baby Ariel - American actress and singer - 25 Auli’i Cravalho – American actress and singer - 25 Hailey Bieber – American model, media personality and socialite - 29 Madison Davenport – American actress - 29 Katherine McNamara – American actress and singer - 30 Dacre Montgomery – Australian actor - 31 Adèle Exarchopoulos - French actress - 32 Alden Ehrenreich – American actor - 36 Jamie Campbell Bower – English actor singer and model - 37 Scarlett Johansson – American actress and singer - 41 Tyler Hilton – American singer-songwriter and actor - 42 Shangela – American drag queen, reality tv personality and actor - 44 Karen O – South Korean-born-American singer, musician and songwriter - 47 Ville Valo – Finnish singer-songwriter and musician - 49 Boris Becker – German former tennis player - 58 Mark Ruffalo – American actor - 58 Mads Mikkelsen – Danish actor, former gymnast and dancer - 60 Mariel ...

Hors! It's Friday again (hooray!) - the perfect occasion to have a look at some lovely photos of a young Julie Andrews practicing ballet with her aunt, Joan Wells, in 1954. Enjoy! Bonus: Did you spot the Good Boi and Feline Friend who joined them?

Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's Caption This contest!

  Cynthia Rhodes – American retired actress, singer and dancer - 69 Isabel May - American actress - 25 Grace Van Patten - American actress - 29 Davido - Nigerian-American singer-songwriter and record producer - 33 Conor Maynard – English singer - 33 Colleen Ballinger – American comedian, actress, singer and writer - 39 Sam Palladio – English actor and musician - 39 Ronny Chieng – Malaysian comedian and actor - 40 Carly Rae Jepsen – Canadian singer-songwriter and musician - 40 Guy Wilson – American actor - 40 Jena Malone – American actress - 41 Brie & Nikki Garcia – American tv personality and retired professional wrestler - 42 Ryan Carnes – American actor - 43 Cherie Johnson – American actress, writer, film producer and author - 50 Jimmi Simpson – American actor - 50 Marina de Tavira – Mexican actress - 51 Brook Kerr – American actress - 52 Inés Sastre - Spanish model and actress - 52 Rain Phoenix – American actress, musician and singer - 53 Michael Strahan – American t...

    I've missed you dumplings! My massive work project has kept me away from snarking on celebs.  Things are starting slow down (a bit), so I hope to resume by normal posting schedule starting next week. Fingers crossed. Okay, let's get to it. ► Singer and actress Rumer Willis...(I laughed as I typed that), uploaded an IG video of her strolling in the woods and complaining about how hard her life is as a single parent to her 2 year old daughter. BTW, Rumer is the spawn of Bruce Willis & Demi Moore. She's lived a life of privileged and wealth. Anyhoo, through a flood of tears that raised the sea levels more than all the glaciers in the world spontaneously melting, Rumer  whined and sobbed about the hardships of raising a kid on her own since she split from her boyfriend. She concluded her "Woe Is Me" audition video for  martyrdom status by giving the camera a thumbs up. The internet had no sympathy for the heaping pile of whine casserole Rumer served wit...

  Kris Jenner - momager, connoisseur of plastic surgery, IG filter hag, and Z-list celeb shows us how to make pie crust.  (while getting what she deserves)