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OPEN POST: Are You a Book Re-reader?

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  I was just chatting with a friend about "seasonal reads" - books that we'll return to during certain parts of the year to really get into the season. Fall often finds me picking up anything by Ray Bradbury or Salem's Lot by King (the ULTIMATE autumnal horror, IMO).  But then we discussed the notion of re-reading books in general. I know some people can read the same book 20 times and never tire of it! Other than those select few mood-reads, I have always struggled to re-read books. Do you have any books that you can revisit any time? Please share!

Birthday Hors

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Tom Petty – American musician and singer - (1950-2017) NBA Youngboy – American rapper - 27 John Bell - Scottish actor - 29 Jess Glynne – English singer-songwriter - 37 A$AP Ferg – American rapper - 38 Candice Swanepoel – South African model - 38 Jennifer Freeman – American actress - 41 Alona Tal – Israeli actress and singer – 43 Katie Featherston – American actress - 44 John Krasinski – American actor and filmmaker - 47 Rob Cesternino – American tv personality - 48 Samuel Witwer – American actor and voice actor - 49 Dan Fogler – American actor, comedian and writer - 50 Kenneth Choi – American actor - 55 Snoop Dogg – American rapper, singer-songwriter - 55 Rachel House - New Zealand actress and director - 55 Dannii Minogue – Australian singer, tv personality and actress - 55 Sunny Hostin – American lawyer, journalist, tv personality - 58 William Zabka – American actor, director, writer and producer - 61 Mark King - English singer and musician, lead vocals of Level 42 - 68 Vig...

OPEN POST: Manor Music Monday With The Lovely Lea Roberts!

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Greetings, music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday. Are you good at solving mysteries? Because DJ Li'l Scratch has a nice one today, and maybe you can help solve it. Be forewarned, it's a lot more complicated than his recent mystery, "Where's my stash?" or the one just after, "Seriously, where's my stash?" and the one following, "Im'a cut a bitch unless we find my stash." At any rate, tonight only at the Manor's "It's Pink Inside!" after-hours club and dinette, the DJ will be playing tunes by a mystery lass who really ought to be better known - and celebrated, too.  Who is Lea Roberts? Here's what we know. She was born Leatha Roberta Hicks in Dayton, Ohio in 1946, where her mother led the "Sweet Chariot" gospel choir at Corinthian Baptist Church - and gave Lea her musical start as a wee choir member. Years later, in the early 1960s, she briefly relocated to Detroit, Michigan to...

PECKERWOOD'S WEEKLY LUNOCRACY POST! For the Week of 10/19/2026!

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Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards Billy Brag

Birthday Hors

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  Divine – American drag performer and actor - (1945-1988) Katie Douglas - Canadian actress - 28 Hunter King – American actress - 33 Lil Durk – American rapper - 34 Ciara Renée – American actress and musician - 36 Thundercat – American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer - 42 Rebecca Ferguson – Swedish actress - 43 Gillian Jacobs – American actress - 44 Benjamin Salisbury - American former actor and dancer - 46 Jason Reitman – Canadian-American filmmaker - 49 Omar Gooding – American actor - 50 Desmond Harrington – American actor - 50 David Robert Mitchell - American film director and writer - 52 Pras – American rapper and record producer - 54 Chris Kattan – American actor and comedian - 56 John Edward – American tv personality and author - 57 Trey Parker – American actor, animator, filmmaker and composer - 57 Jon Favreau – American actor and filmmaker - 60 Ty Pennington – American tv host, artist, carpenter, author, former model - 62 Sinitta – British-American singer...

OPEN POST: The Sunday Roast featuring the indispensable Cardboard Box

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  Getty   Happy Sunday, y'all! I awoke to the news that Vancouver has evicted crooked little techbro mayor Ken Sim, and my old friend Sean Orr has received more votes than any council member in history! Both very well-deserved. Nothing like starting your day with good news.  In other news, my life is currently nothing but boxes and bags and donations and empty closets and drawers. So for today's Sunday Roast we are featuring the unglamorous but indispensable cardboard box! Where would we be without them? As with so many useful items, it's an American invention, and a comparatively recent one at that, making its first appearance in 1871.  You can read up on the entire history at this unexpectedly fascinating packaging website .

Birthday Hors

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Curtis Stigers – American singer - 61 Sophie Thatcher - American actress and musician - 26 Barry Keoghan – Irish actor - 34 Tyler Posey – American actor and musician - 35 Toby Regbo – English actor - 35 Brittney Griner – American professional basketball player - 36 Carly Schroeder – American actress - 36 Zac Efron – American actor – 39 Andrew Garcia – American singer-songwriter - 41 Freida Pinto – Indian actress - 42 Esperanza Spalding – American bassist, singer-songwriter and composer - 42 Lindsay Vonn – American former alpine ski racer - 42 Josh Gracin – American singer - 46 Ne-Yo – American singer-songwriter - 47 Mike Tindall – English former professional rugby player and member of The Firm - 48 Baby Bash – American rapper - 51 Joy Bryant – American actress, businesswoman and model - 52 Vincent Spano – American actor, film director and producer - 64 Wynton Marsalis – American trumpeter, composer and music instructor - 65 Jean-Claude Van Damme – Belgian martial artist,...

OPEN POST: Prince in the Fall!

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  Please enjoy this autumnal photo of Prince, taken by Herb Ritts in 1991.

Birthday Hors

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Montgomery Clift - American actor - (1920-1966) Jacob Artist - American actor, singer and dancer - 34 Max Irons - English and Irish actor - 41 Daniel Booko - American actor and model - 43 Felicity Jones - British actress - 43 Cameron Esposito - American actress and comedian - 45 Holly Holm - American mixed martial artist - 45 Angel Parker - American actress - 46 Kimi Räikkönen - Finnish race car driver - 47 Matthew Macfadyen - English actor - 52 Eminem - American rapper, songwriter and record producer - 54 Sharon Leal - American actress and singer - 54 Chris Kirkpatrick - American singer - songwriter - 55 Nancy Sullivan - American actress and comedian - 57 Wyclef Jean - Haitian rapper and musician - 57 Ziggy Marley - Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician - 58 René Dif of Aqua - Danish musician, singer-songwriter, DJ and actor - 59 Mark Gatiss - English actor and comedian - 60 Mike Judge - American actor, animator, filmmaker and musician - 64 Rob Marshall - American directo...

OPEN POST: Pleasures of the Sea

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Pleasures of the Sea, c. 1960-1970 Richard E. Howard

Birthday Hors

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Bob Weir - American musician, songwriter, member of the Grateful Dead - (1947-2026) Naomi Osaka - Japanese professional tennis player - 29 Jedward - Irish singing and television presenting duo - 35 Caterina Scorsone - Canadian-American actress - 45 Jeremy Jackson - American actor and singer - 46 Jasmine Masters - American drag queen, internet celebrity, stand-up comedian - 49 John Mayer - American singer- songwriter and guitarist - 49 Kellie Martin - American actress - 51 Terri J. Vaughn - American actress, director and producer - 57 Wendy Wilson - American singer, tv personality, member of the Wilson Phillips - 57 Davina McCall - English tv presenter - 59 Flea - Australian-American musician and actor - 64 Durga McBroom - American singer - 64 Kim Wayans - American actress - 65 Gary Kemp - English songwriter and musician, member of Spandau Ballet - 67 Tim Robbins - American actor, director and producer - 68 Tony Carey - American singer-songwriter, musician and composer - 73 David Zuc...

September's Shitbag of the Month is....

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  Mr. Impartial, Ed Sheeran! With 42% of your votes, the ginger singer took the Shitbag crown for September. Closely behind is Clavicular with 38%, followed by Rick Ross (11%), Sydney Sweeney (5%) and Sunny Hostin (4%). Thank you for your votes and comments! See you next month! Image source: Apple TV/Getty

OPEN POST: Caption This Relaxed Boris Karloff

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 You know what to do.  Do it in the comments section. Universal   From "The Bride of Frankenstein", taking a break between takes on the operating table.    

Birthday Hors

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Tanya Roberts - American actress - (1955-2021) Bailee Madison - American and Canadian actress, singer-songwriter - 27 Vincent Martella - American actor - 34 Anthony Joshua - British professional boxer - 37 Paul Walter Hauser - American actor and professional wrestler - 40 Jessie Ware - English singer-songwriter - 42 Keyshia Cole - American singer-songwriter - 45 Roxane Gay - American writer and professor - 52 Paul Logan - American actor, model, martial artist - 53 Ginuwine - American singer-songwriter - 56 Paige Davis - American tv personality and actress - 57 Kimberly Schlapman - American actress - 57 Dominic West - English actor, director and musician - 57 Vanessa Marcil - American actress - 58 Eric Benet - American singer-songwriter and muician - 60 Sarah Ferguson - British member of The Firm - 67 Emeril Lagasse - American celebrity chef, restaurateur, tv personality, author - 67 Todd Solondz - American filmmaker and playwright - 67 Mira Nair - Indian-American filmmaker - 69...

OPEN POST: When Life Gives Ya Lemons...

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...they say you gotta make lemonade . Well, I don't have any lemons, and I'm all out of taco shells. Sometimes you have to improvise--in this case, by using nacho cheese corn chips to make some truly splendiferous nachos!  What does any of this have to do with that poor, misused '63 Mercury up top? Heck if I know, but hop in and get over here, these nachos are delicious and while we're eating, you can tell us all about  your day--after all, it's Open Post, darlings! Photo Credits: AK