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Open Post: Hurry Up And SLOW. DOWN. With This Kicky '66 Thunderbird!

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Sometimes it feels like things are happening too fast, that the news cycles are accelerating before we can even process what happened in the first place. But you owe it to yourself to take it easy. You deserve it! Look, whether it's 1966 or 2026, lots of stuff's been going on, but we'll weather whatever the world has to throw our way, we always do. And speaking of...in 1966 the Oscars were televised in color for the first time , as well as the first and only color episode of the original Perry Mason series, "The Case of the Twice-Told Twist:"  I've never drag-raced (or raced in drag). I'd much rather take a nice leisurely drive along the shore in this '66 Thunderbird. There's some things you just can't hurry--the Supremes know what I mean: Happy Open Post, darlings! Photo Credit: AK

Birthday Hors

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Emily Armstrong - American singer and guitarist, lead singer of Linkin Park - 40 Emily Alyn Lind - American actress - 24 Noah Galvin - American actor and singer - 32 Naomi Scott - English actress and singer - 33 Meek Mill - American rapper - 39 Sasheer Zamata - American actress, stand-up comedian and writer - 40 Adrianne Palicki - American actress and model - 43 Gabourey Sidibe - American actress - 43 Raquel Zimmermann - Brazilian model - 43 Chris Shiflett - American musician, lead guitarist of the Foo Fighters - 55 George Clooney - American-French actor and filmmaker - 65 Clay O’Brien - American rodeo performer and former child actor - 65 Gina Riley - Australian retired actress, writer, singer and comedian - 65 Roma Downey - Irish actress, producer and author - 66 Julianne Phillips - American former model and actress - 66 Tom Bergeron - American tv personality and game show host - 71 Alan Dale - New Zealander actor - 79 Bob Seger - American retired singer-songwriter and musician -...

OPEN POST: Dominic Sessa as Anthony Bourdain

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Credit: A24/EW This August, A24 will be releasing their biopic on Anthony Bourdain. Tony , which is directed by Matt Johnson, and is expected to focus on Bourdain's early culinary experiences in 1976 during his time in Provincetown, Mass.  Dominic Sessa, who rose to fame after his breakout role in The Holdovers,  will play young Bourdain. Other stars on the cast include Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones and Rich Sommer. This kind of biopic seems like something Bourdain would probably not approve of. But you can't tell that to Hollywood! Will you be checking out Tony this summer?  Credit: World of Reel

Birthday Hors

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  Ilene Woods - American actress and singer - (1929-2010) Nathan Chen - American figure skater - 27 Hannah Jeter - American model and tv host - 36 Adele - English singer-songwriter and actress - 38 Skye Sweetnam - Canadian singer-songwriter, member of Sumo Cyco - 38 Brooke Hogan - American tv personality and musician - 38 Clark Duke - American actor - 41 Henry Cavill - British actor - 43 Vanessa Bryant - American businesswoman, philanthropist and model - 44 Lynsi Snyder - American businesswoman, owner and heiress of In-N-Out - 44 Craig David - British singer-songwriter - 45 Danielle Fishel - American actress and director - 45 Hank Green - American science communicator, novelist and entrepreneur - 46 Vincent Kartheiser - American actor - 47 Tina Yothers - American singer and former actress - 53 Kyan Douglas - American tv personality and stylist - 56 Kurt Sutter - American screenwriter, director, producer and actor - 66 Brian Williams - American journalist and tv news anchor -...

OPEN POST: Music Manor Monday With The Powerful Miss Toni Fisher!

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Greetings music lovers, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday, this entry being, I hope, a brassy antidote to the mess that has become The Met Ball, or the East Coast's most famous Jerk Parade, tonight with Extra Jerk and Tupperware Titays (with apologies to dearly departed Tupperware). Can anything work to counter this gory dumpster fire of tacky, mess and blurgh? DJ Li'l Scratch believes so, and tonight at the Manor's exclusive after hours club, "Huh? Wha? I'll Have That With Sloppy Oral," he'll by spinning delicious tunes by a brassy singer you're guaranteed to be delighted by. Yes, it's Miss Toni Fisher, a performer who's giving us serious "growl, snarl, snap" above. Don't mess with Miss Toni amirite? Her time in the spotlight was brief. She was a Hollywood nightclub singer for only five years, recorded just one LP - 1960's "The Big Hurt" - and scored only two Top 40 hits, the first one being ...

Birthday Hors

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Marilyn Martin - American singer-songwriter - 72 Rex Orange County - English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - 28 Alexander Gould - American actor - 31 Grace Phipps - American actress, singer and dancer - 34 Little Boots - English singer-songwriter and DJ - 42 Dallon Weekes - American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer - 45 Lance Bass - American singer, dancer, actor, producer, podcaster - 47 Erin Andrews - American sportscaster and tv personality - 48 Kimora Lee Simmons - American businesswoman, fashion designer, tv personality - 51 Mike Dirnt - American musician, co founder of Green Day - 54 Will Arnett - Canadian and American actor and comedian - 56 Kate Garraway - English broadcaster and journalist - 59 Ana Gasteyer - American actress, comedian and singer - 59 Randy Travis - American singer-songwriter and actor - 67 Pia Zadora - American actress and singer - 72 Oleta Adams - American singer-songwriter and pianist - 73 Michael Barrymore - English come...

PECKERWOOD'S WEEKLY LUNOCRACY POST! For the Week of 05/04/2026

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John Lewis marched and bled so The Voting Rights Act could become law. Hundreds more died. But John Roberts and his largely racist, Republican Supreme Court have destroyed Lewis' legacy - and demolished The Voting Rights Act.   American democracy may never recover. This is not hyperbole. Years ago, when Roberts was about to be appointed to the Supreme Court, Lewis warned us:  "Under Roberts, I feel that the leadership of the Court will promote politics over the protection of individual rights and liberties. Roberts may be a brilliant lawyer, but I wonder whether he can really understand the depth of what it took to get the Voting Rights Act passed. The right to vote is precious, almost sacred. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society. Roberts's memos reveal him to be hostile towards civil rights, affirmative action and the Voting Rights Act. He has even said that Voting Rights Act violations, and I quote, 'should not be made too easy to ...

OPEN POST: With That Tacky-Ass Free Magazine From Your Elementary School!

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If you were tiny in the 1970s, 80s or early 90s, you were likely subjected to "Dynamite," a tacky-ass free magazine distributed to elementary school kids nationwide starting in kindergarten, as well as at children's doctors offices, or really any place with which to reach a pre-teen audience. Why tacky-ass? Because it was essentially a massive nationwide free advertising vehicle, which pushed the likes of "Shields and Yarnell," for example, a sub-par network variety show starring married mime performers. And really, who else would give this forgettable Vegas act a nationwide magazine cover but "Dynamite," much less the here today/gone tomorrow actor who played Juan on "Welcome Back Kotter?" I said what I said.  The magazine also included half-hearted  tricks, games and contests, but the focus was mostly on what was later called "advertorial content." Again, this was distributed in elementary schools. When it wasn't trying to pu...

Birthday Hors

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Rachel Zegler - American actress and singer - 25 Desiigner - American rapper, singer-songwriter - 29 Mary Lambert - American singer-songwriter and spoken words artist - 37 Michael Kiwanuka - British singer-songwriter and record producer - 39 Poppy Delevingne - English socialite, actress and model - 40 Meagan Tandy - American actress and model - 41 Cheryl Burke - American dancer, model and tv host - 42 Rebecca Hall - English actress and director - 44 Farrah Franklin - American singer and actress - 45 Emily V. Gordon - American writer, producer and podcast host - 47 Eric Church - American singer-songwriter - 49 Willie Geist - American tv personality and journalist - 51 Christina Hendricks - American actress and former model - 51 Dulé Hill - American actor - 51 Bobby Cannavale - American actor - 56 Jeffrey Sebelia - American fashion designer, musician - 56 Amy Ryan - American actress - 58 Nina Garcia - Colombian-American fashion journalist - 61 Karen Huger - American tv personality...

OPEN POST: Hosted by Chonkers the Sea Lion

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Credit: ABC7 News Visitors of San Francisco's iconic Pier 39 have been dazzled lately by Chonkers, an estimated 2,000lb sea lion. The pier is a popular destination for sea lions because it is protected from predators and crashing waves while also providing an expansive buffet of fish.  Chonkers is believed to have come from up north off the coast of Oregon or Washington and was first spotted in San Francisco last month. Since his arrival, he has captured the hearts of San Franciscans and visitors alike, who flock to the pier in hopes of catching a glimpse of this mammoth beauty. Chonkers typically enjoys breakfast there but is trickier to pin down later in the day.  Chonkers is certainly hard to miss, as he is quite a bit larger than his sea lion brethren. That just means there's more to love! Credit: AP Photo/Haven Daley Source: AP News

Birthday Hors

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  Dr. Robert - Scottish singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of the Blow Monkeys - 65 Kay Panabaker - American zoologist and retired actress - 36 Mae Martin - Canadian comedian, actor and screenwriter - 39 Thomas McDonnell - American actor - 40 Lily Allen - English singer-songwriter and actress - 41 Sarah Hughes - American former competitive figure skater - 41 Robert Buckley - American actor - 45 Ellie Kemper - American actress, comedian and writer - 46 Jenna von Oy - American actress, singer and author - 49 David Beckham - English former professional soccer player and club co-owner - 51 Pandora Boxx - American drag queen, comedian and reality tv personality - 54 Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock - American actor, businessman, pro wrestler - 54 Stephen Daldry - English director and producer - 66 Donatella Versace - Italian fashion designer, businesswoman, socialite - 71 Christine Baranski - American actress - 74 James Dyson - British inventor, industrial designer, farmer and business mag...

OPEN POST: Boy with Guns

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Boy with Guns, 1902 Stanislaw Wyspianski

Birthday Hors

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Rita Coolidge - American recording artist - 81 Madeline Brewer - American actress - 34 Victoria Monét - American singer-songwriter - 37 Jamie Dornan - British actor, model and musician - 44 Katya Zamolodchikova - American drag queen, actor, author, recording artist - 44 James Badge Dale - American actor - 48 Darius McCrary - American actor, singer and producer - 50 Julie Benz - American actress - 54 Wes Anderson - American filmmaker - 57 D’arcy Wretzky - American musician, original bassist of the Smashing Pumpkins - 58 Tim McGraw - American country singer-songwriter, record producer and actor - 59 Judge Milian - American tv personality, lecturer - 65 Ray Parker Jr. - American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer - 72 Glen Ballard - American songwriter, lyricist and record producer - 73 Dann Florek - American actor and film director - 76 Paul Teutul Sr - American reality tv personality, founder of Orange County Choppers - 77 Joanna Lumley - British actress, presenter, f...

THE ROVING PECKER PRESENTS: "An Ode To 1980s Camp - And Beyond" by GlamourDoll!

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(source: Paramount Pictures) Greetings, Manor Hors! Periodically, "The Roving Pecker" presents urgent missives from filthy esteemed guest writers. Today's is from GlamourDoll! What exactly is "camp"? Wikipedia defines it as: "an aesthetic and sensibility that regards something as appealing or amusing because of its heightened level of artifice, affectation and exaggeration, especially when there is also a playful or ironic element." In other words: too much... but in the best possible way. The term itself dates back to late 1800s Victorian times. Fanny Park (Frederick) and Stella Boulton (Ernest), both born male, performed in drag and lived as women both on and off stage. They were arrested in 1870 for "conspiring and inciting persons to commit an unnatural offence" (Victorians were, unsurprisingly, no fun), but were ultimately acquitted. In a letter, Fanny described her “campish undertakings,” giving us one of the earliest recorded uses of ...

OPEN POST: Hosted By "Today On Cooking With Brooklyn Beckham": KALE SALAD WITH CHICKEN SAUSAGE!

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