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OPEN POST: Manor Music Monday With The Glorious Gloria Lynne!

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Greetings music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday. But not just any edition, for today, a giant of jazz has entered the Manor. We don't always get to celebrate a singer universally acclaimed by critics and taken to heart by the masses - a rare feat, but she did it, and for over 50 years. Top that current pop tarts! So be sure to swing by the Manor's exclusive "Tubesteak!" after hours bar and lounge, because DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing her tunes all night long.  Yes, it's Gloria Lynne, who burst onto the scene to instant acclaim at The Apollo Theatre when she was only 15 years old. She lied about her age in order to qualify. From there she was off, signing with the legendary  Everest Records and soon after scoring hits like "June Night" and "I'm Glad There Is You." Audiences loved her, and not only at her sold-out club dates, but nationally on TV specials with the likes of Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald a...

Birthday Hors

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Sam Neill - New Zealander actor - (1947-2026) Emma Kenney - American actress - 27 Jessica Brown Findlay - English actress - 37 Jimmy Butler - American professional basketball player - 37 Logan Henderson - American actor and singer - 37 Alex Clare - British singer-songwriter - 41 Adam Lamberg - American actor - 42 Katie Lee - American author, tv food critic and novelist - 45 Miyavi - Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter and actor - 45 Ashley Roberts - American singer, dancer and media personality - 45 Ben Cohen - English activist and former rugby player - 48 Carmen Kass - Estonian model and actress - 48 Danielle Peck - American musical artist - 48 Ryan Sutter - American tv personality and former football player - 52 Andrew Lincoln - English actor - 53 Nas - American rapper and entrepreneur - 53 Kimberly Williams-Paisley - American actress - 55 Bong Joon-ho - South Korean filmmaker - 57 Dan Cortese - American actor and director - 59 John Powe - English singer-songwriter and guit...

PECKERWOOD'S WEEKLY LUNOCRACY POST! For the Week of 9/14/26!

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Cross you fingers that this particular nightmare will end , but it's getting crazier by the minute. It's eventually going to land in the Supreme Court's lap , and for the first time in years, I'm considering voting in person.  Are you going to mail in your vote or go to the polls in November?

OPEN POST: The Sunday Roast featuring Vermin Supreme!

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  Getty Say hello to your new President! CTSaunders.com This magnificent specimen of democracy is literally the only candidate who bothered to run for president this midterm election!!! Can you believe it??? Now, I know Bree will say this belongs in Lunocracy, but aren’t we all in one now? Might as well enjoy it: While officially a member of the Pirate Party, Vermy excellently represents the strain of Absurdism that’s so toxic to people with a stick up their ass. He has been running for President since 1996, at times doing pretty well (third place in the Libertarian race), and at all times drawing attention to the fact that, while he carries a giant toothbrush and wears a boot on his head, it’s The System that is truly crazy. His campaign advocates for anarchism, personal responsibility, and regular toothbrushing.  His most famous campaign promise is to provide every voter with a free pony. Pretty uncontroversial, you’d think.  You’d be wrong.  This happened. ORLY TE...

Birthday Hors

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Dave Mustaine - American founder, singer-songwriter, lead vocals, guitarist of Megadeth - 65 Lili Reinhart - American actress - 30 Playboy Carti - American rapper - 30 Niall Horan - Irish singer-songwriter - 33 James Bourne - English singer-songwriter and musician - 43 Ben Savage - American actor - 46 Swizz Beatz - American record producer, rapper, DJ and songwriter - 48 Fiona Apple - American singer-songwriter - 49 Joe Don Rooney - American musician - 51 Goran Ivanišević- Croatian former tennis player - 55 Stella McCartney - English fashion designer - 55 Dominic Fumusa - American actor - 57 Tyler Perry - American actor, filmmaker, and playwright - 57 Annie Duke - American former professional poker player and author - 61 Jeff Ross - American stand-up comedian and actor - 61 Tavis Smiley - American talk show host and author - 62 Chris Hansen - American tv journalist - 67 Geri Jewell - American actress, stand-up comedian and motivational speaker - 70 Iyanla Vanzant - American author...

OPEN POST: The Comfort of 90s Cooking Shows

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Does anyone else miss the 90s? The past couple years, especially, have really made me yearn for simpler times. Youtube is an amazing time capsule for so much past media, 90s cooking shows being no exception. I came across an episode of Two Fat Ladies and my cortisol levels instantly dropped. Their no-nonsense approach to cooking, combined with their cozy kitchen set, felt like a warm hug from two old (fat) friends. Sigh. Then I began to reminisce about other cooking shows I loved from that time. Remember At Home with Arlene Williams ? Those cabinets! I also liked Caprial's Cafe .  And Canadian Peckers surely remember Wok with Yan ! He was around for decades! Did you love any of these treasures? What 90s shows do you miss? Sources: PBS, CBC, BBC, Food Network

Birthday Hors

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Jennifer Hudson - American singer-songwriter and actress - 45 Sydney Sweeney - American actress - 29 Colin Ford - American actor - 30 RM - South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer - 32 Kelsea Ballerini - American singer-songwriter and musician - 33 Alexia Fast - Canadian actress - 34 Freddie Freeman - Canadian-American professional baseball player - 37 Alfie Allen - English actor - 40 Emmy Rossum - American actress and singer - 40 Yao Ming - Chinese basketball executive and former professional player - 46 Ben McKenzie - American actor and writer - 48 Ruben Studdard - American singer and actor - 48 Elisabetta Canalis - Italian actress and showgirl - 48 2 Chainz - American rapper and actor - 49 Bizzy Bone - American rapper and singer - 50 Jennifer Nettles - American singer-songwriter, actress and record producer - 52 Jessica Seinfeld - American author - 55 Josh Hopkins - American actor - 56 James Frey - American writer and businessman - 57 Paul F. Tompkins - American com...

OPEN POST: Boys and Birds III

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Boys and Birds III, 2009 Hung Liu

Birthday Hors

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Brad Fischetti - American singer, only surviving member of LFO - 51 Farrah Moan - American drag queen, model, actor, make-up artist - 33 Kygo - Norwegian DJ and record producer - 35 Pearl - American drag performer and record producer - 36 Michael J. Willett - American actor and musician - 37 Elizabeth Henstridge - English actress, model and director - 39 Tyler Hoechlin - American actor - 39 Ginger Minj - American drag queen and actor - 42 Shriya Saran - Indian actress - 44 Charles Kelley - American singer and musician - 45 Mike Comrie - Canadian former professional ice hockey player - 46 Ariana Richards - American painter and former actress - 47 Cameron Richardson - American actress and model - 47 Ben Lee - Australian musician and actor - 48 Ludacris - American rapper and actor - 49 Jonny Buckland - British musician and songwriter - 49 Elephant Man - Jamaican dancehall musician - 51 Richard Ashcroft - English musician, singer-songwriter - 55 Johnny Vegas - English comedian, a...

Who is August's Shitbag of the Month?

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Our first contender for August Shitbag is Eli Roth. The horror director and Greta Thunberg bully  faced backlash this month when he admitted that he'd used generative AI in the production of his latest film, Ice Cream Man . In an interview with popular digital media site Polygon, Roth discussed his background in animation and shared how he approached the design of certain scenes in the film. He says he drew out the scenes he wanted and worked with an animation team to help match the style of 1920s Mickey Mouse cartoons. Sounds good, right? Well he later clarified that "a very small portion of a few scenes in the film" used generative AI. Roth, who has directed movies like Hostel and Cabin Fever, has successfully used practical effects and garnered a cult following of his work. So it's no surprise that fans are disappointed that he's using technology that is draining natural resources at an alarming rate while also taking away work from human artists in the indus...

OPEN POST: "Fashion, Fail Or Meh?" With Faye Dunaway!

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Faye Dunaway works a chapeau at the Deauville American Film Festival in France, and while I don't hate it, I don't love it, either. The ratty wig surely doesn't help.  What do we think? Faye's Chapeau: fashion, fail or meh? We've all seen her in better, of course.  Photo Credit: Francois G. Durand/Getty

Birthday Hors

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Siobhan Fahey - Irish singer - 68 Gabriel Bateman - American actor - 21 Jack Gilinsky - American singer, member of Jack & Jack - 30 Jack Grealish - English professional soccer player - 31 Matt Rife - American comedian and actor - 31 Chandler Massey - American actor - 36 Sanjaya Malakar - American singer - 37 Coco Rocha - Canadian model - 38 Ashley Monroe - American singer-songwriter - 40 Matthew Followill - American actor and composer - 42 Harry Treadaway - British actor - 42 Misty Copeland - American ballet dancer - 44 Mikey Way - American musician, songwriter, member of My Chemical Romance - 46 Kyle Bornheimer - American actor and comedian - 51 Ryan Phillippe - American actor - 52 James Duval - American actor - 54 Anurag Kashyap - Indian filmmaker and actor - 54 Johnathon Schaech - American actor and screenwriter - 57 Guy Ritchie - English film director, producer and screenwriter - 58 Big Daddy Kane - American rapper, producer and actor - 58 Atul Kulkarni - Indian actor an...

OPEN POST: It's Wednesday And It's 1974, So Hop On The Bus, Gus!

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Saw this the other day and as best I can figure out it's a 1974 Volkswagon Bus. There was a ton of great tv shows, movies and music in 1974, including this monster-hit: When I was looking up the top songs of '74 I saw that title (MFSB-TSOP:The Sound Of Philadelphia featuring The Three Degrees), it didn't ring a bell with me at all, but as soon as it started playing I recognized it--it's a great song and I never hear it on the radio. So lets get it onnnnnnnn, it's time to get down--after all, it's Open Post, darlings! Photo Credit: AK

Birthday Hors

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Otis Redding - American singer-songwriter - (1941-1967) Damian McGinty - Irish singer and actor - 34 Kelsey Asbille - American actress - 35 Lauren Daigle - American singer-songwriter - 35 Hunter Hayes - American singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist - 35 Haley Reinhart - American singer-songwriter and actress - 36 Afrojack - Dutch DJ, music producer and remixer - 39 Hitmaka - American record producer - 41 Zoe Kazan - American actress - 43 Julie Gonzalo - Argentine-American actress - 45 Michelle Williams - American actress - 46 Michael Bublé - Canadian singer-songwriter - 51 Gok Wan - British author, tv presenter, actor, DJ and chef - 52 Adam James - English actor - 54 Goran Visnjic - Croatian actor - 54 Eric Stonestreet - American actor - 55 Henry Thomas - American actor - 55 Gizelle Bryant - American model, tv personality and author - 56 Julia Sawalha - English actress - 58 Akshay Kumar - Indian actor and film producer - 59 Adam Sandler - American come...

OPEN POST: The Biebers' Sizzling Chemistry!!!!!

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  "W Youth" just released its first ever issue, and to celebrate they decided to assault our eyeballs with this photoshoot of Justin and Hailey Bieber acting like they love each other.  I'm assuming this magazine is meant to be like "Teen Vogue" or something. Are the youths really that into this couple? I guess Hailey is an "influencer" but it still seems like an odd choice, as are the photos, which apparently the two took themselves. I guess it's good they didn't have some stranger in bed with them. How considerate. Wow.  Source: W Youth Magazine Photo Credit: Hailey and Justin Bieber