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Birthday Hors

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  Eric Schenkman - American guitarist, singer, composer, co founder of Spin Doctors - 62 Sky Katz - American actress and rapper - 21 Lucas Hedges - American actor - 29 Kate Todd - Canadian actress and singer-songwriter - 38 Gbenga Akinnagbe - American actor and writer - 47 Bridget Hall - American model - 48 Maren Ade - German film director, screenwriter and producer - 49 Mayim Bialik - American actress, game show host and author - 50 Hank Williams III - American musician, singer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist - 53 Mädchen Amick - American actress and tv director - 55 Jennifer Connelly - American actress - 55 Regina Hall - American actress - 55 Tracy Austin - American former professional tennis player - 63 Daniel O’Donnell - Irish singer and tv show host - 64 Sheree J Wilson - American actress, producer, businesswoman and model - 67 Sheila E. - American singer-songwriter and drummer - 68 Cathy Rigby - American actress, speaker and former artistic gymnast - 73 Bill Nighy - ...

THE ROVING PECKER PRESENTS: Spooky Christmastime Tales From Raincoaster!

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Greetings, Manor Hors! Periodically, "The Roving Pecker" presents urgent missives from filthy esteemed guest writers. Today's chilling entry is from Raincoaster! The snow. The pure, driven snow. The beautiful snow. The sparkling, seductive snow. The deadly snow. We in Canada know that the snow, the gorgeous and mystical messenger of Winter, can be as fatal as it is stunning. But Hugh Walpole, the largely-forgotten but once-popular writer, was born in New Zealand. Nonetheless, he was educated in England from early childhood, in a series of schools which terrorized the delicate lad, so much so that he expunged all but the most prestigious from his entry in Who's Who. His style nods to Horace Walpole (no relation except in the Gothic and psychological nature of their writing), Nathaniel Hawthorne (particularly in this story), and to his dear (perhaps intimate) friend Henry James. Mannered, tense, subtly building to a climax that seems inexorable but may also be nothing ...

OPEN POST: Hosted By "Today On Cooking With Brooklyn Beckham": ANGEL FOOD CAKE!

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Caption This! Winners for 12/10

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

Birthday Hors

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  Hector Berlioz - French composer and conductor - (1803-1869) Jack Griffo - American actor - 29 Hailee Steinfeld - American actress and singer - 29 Gabriel Basso - American actor - 31 Yalitza Aparicio - Mexican actress - 32 Alexa Demie - American actress and singer - 35 Ashley Hinshaw - American actress - 37 Condola Rashad - American actress - 39 Karla Souza - Mexican actress - 40 Jason Kennedy - Entertainment journalist - 44 Rider Strong - American actor, producer, director and screenwriter - 46 Rey Mysterio - American professional wrestler - 51 Lisa Ortiz - American voice actress and voice director - 51 Ben Shephard - English tv presenter and journalist - 51 Mos Def - American rapper, actor and producer - 52 Mo’Nique - American stand-up comedian and actress - 58 Gary Dourdan - American actor - 59 Ben Browder - American actor - 63 Darryl Jones - American bassist - 64 Lisa Gastineau - American tv personality - 66 Isabella Hofmann - American actress - 67 Nikki Sixx - American...

EVENING NIGHTCAP: Andy Dick Is A Mess. So Is Madonna. Met Gala Co-Chairs & Committee Announced (also a mess). Um..Who's Dis?

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  ► Actor and unfunny comedian, Andy Dick (59), was found sitting on steps and unresponsive in what authorities are calling an apparent overdose. Onlookers saw him slumped over and called 911. He was given Narcan and when he came to, he did not want to go to the hospital. He said he was okay. Andy has a Tolstoy novel of issues and offenses that include: public intoxication, sexual battery, sexual assault, groping, indecent exposure, multitude drug & alcohol arrests, assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, and burglary. He's the Old County Buffet of legal problems.   Read More Andy Dick, undated. Photo: The Blast Comment : In addition to being a walking mess and menace, Andy is blamed by comedian Jon Lovitz for the death of actor & comedian Phil Hartman. Jon claims that Andy re-introduce drugs to Phil's wife, Brynn, who was a recovering addict. Brynn began using hard drugs again which culminated in her killing Phil in a murder-suicide in 1998. Andy was als...

PECKERWOOD BOOK CLUB: Reading Glasses Are Consumables, Plus Jess Walter's "So Far Gone!"

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Greetings, reading sloots! It's time once again to share what books you've been reading, which ones to avoid, but mostly, which ones you heartily recommend, because we could all use a good yarn in These Trying Times™, amireet? Speaking of reading - in bed or on the couch - if you're like me, your eyes have started that slow, inevitable betrayal which demands reading glasses. Shudder. And if you're also like me, you don't invest in those $200 designer frames, you buy the cheapest damn pharmacy readers you can find. Why? Because you know their lifespan will be tragically brief. The moment the phone rings, someone dares to knock (the nerve!), or the hubs emits a sound requiring immediate attention, those glasses are flung off faster than  a flimsy cocktail dress during a tawdry alleyway encounter (no one can see you except that homeless dude peeking out from the Dumpster!). I jump into action, dismissing the wee plastic cheaters with a negligent - but stylish, always s...

Open Post: With The Delicious Elvis Special!

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Elvis is in the building - and he's making a sandwich! I made it, too (and ate it) so you don't have to (though you might want to). The first rule of any culinary masterpiece is that the end product is only as good as its individual ingredients. That's why I started with Wonder Bread, because fine dining is never about health, it's about the flavor (or, to paraphrase one Betty Perske, the deep-brewed flay-vuh!). Take 2 slices of Wonder Bread, spread them both with thick smears of Jif (for my taste, a typical PBJ should utilize about a quarter of a jar) and add sliced banana to one piece: Then add some crisp, possibly-purloined bacon to the other slice: Then smash one slice against the other and inhale deeply. Not gonna lie, this was fan-friggin'-TASTIC! I made two and enjoyed the hell out of them. Some versions of the Elvis Special call for the sandwich to be grilled, but that just sounds unhealthy to me.  And (lest you think the bacon/peanut butter combo is unprec...

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Caption This! Winners for 12/9

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

Birthday Hors

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  Jessica Cleaves - American singer-songwriter - (1948-2014) Joe Burrow - American professional football player - 29 KiKi Layne - American actress - 34 Teyana Taylor - American singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer, choreographer - 35 Grace Chatto - English musician, member of Clean Bandit - 40 Raven-Symoné - American actress, singer-songwriter - 40 Trinity The Tuck - American drag queen and recording artist - 40 Patrick Flueger - American actor - 42 Xavier Samuel - Australian actor - 42 Summer Phoenix - American actress and musician - 47 Acid Betty - American drag queen, performer, actor and singer - 48 Emmanuelle Chriqui - Canadian-American actress - 50 Evelyn Lozada - American tv personality, model and spokesperson - 50 Meg White - American retired musician - 51 Arden Myrin - American actress and comedian - 52 Donavon Frankenreiter - American musician and surfer - 53 Brian Molko - British-American musician, singer-songwriter - 53 J Mascis - American singer and guitarist - ...

EVENING NIGHTCAP: Is Tara Backpeddling? I Disagree With Dame Judi. Simone's Surgeries & Advice Confuse Me.

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  ► About 2 weeks ago, Tara Reid's claimed that her drink was spiked by someone at a hotel bar in Rosemont, IL (a Chicago suburb). Tara ended up being carted away in a stretcher and taken to the hospital to undergo a bunch of test. Scary stuff. The cops are still on the booze clues case and waiting for test results. In the meantime, police reviewed surveillance videos and found no evidence that a Spanish fly was slipped into her drink. Video showed the actress with drink and the bartender placing a napkin over it (standard practice) when she stepped out to smoke a ciggie. While she was outside, the video showed the drink where she left it at the bar with the napkin on top and no one messing with it. Anyhoo, Tara made some comments yesterday that are giving off a whiff of back peddling. She said the media twisted her words and that she's being bullied and judged for something she doesn't recall.   Read More   "I’ve been honest about the fact that I don’t remember any...

OPEN POST: The Tacky Twins

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Credit: AFP via Getty Here are Timothée Chalamet and his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, attending the Marty Supreme premiere last night. The couple sported outfits made of the same orange tarp material designed by Chrome Hearts. I'm really loving Timmy's struggle 'stache and Kylie's cross accessories. The class is unmatched! Maybe these two crazy kids really are meant for each other. Orange you glad true love isn't dead?

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