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

  Imogen Heap - British musician, singer-songwriter and record producer - 48 McKayla Maroney - American retired artistic gymnast - 30 Ashleigh Brewer - Australian actress - 35 Simon Helberg - American actor and comedian - 45 Jesse Metcalfe - American actor - 47 Tré Cool - American musician, Green Day’s drummer - 53 Kara DioGuardi - American singer-songwriter, record producer and music publisher - 55 Jakob Dylan - American singer-songwriter - 56 Lori Greiner - American tv personality and entrepreneur - 56 Allison Smith - American actress and singer - 56 Kurt Angle - American retired professional wrestler - 57 Brian Bell - American musician and singer-songwriter - 57 Felicity Huffman - American actress - 63 Mario Cantone - American comedian, writer, actor and singer - 66 Rikk Agnew - American musician - 67 Donny Osmond - American singer, dancer, actor, tv host and former teen idol - 68 John Malkovich - American actor - 72 Joan Armatrading - Kittitian-English singer-songwriter...

     ► Every year, the snobs at the Color Institute sit around a conference table and flip through color swatches to select the color of the year. For 2026 they selected Cloud Dancer (Govt Name: PQ-11-4201TCX). First, let's examine the name. Cloud Dancer sounds a horse running the 5th at Belmont. Or maybe the committee members are fans of  the movie, Dances With Wolves. IMO, Cloud Dancer has a whiff of American Indian culture appropriation. Now let's talk about the color.  Based on the swatch below, I could describe it as grandpa's dingy undershirt after 17 washes. Or classroom whiteboard, circa 2016.  In the old days, this color was called off-white or eggshell white. A spokesfailedartist for Color Institute (CI) coughed up this eye rolling explanation:    Read More "At this time of transformation, when we are re-imagining our future and our place in the world,  Pantone 11-4201 Cloud Dancer is a discrete hue offering a promise of clarity,”...

Greetings, music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday. You are, as they say, in the right place at the right time, just like our delightful jazz, pop and deeply soulful songstress was back in the day. But more on that in a sec. Did you know that today is National Chocolate Brownie Day? Isn't that delightful? Aren't you hankering for some now? Then make sure to head to the Manor's exclusive "Salty Glue" after hours club and dessertery, where DJ Li'l Cat will be spinning tunes by a songstress who's career was short, but impactful, and where "special" Alice B. Toklas-approved brownies will be served on a first-some-first-serve basis.  Meanwhile some gals know just how to style their hair:  Yes, it's the renown Brenda Holloway, who retired from showbiz...at age 22. Whaaaaat ? You are intrigued, no? Brenda was multitalented. As a youngster in Watts, LA, she played the piano, the flute, the violin, and later, wrote or cowr...

If you're looking for a good way to get through the worst timeline in the history of timelines, just do what Joan does! Simply cover your ears and you won't hear a thing! * bliss *

 

  Corey Taylor - American musician, singer-songwriter and author, lead singer of Slipknot - 52 AnnaSophia Robb - American actress, model and singer - 32 Amir Khan - British former professional boxer - 39 Kate Voegele - American singer-songwriter and actress - 39 Sam Hunt - American singer-songwriter - 41 Utkarsh Ambudkar - American actor and rapper - 42 Nicki Minaj - Trinidadian rapper and singer - 43 Chrisette Michele - American singer-songwriter - 43 Ingrid Michaelson - American singer-songwriter and actress - 46 Ian Somerhalder - American retired actor - 48 Matthias Schoenaerts - Belgian actor - 48 Dominic Monaghan - British actor - 49 Nick Zinner - American guitarist and record producer - 51 Tyler Mane - Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler - 59 David Harewood - British actor - 60 James Blundell - Australian singer - 61 Teri Hatcher - American actress and singer - 61 Athena Lee - American drummer and actress - 61 Wendell Pierce - American actor and businessma...

Credit: VICE  Our first shitbag of November is Mike Smith, aka. Bubbles from Trailer Park Boy s. The Canadian actor was charged with sexual assault this month in relation to an incident from 2017. Specific details of the alleged assault have not been revealed, but sources have claimed that Smith has a colourful history of sexually inappropriate behaviour. Smith's TPB co-star, Lucy DeCoutere, resigned from the show in 2016 after a domestic battery incident with Smith. The charges were later dropped due to "insufficient evidence." Smith will appear in court in December. Credit: Kristy Sparow/Getty Second up we have Shay Mitchell. The Pretty Little Liar s star faced backlash this month when she announced the launch of Rini, a skincare line for children. For now, the line includes sheet masks made for "tiny faces," both for everyday use and for hydration. Mitchell claims the brand is "where skincare meets play, a world where kids can dream, transform and explor...

Happy Sunday, friends! Here I am, getting an early start on executing the totality of today's plans. We woke up to snow here, so obviously I simply cannot be arsed to do anything that doesn't involve staying warm and cozy. I hope you all are staying snug and warm on this declared day of rest, too!

  Louise Post - American singer and musician, co-founder of Veruca Salt - 59 Asian Doll - American rapper - 29 Yuzuru Hanyu - Japanese figure skater and ice show producer - 31 Jasmine V - American singer - 32 Yasiel Puig - Cuban-born-American professional baseball player - 35 Nicholas Hoult - English actor - 36 Caleb Landry Jones - American actor and musician - 36 Emily Browning - Australian actress - 37 Angel Carter - American singer and Aaron Carter’s twin - 38 Jack Huston - British actor - 43 Jennifer Carpenter - American actress - 46 Sara Bareilles - American singer-songwriter and pianist - 46 Shiri Appleby - American actress and tv director - 47 Dominic Howard - English musician, drummer and co-founder of Muse - 48 Mark Duplass - American filmmaker, actor, writer and musician - 49 Frankie J - Mexican-American singer - 50 Nicole Appleton - Canadian singer and tv presenter - 51 Terrell Owens - American former football player - 52 Damien Rice - Irish musician and singer-songw...

Recently there was online trend of naming your "hear me out" crush: a fictional character who for some ungodly reason you find irresistible. And they needn't be 3D, you can also have a crush on a cartoon! Some of my "hear me outs" include Uncle Junior from The Sopranos , along with Riff Raff from The Rocky Horror Picture Show . I can't explain it but they're both like cat nip to me. This is SAFE SPACE, Peckers! So please don't be shy and share your most unhinged fictional crushes in the comments.

  Peter Buck - American musician and songwriter, co-founder of REM - 69 Stefanie Scott - American actress and singer - 29 A Boogie Wit da Hoodie - American rapper - 30 April Love Geary - American model - 31 CoCo Vandeweghe - American former professional tennis player - 34 Dulce Maria - Mexican singer and actress - 40 Ashley Madekwe - English actress - 42 Stephenie LaGrossa - American actress - 46 Colleen Haskell - American actress and producer - 49 Alicia Machado - Venezuelan-American actress and tv show host - 49 Lindsay Price - American actress and singer - 49 Noel Clarke - British actor, producer, screenwriter and director - 50 Sarah Rafferty - American actress - 53 Ulf Ekberg - Swedish musician, a founding member of Ace of Base - 55 Alyy Khan - British-Pakistani actor and host - 57 Donnell Rawlings - American comedian, actor and radio host - 57 Judd Apatow - American director, producer and screenwriter - 58 Janine Turner - American actress - 63 Nick Park - English fi...

The Christmas tree - most of us throw some version of it up around this time. Decorated with lights, tinsil, and whatever other merry little thing that catches our eye, some might say how we adorn it mirrors how we adorn our own lives - and as how we live evolves, so is reflected in the way we decorate our tree. So in honor of the past and old traditions (the good kind), let's take a little jaunt down memory lane and have a look at a few vintage trees of yesteryear! Feel free to post your own, too!