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Jean Simmons - British actress and singer - (1929-2010) Joel Courtney - American actor - 30 Nikita Dragun - American internet personality, make-up artist and model - 30 Tyler Cameron - American tv personality, model and general contractor - 33 Tyler Hubbard - American singer-songwriter and musician - 39 Marcus Mumford - American-born British singer-songwriter, musician and record producer - 39 Megan Ellison - American film producer and entrepreneur - 40 Gemma Collins - English media personality and businesswoman - 45 Justin Timberlake - American singer-songwriter, record producer and actor - 45 Tiffany Limos - American actress - 46 Bobby Moynihan - American actor and comedian - 49 Kate Shindle - American actress, singer, dancer and AIDS activist - 49 Kerry Washington - American actress - 49 Paul Scheer - American comedian, actor, filmmaker and podcaster - 50 Jackie O - Australian radio and tv presenter - 51 Anna Silk - Canadian actress - 52 Portia de Rossi - Australian-American r...

THE ROVING PECKER PRESENTS: "Catherine O'Hara Has Passed Away" By Darkside!

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Greetings, Manor Hors! Periodically, "The Roving Pecker" presents urgent missives from filthy esteemed guest writers. Today's is from Darkside! Pour out a glass of Herb Ertlinger's Fruit Wine . The entire world is still shuddering with the shock at the news that actress, comedienne, and Canadian icon Catherine O'Hara has left us at the age of 71. Born in Toronto in 1954, she began her career after college by joining the acclaimed Second City comedy troupe, where she honed her skills into becoming one of the funniest comic actors in recent history. Eventually, she and a small group of colleagues banded together to create "SCTV" ("Second City Television"), one of the most acclaimed and influential comedy shows in the history of TV. Perhaps inevitably, "Saturday Night Live" came calling in 1981, but O'Hara declined the invitation. Long-standing rumor states it was because she was scared off by writer Michael O'Donoghue s...

OPEN POST: 'Dancer'

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Dancer Maria Catharina Wilk (1853-1928)

Birthday Hors

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  Gene Hackman - American actor and novelist - (1930-2025) Danielle Campbell - American actress - 31 Eiza González - Mexican actress and singer - 36 Jake Thomas - American actor and director - 36 Khleo Thomas - American actor, gamer, host and entrepreneur - 37 Becky Lynch - Irish professional wrestler - 39 Kid Cudi - American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor - 42 Wilmer Valderrama - American actor - 46 Lena Hall - American actress and singer - 46 Josh Kelley - American musician and singer-songwriter - 46 Andy Milonakis - American comedian, actor, rapper and internet personality - 50 Yumi Yoshimura - Japanese singer, member of the duo PUFFY - 51 Christian Bale - English actor - 52 Olivia Colman - English actress - 52 Jemima Goldsmith - English journalist and screenwriter - 52 Chris Jacobs - Tv host and personality - 56 Carolyn Kepcher - American businesswoman - 57 Jody Watley - American singer-songwriter - 67 Brett Butler - American actress, writer and stand-up ...

OPEN POST: Hosted By "Today On Cooking With Brooklyn Beckham": Just Like Takeout - CRUMBL Cookie!

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Birthday Hors

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  Adam Lambert - American singer-songwriter and actor - 44 Madison Bailey - American actress and model - 27 Isabel Lucas - Australian actress, environmentalist and model - 41 Athina Onassis - French-Greek heiress and equestrian - 41 Rag’n’Bone Man - English singer - 41 Brynne Edelsten - American reality tv personality - 43 Riff Raff - American rapper - 44 Jonny Lang - American singer-songwriter and guitarist - 45 Jason James Richter - American actor and musician - 46 Andrew Keegan - American actor - 47 Justin Hartley - American actor - 49 Sara Gilbert - American actress - 51 Kelly Packard - American actress and tv personality - 51 Rachel Uchitel - American media personality and journalist - 51 Heather Graham - American actress - 56 Sam Trammell - American actor - 57 Edward Burns - American actor and filmmaker - 58 Greg Louganis - American former Olympic diver - 66 Oprah Winfrey - American talk show host, tv producer, actress and media proprietor - 72 Charlie Wilson - American...

OPEN POST: Do You Like Movies About Gladiators?

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Well if you do then you're in luck, because in 1961,  "Spartacus" was still riding high in theaters. John Gavin in a towel in a sauna? BRING IT! Plus there were lots of great shows on TV, including "Perry Mason," "The Rifleman," "Dennis the Menace" and "Lassie," and if you flipped on the radio while you were driving around in your new Starliner, you undoubtedly heard this song a LOT: I know it's supposed to be a sad song about a guy being done wrong by a girl, but it's so much FUN, and Dion clearly feels the same. And whether you've been done wrong or you've been done right, feel free to tell us all about it. After all, it's Open Post, darlings! Photo Credit: AK

Birthday Hors

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  Sarah McLachlan - Canadian singer-songwriter - 58 Whitney Peak - Ugandan-Canadian actress - 23 Hrvy - British singer and tv personality - 27 Ariel Winter - American actress - 28 Maluma - Colombian singer-songwriter - 32 Will Poulter - British actor - 33 Calum Worthy - Canadian actor, writer and producer - 35 J. Cole - American rapper and record producer - 41 Tom Hopper - English actor - 41 Camila Alves - Brazilian-American model and designer - 43 Elijah Wood - American actor and producer - 45 Nick Carter - American singer and member of Backstreet Boys - 46 Sheamus - Irish professional wrestler and actor - 48 Big Freedia - American rapper and performer - 48 Joey Fatone - American singer, dancer, actor and tv host - 49 Rick Ross - American rapper and record executive - 50 Kathryn Morris - American actress - 57 Mo Rocca - American humorist, actor and journalist - 57 DJ Muggs - American DJ, audio engineer and record producer - 58 Keith Hamilton Cobb - American actor - 64 Frank ...

OPEN POST: Lego Crocs Exist Now

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Have you ever seen a pair of Crocs and wondered, "how can I make these uglier?" Well Lego has answered your prayers by announcing a multi-year global partnership with the shoe brand. For $200, you can now buy Lego-brand Crocs. The company website says it's "fun footwear that inspires you to build, rebuild and reinvent what makes you you." But could you ever rebuild your dignity after buying a pair? Remains to be seen.  Source: Lego

Birthday Hors

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  Mark Owen - English singer-songwriter - 54 Daisy Lowe - English fashion model - 37 Lily Donaldson - English model - 39 Rosamund Pike - English actress - 47 Jake Pavelka - American tv personality, pilot, actor and model - 48 Josh Randall - American actor - 54 Guillermo Rodriguez - Mexican-American talk show personality - 55 Patton Oswalt - American actor and stand-up comedian - 57 Mike Patton - American singer-songwriter, producer and voice actor - 58 Tricky - British record producer and rapper - 58 Tamlyn Tomita - American actress - 60 Alan Cumming - Scottish actor - 61 Bridget Fonda - American retired actress - 62 Rupert Boneham from Survivor - American reality tv personality - 62 Gukkuab Gilbert - English musician - 65 Narciso Rodriguez - American fashion designer - 65 Keith Olbermann - American commentator and writer - 67 Frank Miller - American comic book artist and writer - 69 Mimi Rogers - American actress - 70 Mikhail Baryshnikov - Latvian and American dancer, choreo...

EVENING NIGHTCAP: Jayden Smith + Louboutain = NOPE! Sydney Sweeney's Stunt Fails. Um...Who's Dis?

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  Programming Note: For the next few weeks, I will be posting sporadically due to my work schedule. Thank you for your understanding. ► The court jester of celeb nepo brats, Jayden Smith (27) debuted his new fashion line for Christian Louboutain at Paris Fashion Week. Jayden was hired as the Men's Wear Creative Director for the fashion house. Despite having no formal training, no experience, zero qualifications and the fashion prowess of ranch dressing, he was given a free reign. So what did he come up with? Overpriced garbage for men with a fetish for faux fur.  The line includes faux fur boots, furry hats, furry vest...it's the wet dream of Gossamer, the red furry monster of Looney Tunes. Or Elmo. Or Bigfoot. Take your pick. BTW the faux fur boots cost $2,900; and the faux fur baseball cap $1,500. I can buy a bag of fake fur $15 and achieve better results. It doesn't take talent. As part of his attempt to create buzz and promote the line, Jayden painted himself red. He re...

PECKERWOOD'S WEEKLY LUNOCRACY POST! For the Week of 1/26/2026!

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The Highest Product of Capitalism (after John Heartfield) 1979, Jo Spence, with Terry Dennett Austerity is not an unfortunate economic reality; it is a political weapon. It is how the state disciplines the public while protecting capital, and it has been doing this without impunity for decades, if not longer. Oversight is nonexistent. There is no culpability. It isn’t even questioned, and both political parties are complicit in pushing this as an undeniable truth. The messages differ, but the flavor is the same.  The Republicans are undoubtedly more corrupt, crueler, greedier, more vindictive, and recklessly divisive. This creates the illusion that the Democrats are positioned to be the answer and that once they are in power, everything will change. Democratic politicians push this narrative; however, they never rise to the occasion, resulting in bitter disappointment and frustration for those who vote for change. With tepid moral outrage, they make the rounds on MSNBC, give rousin...

OPEN POST: Manor Music Monday With The Magnificent Sylvia Syms!

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Greetings Manor hors, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday! Did you know? Today is National Bubble Wrap Day, so if you have some, by all means enjoy popping those air-filled plastic nubbins. Pop-pop-pop! Such fun. Also fun, a lively jazz and Broadway songstress who was brought to new heights in 1949 after being spotted performing at Greenwich Village's The Cinderella Club  (where Billie Holiday and Thelonious Monk frequently gigged) by none other than Mae West, who promptly cast her in her Broadway revival of "Diamond Lil." That's quite a gal to give your career a boost. And tonight, at the Manor's exclusive "Canyon Yodeling" club and taco joint, DJ Li'l Scratch will be spinning her irresistible tunes. How irresistible? Let's just say that Frank Sinatra himself called her "the world's greatest saloon singer."  Yes, it's Sylvia Syms (not to be confused with the British actor with a similar name), who was born in ...

Birtthday Hors

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  Eddie Van Halen - American musician, member of Van Halen - (1955-2020) Joseph Quinn - English actor - 32 Cameron Bright - Canadian actor - 33 Mercedes Varnado - American professional wrestler and actress - 34 Colton Underwood - American reality tv personality, former professional football player - 34 Manti Te’o - American former professional football player - 35 Christopher Massey - American rapper and actor - 36 Emily Hughes - American former figure skater - 37 Layla Kayleigh - British-American tv personality - 42 Colin O’Donoghue - Irish actor and musician - 45 Sara Rue - American actress - 47 Kirk Franklin - American singer-songwriter and rapper - 56 Paul Johansson - American-born Canadian actor and director - 62 Andrew Ridgeley - British singer-songwriter and record producer - 63 Wayne Gretzky - Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach - 65 Anita Baker - American singer-songwriter - 68 Ellen DeGeneres - American comedian, tv host, actress a...

Post A Pup Sunday: Since Snow Storms are Raging, How About Some Dogs Being Clowns in the Snow?

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  In a few weeks, we are going skiing with the kids and some of our friends and their families. The kids have a break, so that's what we will be doing. We are bringing 2 of our youngest pups and my semi-retired support pup, who loves snow. I bought them new sweaters and jackets for the weather. Our other pup is too old and achy to enjoy it, and she doesn't travel well. She will have the kitties and the bird to keep her company.  Maybe they will try puppy skiing. We will see, :)  The dogs doing mad laps around their yard cracks me up. They look like little lunatics.  How does your dog feel about snow? Or have they even seen it before?