Credit: Getty The University of Massachusetts Lowell recently conducted a poll to see Americans' views on several topics, including public figures. With a net favourability rating of +65, Parton won the crown as America's most beloved public figure. Barack Obama distantly trailed her at +14 points and Taylor Swift was even lower at +3. Now you can only imagine who took the least favourable spots. I'll let you take some guesses.  Congratulations to Dolly! You can access the full poll here !

Neville Staple - Jamaican-born British singer - 71 Plastique Tiara - Vietnamese-American drag performer, dancer and model - 29 Summer Walker - American singer-songwriter - 30 Dakota Blue Richards - English actress - 32 Joss Stone - English singer-songwriter and actress - 39 Lights - Canadian musician, singer-songwriter - 39 Stephanie Pratt - American tv personality - 40 Kelli Garner - American actress - 42 Alessandra Ambrósio - Brazilian model - 45 David Banner - American rapper, record producer and actor - 52 Tricia Helfer - Canadian-American actress - 52 Zöe Lucker - English actress - 52 Will Packer - American film producer - 52 Jennifer Esposito - American actress and director - 53 Johnny Messner - American actor - 56 Lisa Stansfield - English singer-songwriter and actress - 60 Vincent Gallo - American actor, filmmaker and musician - 65 Jeremy Clarkson - English tv presenter, journalist and writer - 66 Bill Irwin - American actor, choreographer, clown and comedian - 76 Carl Fra...

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Brian Setzer - American guitarist, singer-songwriter - 67 Ian Nelson - American actor - 31 Sofia Carson - American actress and singer - 33 Daisy Ridley - English actress - 34 AJ Michalka - American actress, musician and singer-songwriter - 35 Maren Morris - American singer-songwriter - 36 Alex Pettyfer - British actor and model - 36 Haley Joel Osment - American actor - 38 Shay Mitchell - Canadian actress and entrepreneur - 39 Hayley Westenra - New Zealander classical crossover singer - 39 Barkhad Abdi - Somali-American actor - 41 Mandy Moore - American singer-songwriter and actress - 42 Jamie Chung - American actress and former reality tv personality - 43 Ryan Merriman - American actor - 43 Chyler Leigh - American actress, singer and model - 44 Michael Pitt - American actor, model and musician - 45 Laura Bell Bundy - American actress and singer - 45 Liz McClarnon - English singer-songwriter and actress - 45 Sean Avery - Canadian former professional ice hockey player - 46 Charli...

 

Gerard Way - American singer-songwriter and comic book writer - 49 Jackie Evancho - American singer - 26 Lil Nas X - American rapper, singer-songwriter - 27 Elle Fanning - American actress - 28 Kristen Stewart - American actress - 36 Jesse McCartney - American actor and singer-songwriter - 39 Jazmine Sullivan - American singer-songwriter - 39 Leighton Meester - American actress and singer - 40 Jay Baruchel - Canadian actor - 44 Albert Hammond, Jr. - American musician, member of The Strokes - 46 Yoanna House - American fashion model and tv host - 46 Keisha Knight Pulliam - American actress - 47 Rachel Stevens - English singer, businesswoman, model and actress - 48 Jenna Jameson - American businesswoman, writer, tv personality - 52 Austin Peck - American actor - 55 Cynthia Nixon - American actress, activist and theatre director - 60 Mark Pellegrino - American actor - 61 Marc Jacobs - American fashion designer - 63 Joe Scarborough - American tv host, attorney, commentator - 63 Ma...

It's hot and breezy today (the same could be said for that tramp Janine in Home-Ec!) so let's jump in my dad's new LeSabre convertible, go cruisin' and turn on the radio. There's bound to be something good playing. Ooooh, the new Carpenters song is on! So let's relax and have fun--after all, it's sunny, it's 1970 and it's Open Post, darlings! Photo Credit: AK

  Jacques Brel - Belgian singer-songwriter and actor - (1929-1978) Skai Jackson - American actress - 24 Evan Mock - American model, actor and skateboarder - 29 Gabriella Wilde - English actress and model - 37 Ezra Koenig - American musician, singer-songwriter, record producer - 42 Taran Noah Smith - American businessman and former actor - 42 Kirsten Storms - American actress - 42 Taylor Kitsch - Canadian actor and model - 45 Katee Sackhoff - American actress - 46 Emma Caulfield - American actress - 53 JR Bourne - Canadian actor - 56 Patricia Arquette - American actress - 58 Robin Wright - American actress and producer - 60 Julian Lennon - English singer, musician, photographer, author and philanthropist - 63 Dean Norris - American actor - 63 Donita Sparks - American singer-songwriter and guitarist, co-founder of L7 - 63 Izzy Stradlin - American musician, singer-songwriter, founding member of GNR - 64 Kane Hodder - American actor, stuntman and author - 71 Brenda Russell - Ame...

After eight years, Jessica Lange will be returning for the 5,856th  13th season of American Horror Story . Ryan Murphy Productions' instagram page shared this photo announcing that filming for the latest season has begun this week. In response to one of the comments on the post, Murphy appeared to confirm that this season would be a continuation of the "Coven" storyline from season 3.  Will you be tuning in to this new season, Peckers?

  Simon Climie - English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer - 69 Kaitlan Collins - American journalist and news anchor - 34 Anne-Marie - English singer-songwriter - 35 Ed Speleers - English actor and producer - 38 Ben McKee - American musician, songwriter and record producer - 41 Sian Clifford - English actress - 44 David Otunga - American actor, lawyer and former professional wrestler - 46 Nico Santos - Filipino-American actor - 47 Scott McGillivray - Canadian entrepreneur, investor, tv host and educator - 48 Kevin Alejandro - American actor and film director. - 50 Tiki Barber - American former professional football player - 51 John Cooper - American musician - 51 Jennifer Schwalbach Smith - American actress, podcaster and former reporter - 55 MacKenzie Scott - American novelist and philanthropist - 56 Pearl Lowe - English designer and former singer-songwriter - 56 Bill Bellamy - American actor and stand-up comedian - 61 Russell Crowe - New-Zealander actor, dir...

Generation X did not drift to the right by accident; long before politics, they were shaped by latchkey childhoods in the 80s and 90s that trained a specific emotional survival strategy. In countless “Anywhere, America” houses, kids came home to empty rooms, a key under the mat or on a string around their neck, and a TV for company instead of an attuned adult; they were fed and housed, but their inner lives went largely unnamed. Parents were overworked and emotionally unequipped, offering structure without intimacy, managing feelings instead of exploring them, teaching children to adapt silently: everything is fine, and if you aren’t, pretend you are, because help is not coming. What later got praised as toughness was early emotional self-reliance, hardened in the glare of divorce, AIDS, crime headlines, mass layoffs, and glossy consumer culture insisting that everything was “awesome.” That survival code followed Gen X into adulthood. When faced with economic instability, workplace ine...

Greetings, sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday, today with a sunny visit to "The Pearl of the Antilles," as it was once called, or "El Cocodrilo," which translates to "The Crocodile," since viewed from above, this is the country's shape on a map. I speak of Cuba, of course, from yesteryear to today, where, if its achingly slow rebirth isn't quashed by El Jefe de Covfefe, distinctive music has and will hopefully continue to flourish. Since my delicious, squeezable hubs is from Cuba, I've long known about the country's culture, food and music, all of which are practically inseparable. And lucky for all of us, DJ Li'l Scratch is bringing home the Cubano tonight at "Mamar Pinga," the Manor's popular after hours bar, club and Lechon Asado eatery. Plus there'll be lots of barn-burning music. Of course. When people think Cuban music, they invariably think of Gloria Estefan.  Which is understandable, e...

  Black Francis - American singer-songwriter and guitarist, member of the Pixies - 61 Peyton List - American actress - 28 Spencer List - American actor - 28 Charlie McDermott - American retired actor and musician - 36 Diora Baird - American actress and former model - 43 Rick Cosnett - Zimbabwean-Australian actor and producer - 43 Alana Austin - American retired actress - 44 Tim Hasselbeck - American sports journalist and former professional football player - 48 Myleene Klass - British musician, singer, tv presenter and model - 48 Lauren Ridloff - American actress - 48 Teddy Sears - American actor - 49 Candace Cameron Bure - American actress and talk show panellist - 50 Zach Braff - American actor and filmmaker - 51 Joel West - American actor and model - 51 Ami James - Israeli-American tattoo artist, tv personality and entrepreneur - 54 Ari Meyers - American former actress - 57 Paul Rudd - American actor and comedian - 57 Louie Spence - English dancer, choreographer and tv p...

I am at the end range of Xennials (1977-1984), which means I experienced a mix of Generation X and Millennial (1981-1986) years, and I definitely have some characteristics of both. I am a hybrid. I am like an X-er because I do remember playing outside in the analog years. I remember freedom, boredom, call waiting, no digital world, toughing it out, being independent, self-reliant, non-conformist, and prize individuality.  I have no respect for corporations, and I don't expect special treatment or trophies for just being me. But I am like a Millennial in that I place a high value on experiences over material things, I am optimistic, social, fiscally cautious, like being in mentorships and fostering community workplace atmospheres, and driven by values such as sustainability, transparency, work/life balance, and social responsibility. My parents were very involved with me, cared a lot about my inner world, and I wasn't a latchkey kid.  Generation X is often referred to as The Fo...