The Spirit of America, 1974 Norman Rockwell

 Friends, hors, countrypeople (and city dwellers too), do you remember when you were little and your parents taught you how to get dressed in the morning? Do you remember them saying you had to wear a new, clean pair of underwear Every Single Day (socks too!)? Blake Lively doesn't.    Gotham/Getty & Gotham/Getty Images That is her, two days in a row at the Tribeca Film Festival. Day one, she wore her Versace underwear with the waistband showing ostentatiously. Too bad for her New York is full of fashionistas who called her out for wearing them inside out; the black is supposed to be on the inside! The next day she wore the same outfit, with the same ostentatiously displayed undergotchies, but this time the right way out.  WHO DOES THIS? WHO WEARS THE SAME UNDERWEAR TWO DAYS IN A ROW??? 

  Although I usually want to see a movie on Wednesday, that's not the case today because I've already seen all the biggest hits of 1982 (which is odd because I was born in 1998) so let's cruise around in your brand-new Mercury and listen to the top 10 on the radio. Oh shoot, turn it up. That sexy new song by that saucy songstress from Sydney* is on! Whatever we decide to do, let's have fun and talk too much and be silly and offer lots of non-sequiturs--after all, it's Open Post, darlings! *ONJ wasn't from Sydney Australia, I was just trying to be alliterative.

  Here's Allison Janney at the 2026 CFDA Fashion Awards last night. The 66-year old sported this pink number by Christian Siriano. What do you think of this ensemble, Peckers? Personally I think she looks divine!

I know what you're thinking (if you're 'Murican), and it might have to do with the outcome of certain polling and balloting or efforts to plebiscite (ten dollar word, amirite?) come the next few days. I know what else you're thinking: how can you possibly get excited about a fabulous Dame at a time like this? But DJ Li'l Scratch urges you to fight against such notions, for this is precisely time we should all be celebrating everything that is good and glamorous, and also brassy and bold and daaaaaamn. So tonight, you and yours are cordially invited to "Pork Steeple!", the Manor's after-hours bar and gourmet sandwich porkery, where DJ L'il Scratch will be spinning tunes from Wales' finest contribution to hot-cha!, jazz hands!  and wowza! Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the one, the only... ...Dame Shirley Bassey. There is no other. If you know her, and I bet'cha you do, you probably first think of her indelible tunes for three, count ...

  Amicus Productions We're arbitrarily extending the spooky season to November 1, and by special request we're presenting The House That Dripped Blood, as a followup to Carnival of Souls from the other day.  This 1971 classic was produced by Amicus Films, a studio which specialized in horror anthologies like this one, each featuring 4 stories linked by a framing device. In this case, it's the house itself, and the sad and horrific histories of its ill-fated tenants.   As with many Amicus films, this one has a fabulous cast including Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Ingrid Pitt, the gorgeous Polish actress who escaped from the Nazis to make a new life in England. Each story is unique in tone, with the last having been intended as a comedy. When the money men watched the rough cut, they apparently flipped out and demanded it be re-cut as a drama, which sadly doesn't quite work. At least they kept the cute little jab he took at Lee in the dialogue (they were pals of...

  Happy Happy Halloween, Peckers! How will you be celebrating? Lots of treats? Maybe a few tricks thrown in? Let us know!

Joan of Arc, 1879 Jules Bastien-Lepage

Harcourt Productions   This is Halloween! This is maybe the best movie to watch on Halloween, and it's an indie director's labour of love that originally tanked but ultimately became a huge cult hit.  This is Carnival of Souls.  Yes, the whole thing. A young woman, none too bright a bulb at that, is caught in a car accident. Upending her life, she moves to a new town and attempts to begin again, but the townspeople are strange and unfriendly. She's drawn to a weird carnival, where a bizarre man stalks her, but she cannot stay away.  Yeah, not too bright. On paper or pixels, it doesn't read like much, but trust...it's a classic for a reason.    Harcourt Productions

As best I can figure this is a '65 Mustang, and it probably costs more than I make in a year. Lots of great shows on TV in 1965, including "Batman." Lots of great songs, too. I listen to the oldies a lot of the time when I'm driving, and I love this one by the Beau Brummels because of the abrupt time/tempo changes--it's serious but goofy at the same time. So laugh, laugh, or chat, chat about whatever you want to, or even act a damn fool, ya' fool, or whatever you like--after all, it's Open Post, darlings! Photo Credit: AK

  For some unknown reason,  All's Fair has been renewed for a second season. The show, which is produced by Ryan Murphy, stars Kum K as a leading lawyer in an LA law firm. Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts and (of course) Sarah Paulson also star in the show. They joined Kim at the Rome Photocall event yesterday.  Butt of course Kim had to remind us that she paid good money for her ass and we had better get a good look at it! ClAssy. What do you all think of this look, Peckers? Credit: allsfaironhulu/instagram

Greetings music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday. It's almost Halloween, which means it's time for all good puddytats to watch out, because they could be snatched by dastardly foes. This does not include witches, as they were once known, or gayelles, as they're known at present, since then and now, they feed, brush and generally spoil those puddys they grab before finding them a good home. Surprisingly, DJ Li'l Scratch has managed to evade capture all these years, from friend or foe, even though he's on his 6th life and spans the ages.  Speaking of spanning the ages - how's that for a segue! - the one and only Sophie Tucker bridged the eras from the 1800's to the 1900's, and like DJ Li'l Scratch, there's no reason she can't continue streaking toward infinity and beyond. When you listen to her sing, Sophie will take you back to vaudeville's and burlesque's earliest days, a time she lived through, when the g...

Getty   Happy Sunday, Peckers. Today we have a seasonal salute to a spooky star (?) or at least someone with enough celebrity cred to land an invite to the Latin Billboard Awards. Please doff your hat or your broomstick to the Halloweeny queenie, Colombian Influencer Yina Calderón! Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images

Here's 59-year old Nicole Kidman gracing the pages of Vogue Australia this month. Kidman has had quite an eventful year: she and Keith Urban announced their split in January and she's had many acting projects throughout the following months, including Practical Magic 2 and Margo's Got Money Troubles . Here are some more photos from the shoot, which we can all agree are heavily edited! Credit: Vogue Australia

Music Room, 2021 Salman Toor

 Olivia Coleman is everyone’s hair inspo.

Yeah, yeah, I know it's a Wednesday and there's school tomorrow, but the sun's shining and the waves are curlin' , so let's give it a shot! Admittedly, I've never surfed but I have roller-skated and it's the same principle, right? And really, how hard can it be? They do it every week on the top-rated tv show "Hawaii Five-O." So let's hop in your new '69 Fairlane (at least that's what I think it is) and  soak up some rays on the beach and talk about whatever we feel like--after all, it's Open Post, darlings! Photo Credit: AK

  I was just chatting with a friend about "seasonal reads" - books that we'll return to during certain parts of the year to really get into the season. Fall often finds me picking up anything by Ray Bradbury or Salem's Lot by King (the ULTIMATE autumnal horror, IMO).  But then we discussed the notion of re-reading books in general. I know some people can read the same book 20 times and never tire of it! Other than those select few mood-reads, I have always struggled to re-read books. Do you have any books that you can revisit any time? Please share!

Greetings, music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday. Are you good at solving mysteries? Because DJ Li'l Scratch has a nice one today, and maybe you can help solve it. Be forewarned, it's a lot more complicated than his recent mystery, "Where's my stash?" or the one just after, "Seriously, where's my stash?" and the one following, "Im'a cut a bitch unless we find my stash." At any rate, tonight only at the Manor's "It's Pink Inside!" after-hours club and dinette, the DJ will be playing tunes by a mystery lass who really ought to be better known - and celebrated, too.  Who is Lea Roberts? Here's what we know. She was born Leatha Roberta Hicks in Dayton, Ohio in 1946, where her mother led the "Sweet Chariot" gospel choir at Corinthian Baptist Church - and gave Lea her musical start as a wee choir member. Years later, in the early 1960s, she briefly relocated to Detroit, Michigan to...

  Getty   Happy Sunday, y'all! I awoke to the news that Vancouver has evicted crooked little techbro mayor Ken Sim, and my old friend Sean Orr has received more votes than any council member in history! Both very well-deserved. Nothing like starting your day with good news.  In other news, my life is currently nothing but boxes and bags and donations and empty closets and drawers. So for today's Sunday Roast we are featuring the unglamorous but indispensable cardboard box! Where would we be without them? As with so many useful items, it's an American invention, and a comparatively recent one at that, making its first appearance in 1871.  You can read up on the entire history at this unexpectedly fascinating packaging website .