Ok, hors, Christmas is just 6 days away; have you all finished your shopping yet? If not, allow me to suggest Facebook Marketplace - a place where stains are vintage, mirrors reflect poor life choices, and all of the furniture is either damp or sticky - charming! Here, I've got a list of inventory for you to browse RIGHT NOW!   And my personal favorite.... Happy shopping!

  Director Michael Bay is back! In this sequel, he's showing us the proper way to prepare cereal.      

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/06/motorola-future-ads-1961/ In 1961 among the films released were "La Dolce Vita," "101 Dalmatians" and the top-grosser of the year, "West Side Story." Barack Obama was born, as was Gabrielle Carteris (at the age of 29). Some of the most popular TV shows were "Wagon Train," "Perry Mason," and Disney's "Wonderful World of Color" (in color!) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney_anthology_television_series Also, Motorola released a series of ads for the home of the future, as designed by Charles Shridde . http://www.retronaut.co/2012/06/motorola-future-ads-1961/ Don't you just love the kid on the stairs, seemingly delighted by the back of the TV set? http://www.retronaut.co/2012/06/motorola-future-ads-1961/ And what better way to roll up to your fabulous, futuristic digs than in your brand-new 1961 Chrysler Imperial! I've never seen one of these before, so when I saw one a few months ag...

Melissa Joan Hart shared this "expectation vs reality" post on her instagram this week, admitting she was duped by an AI ad for a dress. The dress allegedly retails for $34.99 and is listed as 95% cotton and 5% nylon. Uh huh. Hart managed to DIY her own "ugly" dress and I think it looks cute! Certainly better than the mess she thought she was ordering. Celebrities: they're just like us!  Sources: Yahoo news, Melissa Joan Hart on instagram

Greetings music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday! As we near the winter holidays, I think back to the year we've all had - and how we all need a break from the madness. For me, vocal jazz always does the trick. So what do we need tonight? We need DJ Li'l Scratch, who'll be cranking tunes at the Manor's own "Moist Muffin Lounge and Dinette." What will he be playing? A gal you may not have heard of, and I bet'cha you'll take her for granted once you listen to her - or at least the first time around. Some things sneak up on you. Confused? I'll explain. When I first played Pam Garner's 1960 LP, "Pam Sings Ballads For Broken Hearts," I was contemplating the herculean effort it might take to rearrange and scrub my work station (contemplation is such hard work!). The LP ended and I thought, "Meh, Pam's okay." My desk remained a mess. But a day later, while preparing chicken breasts and realizing that...

Today's OP is a SQ for all you HO HO HOs : Which Christmas movie character are you inviting to your Christmas party? For me, it's definitely Frosty the Snowman. One of the hardest things about hosting a party is getting everyone to GTFOH when it's over. But with Frosty, room temperature does the job for you! Macabre? Yes, but nothing a few decorative holiday hand towels can't handle 💅 Who's coming to your Christmas party, hors?

Jacob Elordi is now famous enough that we feel the need to ask him his opinion on things like AI. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, the Frankenstein and Euphoria actor said that he has no tolerance for the technology. "It's just so fucking boring...I would much rather kiss on the beach, and read a novel, and be sunburnt." Um yeah, I think most of us would. It seems Elordi was trying to convey his fatigue about the constant conversation being had about AI and its implications. But this response sounds like something a modern-day philosopher like Jaden Smith would say. Perhaps we should just stick with asking him about his workout routine and how Olivia Jade's rowing career is going. Source: Vanity Fair

Check out this mama elephant who's had quite enough of a curious rhino following her calf. Fortunately for the rhino, he seems to know when to fuck off. Nature's wild, y'all!

 

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...

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?

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...

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!

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.

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!