Jane Kaczmarek, who played the hardworking matriarch of the Wilkerson family in Malcolm in the Middle , recently talked to People magazine about how she married her high school sweetheart 50 years after they first dated. Kaczmarek, 70, first met Rusty Long, 71, at Greendale High School in Wisconsin. She says Long was a big tennis star at their school and she was nuts about him from the start. Like many high school romances, the pair went their separate ways after graduation. Long went on to become a lawyer, while Kaczmarek studied drama and launched her acting career. Kaczmarek married fellow actor Bradley Whitford and had three children before they divorced in 2010. Long had two children in his marriage.  In 2024, the two saw each other again for the first time at their 50th high school reunion in Wisconsin. They went out for dinner with a group of friends and Kaczmarek recalled that "it was just immediate" and all her feelings came rushing back. Long accompanied Kaczmarek t...

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  Barbie demonstrating how she prepares "Shrimp on the Barbie"! 

Sure, it's a blustery Wednesday in 1966 but there's still lots of fun to be had. We can go window-shopping, maybe check out a bookstore, or even order a cuppa at a "beatnik" coffee house! Better yet, let's hop in the Galaxie 500 and go to the movies, "Georgy Girl" is playing at the cineplex! Full disclosure: I've never seen this movie, but from everything I've read, Georgy never changes at all at the end, and that's a good thing. She gets everything she's ever wanted, while still being the same old dorky, goofy gal at heart. So let's all be the same old dorky, goofy gal (or boy) at heart. After all, it's Open Post, darlings! Photo Credit: AK

Credit: Getty Happy Saint Paddy's Day, Peckers! May the luck of the Irish be on your side. Celebrate responsibly!

Greetings, music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday, today with a boss beat - plus a triple-stroke roll, a cowbell and a wing nut. No, these aren't sex positions you've never heard of, you perv, though feel free to invent a few to go along with them, but drumming terminology. And by drumming, I mean specifically in a jazz environment, because in the jazz world, he's still considered one of the very best. And tonight - only at "Cleaning the Cat," the Manor's exclusive music club and pizzeria - DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing all his best tunes. Get ready to be shocked, since with tonight's music, every sound will be played by real instruments. I know, right? And that includes the drums played by this vanguard:  Yes, it's Gene Krupa, the drumming phenom who invented tunable tom-toms, developed the modern hi-hat and was the very first to standardize (and popularize) modern cymbal techniques. Oh, and he was a dynamite player, ...

Here's a pic from the People shoot that Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'Connell and Corey Feldman did this week in honour of Stand by Me 's 40th anniversary. The three are participating in a special tour for the occasion which will have special screenings across the US. In their interview with the magazine, they shared memories of their late costar, River Phoenix, who tragically passed away from a drug overdose in 1993 at the age of 23. Wheaton said that Phoenix "held them together" and that he "seemed older than he was." The Stephen King story's film adaptation was directed by Rob Reiner, who was part of the anniversary tour when it kicked off in December. During a break from the tour stops, Reiner and his wife Michele were tragically killed by their own son. I can only imagine the emotions Wheaton, O'Connell and Feldman must be feeling. Credit: People, The Hollywood Archive, Alamy

The Liljenstrand House in Winter, Mid-19th Century Magnus von Wright

 

Oh, brother! Mom and dad are taking me to see the new models to decide which car to buy. Why? I already know they're going to get the new Buick Super 8. I don't really care, as long as we can go see a movie afterward. Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" is a big hit, and though Disney's "Fantasia" is flopping,  I have a feeling it'll be re-evaluated as a classic in the future. I mean, it's in technicolor ! Ooooh, Alfred Hitchcock's got a new movie out called "Rebecca" and it looks pretty exciting, let's check it out! Well, whatever we decide to do, let's have some fun. It's 1940, so why not eat cheese, gossip, and drink carbonated beverages, I mean it's not like World War II's gonna break out or anything! Photo Credit: AK

Credit: Getty Here are Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz enjoying the nice NYC weather yesterday. Styles is going to be hosting SNL this coming weekend and is promoting his latest album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally . Kravitz sported a ballcap with the word "kiss" on it, perhaps to support her man! The pair have been linked romantically since August and it appears they're still going strong. Congrats! Source: Vogue

Greetings, hors, and happy Manor Music Monday! Are you coherent? Can you stand? Or more to the point, do you miss that hour so cruelly lopped off on Saturday night? Perhaps you're feeling a bit loopy. Or exotic? Or more to the point, if you're feeling the voodoo that you doo (doo), then by all means, run, skip or skedaddle to "Social Lube," the Manor's exclusive cocktail lounge and nail salon, because tonight only, DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing outta sight tunes. Do you recognize this fella? Probably not, but you've definitely heard his music, and if you were around in the 1960s, then you know him very well, because there's no better practitioner of exotic lounge music. In fact, he's considered the best. Yes, it's Les Baxter, who started out as a popular swing band leader, then segued into "exotic" music in the mid-1950s, collaborating with the starry likes of Yma Sumac.  From there, he carved out his own path, and trust me, his mus...

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Credit: AMC I was recently perusing IMDB's list of the top-rated TV show episodes of all time. All the heavy hitters are there: "Ozymandias" from Breaking Bad , "Everyone's Waiting" from Six Feet Under (IYKYK), and many from Game of Thrones and Better Call Saul . "Shoot" from season 1 of Mad Men would be in my list. Betty shooting her neighbour's birds after having been rejected for modeling was a perfect representation of her pent-up rage at the life she now lived and how far removed it was from her old modeling days when she was independent. What a compelling character. I also enjoyed all the Roseanne Halloween episodes. It's a shame Roseanne is such a POS because that show was such a comfort watch for me. What TV episode would top your list, Peckers?

Castles in the Air, 1885 Anders Zorn

     

See, Barbara Rush understands the assignment. It was a Wednesday and she was due on the set of "Mannix" to play the boring role of a boring girlfriend of a boring murder victim but she was so determined to make an impact in her scant eight minutes onscreen that she raided the Universal wardrobe department and swiped these eye-catching earrings and voila: Best Supporting Actress Emmy for her efforts! Similarly, La Crawford had a glorified supporting role in 1965's "I Saw What You Did," and though her role wasn't pivotal she cannily understood that her accessories could make her the standout, and really, has anyone ever rocked a pearl necklace like Joan? And how about Liz in "Boom?"  Although it was savaged by the critics and a box-office disaster has anyone ever forgotten her jeweled headdress? Stars: they're just like you and me (if we could clasp on some flashy bracelets and baubles worth gazillions of $$$ to make ourselves feel better), so ...

We need to break out the Photoshop Awards for this one. Here's 45-year old Paris Hilton posing for photos to promote her skincare line, Parivie. The luxury skincare products are designed to protect skin from the stressors that come with a "modern lifestyle" by strengthening the skin barrier and targeting fine lines. It looks like the blur tool certainly targeted her fine lines in these photos. Credit: Paris Hilton/Instagram, Allure magazine