What a blast from the past! I was reading about Glastonbury 2025 and came across this image of Pete Doherty, who will be performing on the Greenpeace stage today with his band, The Libertines. Doherty claims that his Glastonbury experience will be a bit different this year as he is with his 2-year old daughter and will be searching out "playgrounds and ice creams." He told reporter Charlotte Gallagher (pictured above) that he loves the magic of Glastonbury and it will always be special to him. Source: BBC News

For many of us around here, it's hotter than Satan's taint in a wool jockstrap - and with that, we tend to prefer fare on the lighter side when it's time to stuff our empty maws. So Peckerdears, what are some of your favorite summer dishes that get the job done without giving you the meat sweats? I'll go first! Macaroni Salad While this one's a pretty standard recipe I like and found at  Macaroni Salad - Sugar Spun Run , it does the trick when you want a little light, cold pasta to sate your hunger: Ingredients: 8 oz macaroni noodles 1/2 cup diced sweet pickles 3/4 cup diced red bell pepper 1/3 cup sliced celery 1/3 cup diced red onion 2 large hard boiled eggs, diced Macaroni Salad Dressing: 3/4 cup mayo 1/4 cup sour cream (you could use nonfat plain greek yogurt if you wanna be low cal) 2 tbsp sweet pickle juice 1 tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tbsp sugar 2 tsp stone-ground mustard (or dijon if you nasty) 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/8 tsp garlic powder 1/8 tsp cru...

 

In 1982, I was a poor, yet simple, boy of 8 or 9, and I watched everything. We had 3 networks and 2 PBS stations, as well as 2 local stations that showed bowling, farm reports and some sort of stupid puppet show - as well as a really awesome show on Saturday nights that had old black-and-white, scary (but not really scary) movies. "Fantasies" was not among those, though it was a major, prime-time network movie, and it concerned the stars of "a very sexy soap opera" being murdered by a psycho stalker killer, the hook being that it starred ACTUAL SOAP OPERA STARS (!), the main one being the delightful Miss Robin Mattson from "General Hospital" and that dude from "All My Children" who's most famous for the commercial in which he muttered those immortal words, "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV." "Fantasies" is on Youtube, and I just watched the first scene in which a self-absorbed, pervy asshole actor gets killed pre...

27 years after the original I Know What You Did Last Summer was released, the film's sequel is coming out next month. The promotional posters have been released, and I must say FPJ could do with some posing lessons. Jennifer Love Hewitt also got her own poster: Will you be checking out this summer slasher? It's in theatres July 18th! Source: Columbia Pictures

Greetings, ham-handers, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday, today with two, count 'em, two, fabulous artists, plus a ginsu knife, free shipping and consensual tickles 'n kisses. Both artists, dont'cha know, were very early practitioners of rockabilly, blues and R&B. Intrigued? You really should be. Their music is perfect for anyone's summer playlist and pair quite well with mojitos, mint juleps or Bellini cocktails on the porch or by the pool. They're excellent for barbeques and backyard parties, too, especially the ones that get sloppy and last till the early yawning hours. Tonight, if you head over to the Manor's "Tooty Booty After Hours Lounge And Pizzeria," DJ Li'l Scratch will be laying down their tracks, so make sure you stop by. But first, take two steps back (at least) for Miss Lula Reed: Imposing, isn't she? Mentored in her hometown as a youth by Professor Harold Bogs , a blind Ohio pastor and gospel singing recor...

Hola, hors! It's been a busy week here at Casa de Sebastiano, so today YOU get to pick our OP topic. Pop your sexy stanky choice in the comments below and upvote your favorite. Our winning topic will be announced at 7PM EST (extended)!  Winner : Well hell, we didn't really have any topic suggestions, so today's OP is about the damn heat. Got dam is it hot out there! What's it like where you are?

  Time to break out the sun tan lotion and short shorts! Summer is here! 

  Hors, I saw this beauty up close and personal recently and thought of you. You all are never far from my heart <3

 

Just saw this beauty and as best I can figure it's a modified 1946 AK series Chevrolet Suburban truck. In 1946, the U.S. was feeling optimistic because WWII was finally over, our servicemen and servicewomen were back home and the G.I. Bill was helping members of our armed forces buy their own homes and get access to higher education for the first time. So toss the kids in the flatbed and go to the drive-in, there's a big new MGM musical called "Till The Clouds Roll By" and it's got JUDY GARLAND, and it's in TECHNICOLOR! Happy Wednesday, darlings!

  The Jurassic World Rebirth photocall took place in London yesterday and all I could think after seeing these photos is "what would Joan Rivers say?" Scarlett Johansson looked uncomfortable in a Schiaparelli dress. Mahershala Ali opted for double denim. Jonathan Bailey wore a horrendous sweater and FLIP FLOPS. Rupert Friend also sported dubious footwear (but at least he was serving face). And the director, Gareth Edwards, opted for a stretched-out t-shirt and Dad Shoes™. What a fashion disaster! Source: Ian West/PA Wire

  Welcome, music sluts and slutinos to another edition of Manor Music Monday, today with several dollops of mystery, intrigue and wait, what? Let me explain. As you may know, there are countless jazz vocalists from the mid-to-late 1950s who are lost to time, and I'm not talking about the already-established, like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday or Peggy Lee. I'm talking about the up-and-comers who were inspired as children by those giants of jazz, and come the 1950s, were at last ready to make their own mark.  Many didn't get the chance, and others, who released one or two LPs, suddenly had the plug pulled, their dreams abruptly dashed. The cause of all this? The rise of rock n' roll, a force so sensational, so overwhelmingly popular, that it changed the music landscape overnight. And forever. Who wants to hear the new jazz vocalist, the record companies figured, when you can sign that rising rock 'n roller who's firing up all the kids at the club?   Newbie jazz...

Everyone has their favorite Gary Larson comic, right? The creator of "The Far Side," an artist who's now heavy into environmental causes, started the strip on a lark while working at a record store in Seattle. After submitting a few dashed-off, single-panel comics to local newspapers, he was surprised by the reception. The papers loved them - and so did their readers, who reveled in his dark, surreal vision of life, people, animals and even wee insects. The strip ran nationally for 15 years, its finale in January, 1995.  To me, "The Far Side" has always been an anomaly in the comic strip world. Children as well as adults used to look forward to their favorite newspaper comics in the morning - with cereal! - because they wanted to laugh with their favorite characters, like Snoopy or Cathy or Ziggy or Hobbes. But with "The Far Side," you weren't looking forward to recurring characters, you were looking forward to what Gary, the artist, was going to p...

  Hailee Steinfeld and her husband, NFL star Josh Allen got married on May 31st and have shared the photos from their special day. The 28-year old actress says her wedding was filled with "love and magic" and the two were happy with their decision to ban phones at the ceremony to ensure their guests were fully present. Steinfeld's dress was designed by Tamara Ralph. See more photos below. Mazel! Source: Beau Society

  I have no tattoos. It was surprising for an artist/musician with a penchant for underground/alternative/indie vibes, but it was mostly because I saw so few I liked enough to want it on my body forever. I sketched some, painted some, illustrated some, and even designed some for others (including a boyfriend, loads of friends, my dad, and my ghey husband). But I shied away when it came to me; what if I robbed a bank? I would tell myself they would identify me through my tattoo! It was just an excuse to chicken out; I feared a mistake, the pain, and growing out of loving what I had loved before. And I am no Bonnie Parker, so robbing banks was not even a remote possibility, but still, what if? I have been looking at some and liking the skill and how lovely it looks when a skilled artist does the work. I started by looking at Yakuza tattoos, which are actually illegal in Japan. Then I saw some others and from there others. I don't know; maybe I will take the plunge and inc...

 

There's little that Mrs. Alfred Steele (superstar, Oscar winner, brand ambassador and idol of millions) enjoys more than kickboxing her ungrateful, untalented-daughter-Christina-sparring-partner into a stupor, and after a grueling workout she loves to relax with a cold beverage, like a refreshing bottle of Pepsi-Cola (even if it's actually 10% Pepsi and 90% Smirnoff vodka).  The point is to enjoy today, because there's a world of wonder and beauty out there--and it's even more wonderful if you experience it when you're bombed off your ass! Happy Wednesday, darlings! Photo Credit: Alamy

  Source: Belchertown Animal Control This lil guy was found all alone on a doorstep in Belchertown, Mass. this week. Animal control had a "busy day" rescuing not only this raccoon but also a baby groundhog who was found entangled in a batting cage net. Rescuers have confirmed that both babies have been taken to the Leyden Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and will be safely released to their homes when ready. 

Greetings music prostitots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday, today with an added squirt of maple syrup. "Why?" you enquire. DJ Li'l Scratch will happily provide the answer tonight at the Manor's "Pickle Gobbler After-Hours Musique and Mani-Pedi Lounge," where he'll be getting his claws did and playing hot tunes by Canada-Land's hottest jazz vocalist. Canada, as you know, has many wonderful singers, like Joni Mitchell, and many we'd like to return-to-sender, like The Biebs, but few croon jazz as well or as famously as our lady below. Her career spans fifty years, and she's not only a celebrated singer, but a consummate musician and composer.  Stand back, ya'll, Ranee Lee is in the house. And she's no ordinary jazz diva. Born in Brooklyn, where she sang in high school and toured with several jazz bands, she later made Canada her permanent home - Montreal, to be exact - and first toured not as a singer, but as a succ...