Movie goers were in for quite a spicy show this week, after a man unleashed pepper spray inside a Burbank, CA theatre. About 40 minutes into a screening of The Uprising , a man turned around and pepper sprayed a man a few rows behind him. According to witnesses, a man had been asked to turn off his cell phone and he declined. Minutes later, the pepper trator filled the room with stinging spray.  Several people were injured in the event and a 34-year old man was arrested for misdemeanour battery charges. What do you think of this story, Peckers? On one hand I certainly understand the frustration at people's increasing use of their phones during movies. But pepper spray seems a little extreme! Source: reddit, SFGate

Greetings music tramps, and welcome to annother edition of Music Manor Monday. Today, we're diving into some far-out jazz from London Town in the late 1950s/early 60s, a time when DJ Li'l Scratch was kickin' it at The Flamingo Club and chord chasing with the best of them. Hollywood hadn't quite caught on to the sound, though it would, yet low-budget moviemakers were keen to exploit it, along with it's youthful, daddy-o ethos.  If you yearn to be slutty (no judgement here) (obvi), why not do it old-school and inspire yourself with some prototypical slut music? This is what got the kids hot and pervy in the late 1950s. You can hear it all when DJ Li'l Scratch plays music from a distinctive composer from the era, tonight only at "Street Squish," the Manor's exclusive and filthy nightery.  \ The music is from "Beat Girl," a 1960 exploitation movie which one appalled reviewer at the time called "machine made dirt!" Is the movie any ...

  Getty Images Happy Sundog, y'all. Today we're looking at that spunky (mostly) single gal from Minneapolis, the girl who was an icon to a generation, the girl with the fashionable headgear, the girl who won everyone's hearts back in the 70's with her spunky, iconoclastic ways. Not that one . This one.   Photofest  Rhoda. Rhoda Morgenstern had sass and spunk where Mary Richards had self-doubt and imposter syndrome, and there's no getting around the fact that both characters were written to play to stereotypes. Mary Richards was the WASPy, obedient, middle class, Middle American girl. Rhoda was the fiery, spontaneous, flashy Jewish New Yorker who, rather than put up with a minute more of Phyllis' shit, would take off to New York for a "two week vacation" that turned into years. Rather feeling that myself, as ten years ago I took off for six months in Ottawa. No wonder Rhoda's been on my mind lately.    Rhoda stayed because she met Joe, and to be hon...

  Here's Christina Aguilera attending the 20th anniversary gala for the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation last night. The 45-year old singer wore a sleek black dress, platinum blonde hair, quite the spray tan, and a whole new face. Wow. That's a lotta look! Credit: Getty

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London Lingual Braces Do your best/worst in the comments! It's not a contest, it's just a commentary.

  It's 1954, and "I Love Lucy" is the #1 show on TV, but "The Jackie Gleason Show"  and  "Dragnet" are also very popular, while Loretta swirls into our homes every week on her eponymous show: Hey! I just got my learner's permit  and (since dad just got a raise) he's in a good mood so he's allowing me to take the Pontiac Chieftain for a spin around town, but I don't DARE go over 5 MPH! And what do you know, I just turned on the radio and this new hit by The Chordettes is playing: So hop in, and tell me all about that dreamy guy in your Geography class ( and the dreamy teacher, too )--after all, it's Open Post, darlings! Photo Credit: AK

  Here are Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz on the red carpet at the 2026 Emmy Awards last night. The pair were all smiles as they prepared to present an award at the show. Buffy is turning 30 in a few short months. Can you believe it?! Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty

Greetings music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday. But not just any edition, for today, a giant of jazz has entered the Manor. We don't always get to celebrate a singer universally acclaimed by critics and taken to heart by the masses - a rare feat, but she did it, and for over 50 years. Top that current pop tarts! So be sure to swing by the Manor's exclusive "Tubesteak!" after hours bar and lounge, because DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing her tunes all night long.  Yes, it's Gloria Lynne, who burst onto the scene to instant acclaim at The Apollo Theatre when she was only 15 years old. She lied about her age in order to qualify. From there she was off, signing with the legendary  Everest Records and soon after scoring hits like "June Night" and "I'm Glad There Is You." Audiences loved her, and not only at her sold-out club dates, but nationally on TV specials with the likes of Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald a...

  Getty Say hello to your new President! CTSaunders.com This magnificent specimen of democracy is literally the only candidate who bothered to run for president this midterm election!!! Can you believe it??? Now, I know Bree will say this belongs in Lunocracy, but aren’t we all in one now? Might as well enjoy it: While officially a member of the Pirate Party, Vermy excellently represents the strain of Absurdism that’s so toxic to people with a stick up their ass. He has been running for President since 1996, at times doing pretty well (third place in the Libertarian race), and at all times drawing attention to the fact that, while he carries a giant toothbrush and wears a boot on his head, it’s The System that is truly crazy. His campaign advocates for anarchism, personal responsibility, and regular toothbrushing.  His most famous campaign promise is to provide every voter with a free pony. Pretty uncontroversial, you’d think.  You’d be wrong.  This happened. ORLY TE...

Does anyone else miss the 90s? The past couple years, especially, have really made me yearn for simpler times. Youtube is an amazing time capsule for so much past media, 90s cooking shows being no exception. I came across an episode of Two Fat Ladies and my cortisol levels instantly dropped. Their no-nonsense approach to cooking, combined with their cozy kitchen set, felt like a warm hug from two old (fat) friends. Sigh. Then I began to reminisce about other cooking shows I loved from that time. Remember At Home with Arlene Williams ? Those cabinets! I also liked Caprial's Cafe .  And Canadian Peckers surely remember Wok with Yan ! He was around for decades! Did you love any of these treasures? What 90s shows do you miss? Sources: PBS, CBC, BBC, Food Network

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Faye Dunaway works a chapeau at the Deauville American Film Festival in France, and while I don't hate it, I don't love it, either. The ratty wig surely doesn't help.  What do we think? Faye's Chapeau: fashion, fail or meh? We've all seen her in better, of course.  Photo Credit: Francois G. Durand/Getty

Saw this the other day and as best I can figure out it's a 1974 Volkswagon Bus. There was a ton of great tv shows, movies and music in 1974, including this monster-hit: When I was looking up the top songs of '74 I saw that title (MFSB-TSOP:The Sound Of Philadelphia featuring The Three Degrees), it didn't ring a bell with me at all, but as soon as it started playing I recognized it--it's a great song and I never hear it on the radio. So lets get it onnnnnnnn, it's time to get down--after all, it's Open Post, darlings! Photo Credit: AK

  "W Youth" just released its first ever issue, and to celebrate they decided to assault our eyeballs with this photoshoot of Justin and Hailey Bieber acting like they love each other.  I'm assuming this magazine is meant to be like "Teen Vogue" or something. Are the youths really that into this couple? I guess Hailey is an "influencer" but it still seems like an odd choice, as are the photos, which apparently the two took themselves. I guess it's good they didn't have some stranger in bed with them. How considerate. Wow.  Source: W Youth Magazine Photo Credit: Hailey and Justin Bieber

Greetings, music sloots, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday, today with heavy dollops of sass, class and brass from a pioneering jazz songbird who overcame several jaw-dropping life challenges and obstacles, yet remained as upbeat as the day she was born. Tonight you can revel in her tunes with DJ Li'l Scratch at the Manor's exclusive "Find 'n Grind!" after-hours saloon. You'll want to stop by, I swear.  Also, dear lord, we're in the midst of September, nearing October and Halloween, then there's Thanksgiving, which means it's almost time for a gaggle of December holidays, and then New Year's and then - what? January bloat? A zombie apocalypse? One of those "Eat! Drink! Paint!" events at Applebee's? Kill me now. Or rather, don't. Let's hope our music will get us through the rough spots. Lucky us, since classy-lassy Lee Wiley can always be trusted to whisk away the blues no matter the time of year. Conside...

  Getty Images Happy Sundog, y'all! Today we're doing a road trip, as is traditional on Sunday, only instead of ending up at Grandma's house for hours of boredom with your cousins and food in every shade of beige, we're going to Landes, France, a century ago. And we're gonna get some nice sweaters while we're there.  Now a surfing capital and tourism destination, a hundred years ago it was mostly marsh and forest. The hard-working sheep herders of the local marshland got tired of wet feet, as one does. The land was great for grazing sheep, but not so good for the humans who looked after them.So they decided to watch their sheep on stilts (the shepherds, not the sheep. Sheep are terribly clumsy on stilts) and as they strode, stilted and majestic across the marsh, they knitted and spun the wool from their own flocks. I tell ya, the shepherds of Landes musta been hella coordinated! Science Photos   As you can see, the stilts were of the hands-free variety, and shep...

  I'm a simple gal who loves two things: gorgeous men and fun fashion. So naturally when I saw Giancarlo Esposito sporting this lewk at the S2 premiere of his Netflix show The Gentleman , I was in heaven! The 68-year old actor wore SS26 denzilpatrick. He originally wore a jacket but knew he had to show us what he's workin' with, and we are all better for it! What a hottie! Credit: John Phillips/Getty Images for Netflix

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