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...

Happy Sunday, dear Peckerlings! Here's your quickie drive-by and a reminder that Wild Hors always shine!

  Source: instagram Eliza Dushku, of Bring it On and Buffy fame, just posted on instagram that she has graduated from Lesley University with a Masters Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counselling. The 41-year old posted a heartwarming caption to go with the photo, saying that this degree "feels a deep calling realized" and thanked her family and friends for their support through this journey. Congratulations!

68 years ago, a young man walked into photo shop in Philadelphia to have his wedding photos developed. Despite gay marriage being illegal in 1957, the images showed the ceremony of a same-sex couple celebrating their union with friends. Unfortunately, the store owner refused to return the photographs, deeming them inappropriate, so the young man and his groom never got the chance to see them. As it turned out, store policy allowed staff to keep confiscated photographs, so an employee held onto them, her daughter discovering them some 60 years later after she died. In a letter she wrote to ONE Institute , an LGBTQ archive in Los Angeles, she wrote, "My mother had a somewhat photographic memory for faces and retained these in the event the customers who dropped them off ever came back to the shop so that she could give them to the customers on the sly." In 2013, the daughter sold the images on eBay to someone who later donated them to the ONE Archives in Los Angeles and the Jo...

Just saw this lovely old gal, and though she's been around the block once or twice, she still outshines all the newer models. They may have all the bells and whistles, but she's got a chassis that never goes out of style!  So hop in and turn on the radio. It's 1951, the number one song in America is "The Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page and there's going to be a clambake at the beach tonight, so happy Wednesday!

Source: Variety magazine Here's a cute photo of Colin Farrell and Danny DeVito, who interviewed each other for Variety magazine's "Actors on Actors" series. Aww! The two discussed their experiences playing their respective versions of the Penguin in the Batman series. What a cute pair!

Greetings, music sluts, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday. Did you know, it's also National First Ladies Day, which celebrates American President's wives. This is not to be confused with Ella Fitzgerald, who was known as The First Lady of Song , but if you'd like to celebrate First Ladies and Ella, who am I to stop you? Meanwhile, DJ Li'l Scratch has a surprise for you tonight at the Manor's "Low Hangers Lounge," where he'll be spinning tunes by a two-time Grammy-nominated artist who got her start singing with her local church choir, then won a talent contest as a fourteen-year-old at the legendary Barrelhouse Club in Watts, Los Angeles, co-owned by the equally legendary musician, composer and bandleader, Johnny Otis . He promptly recorded her first songs and insisted she join his tour. Esther Phillips, or "Little Esther" as she was first known on an early handbill, was a master at R&B, blues, jazz, pop, soul and...the ...

Happy Sunday, dears! Today I share with you the works of graduating students from  Aalto University  in Helsinki at their recent showcase,  Näytös25 . Professors Maarit Salolainen and Julia Valle Noronha explain the exhibit's purpose: "We want to show fashion and textiles beyond wearable items - their stories, textures, and research potential. These works question industry norms and propose new ways to design and produce." What do we think, hors, is it too much fashion in the good way or the bad way? You can view more here !