Julia Roberts and Amanda Seyfried both attended the Venice Film Festival to promote their upcoming films, After the Hunt and The Testament of Ann Lee , respectively.  Roberts walked the red carpet on Friday evening wearing this jeans and blazer combo designed by Dario Vitale for Versace. Apparently Amanda Seyfried was so dazzled by this look that she asked her stylist, Elzabeth Stewart (who also styles Roberts) if she could wear the same outfit when she walked the red carpet on Monday. Seyfried's wish was granted and she wore the exact same ensemble. Seyfried shared a photo of her look on instagram, with a caption thanking Roberts for sharing, and used the hashtags #sustainable and #shareyourlooks. Outfit repeats have become a growing trend in Hollywood, with actors taking a more sustainable approach to fashion. Now that's all fine and good, but I do find it weird for Seyfried to have worn the exact same look as Roberts only two days after it was first shown. But, you know wha...

Greetings, music hors, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday - with a shout-out to those 'Muricans celebrating Labor Day. Are you doing a cook-out today, maybe going for a dip in the pool? More importantly, are you blasting festive music? Nothing accompanies festive music better than a side of cheesecake, dont'ya think? Speaking of, do you know the lithesome lass featured below? I bet you do, but only in her later incantation. Have you guessed yet? B et’cha haven't. Voila! It's Jaye P. Morgan. Surprised? If you only know her from her 1970s and 80s-era game show appearances - she was hilarious as a judge on "The Gong Show" (and stunned live audiences by flashing her breasts during commercial breaks) - that was just one teensy part of her career which started when she was only 3 years-old in her family's vaudeville act. Later, at age 18, she was hired as the primary vocalist for the Frank DeVol orchestra. Yet she was anything but the normal k...

When I first stumbled upon the comic strip, "Etta Kett," I was surprised to learn of its long run, from 1925 to 1974. Why? Because I'd never heard of it. At all. Not even a whiff. Originally, as you can probably guess from its pun-ish title, it was meant to teach teenagers about proper etiquette and appropriate, i.e. modest, fashion.  This must have gone over like a lead balloon, because with astonishing speed, its creator, Paul Robinson - an early-1900s railway clerk turned animator for the pioneering Bray Studios turned cartoonist - switched things up. No longer was "Etta Kett" a teaching tool, but a lighthearted, always clean-minded, comedy about teenagers and their families. Clean-minded at that time meant that it was hilarious to make sexy-times moves on an unwilling gal. But it was a "different time," as they say.  Again, this was all wildly popular, so much so that the likes of Harvey Kurtzman, of Mad magazine and "Little Annie Fanny"...

  Here's Jacob Elordi at the 82nd annual Venice Film Festival today. The 28-year old actor joined Guillermo del Toro and Oscar Isaac for the Frankenstein photocall. The film will have a limited theatrical release on October 17th of this year. I know he's not a big hit with the Peckers but I think Elordi is simply gorgeous, and he wears clothes quite well. I bet he doesn't wear them quite well, too.  Source: WireImage

Hey, friends! Today's quickie post is a collection of old photos from way back during Whitney Houston's teen modeling days. Enjoy!

Today we're making donuts with celebrity guest chef, Ariana Grande.     

Wouldn't you know it'd be a dame?  It's always a dame.  I was sitting in my shabby little detective office on Sepulveda trying to figure out which creditor I could stave off when in walked trouble - trouble being a tall redhead with big knockers and a fanny you could eat lunch off of. She sat down, dimpled sweetly, and cooed, "I'm Lorna, and I have a problem only you can solve." I answered, "If you've got a problem I'm the dick ('40s slang for detective) for you." She relaxed and put her feet up: "Fatal Instinct," courtesy of MGM UA She told me, "I've got a plot of land in Brentwood and I don't know how best to maximize my profits on it." After taking a gander, I suggested, "Maybe the erection of a big skyscraper would be the best thing for your plot." That seemed to excite her. She said, "But my acreage has always been residential.  Would such a big erection be legal?" I replied, "Trus...

  While many aren't ready to accept that the Summer season is winding down, I know I am itching for Fall's sweet arrival. So naturally I see Pumpkin Spice Day (aka the day Starbucks unleashes their pumpkin spice latte on the masses) as the unofficial start to the spooky season. Even though I no longer support Starbucks, I will be making my own pumpkin spice latte at home and savour the sweet smell of the impending season.  Are you excited to see your grocery stores overrun with all things Pumpkin Spice?  Source: Healthy Foodie Girl

Greetings music vixens, and welcome to another edition of Music Manor Monday, today with a little Italiano flair, va bene ? Tonight, you can find out what this means by moseying on over to Pompino Club and Winery, where DJ Li'l Cat will be playing some tunes from a very special singing principessa . Quick, which jazz luminary also worked as a featured actress in "The Godfather" and "The Godfather II?" There's only one. If you guessed Morgana King, you're right! She played Carmela Corleone, the wife of Don Vito Corleone, or Marlon Brando, in both movies. Interesting side note: the character's first name is never mentioned in either movie, and because she's played by Morgana, she gets to sing a small bit from  "Luna Mezz'o Mare" during the wedding reception scene. The scrappy daughter of Sicilian immigrants, Morgana thrilled audiences from a young age. At 16 years old, she was embraced by New Orleans’ Black audiences at Bohemian Ca...

I've always loved the gentle spirit of "Mutts," a comic strip by Patrick McDonnell which first popped up in the early 1990s and is still running to this day. It was an immediate popular hit. McDonnell himself was delighted when his childhood hero, Charles Schulz, publicly praised the strip, and thereafter, the two became close friends, one of the few that the notoriously agoraphobic Schulz had (along with Cathy Guisewite, the author of the "Cathy" strip, whom he adored).  In addition to his strip, McDonnall is well known for his animal rights advocacy , and the strip regularly addresses these issues. But for me, I treasure "Mutts" most for its powerfully minimalist design and its hushed tone, which seems to tap directly into a child's subconscious.  McDonnell's and Schulz' friendship extended into their own strips, as when "Earl," a character from "Mutts," appears in a painting admired by "Rerun" in "Peanu...

  Will Smith just kicked off his "Based on a True Story" tour last month after the release of his first album in over 20 years. The 56-year old star has seen a rapid decline in popularity since his infamous assault of comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. However, despite the controversy, Smith has shared videos of his performances online to seemingly sold-out stadiums.  Eagle-eyed viewers noticed that the crowds in his shared videos appear to be AI-generated. On top of that, they allege that likes and comments on his instagram post are made by fake bots. Here's another photo of the crowd: This is both sad and creepy, and highlights the pervasiveness of AI-generated content these days. People are getting duped left and right and it only seems that things will get worse as the technology becomes more sophisticated. Yikes. Source: Caliber, youtube/Will Smith

Today in Sexy Peen Facts from the Past : King Henry VIII, ever obsessed with his bulge, liked to strut the catwalk in suits of armor fashioned with exaggerated codpieces like the one shown here. Frankly, hors, I've seen more impressive cod pieces in a 2-Piece Fish Basket at Long John Silvers, but maybe that's just me 🤷

 

Saw this babe two days ago and sure, she's got a few bumps and dents (and who among us doesn't?) and I got curious about how much it might cost for purchase. Looked online and saw this ad for a similar model: Now...if you're anything like me, you might be of limited funds (at the moment my money is tied up paying off the mortgage for my second yacht, as well as saving up to go to Arby's ), but don't despair. I found a much more affordable model of the same vintage for sale online, and I'm gonna snap it up next payday! Let's all bid for the same car. Just think, if you win, you'll never wait at the bus stop again. Happy Open Post, darlings! Photo Credits: AK, eBay

Credit: Jerritt Clark/Getty Celebrities are just like us: sometimes they choke on pork ribs at Jimmy Kimmel's house! That's what the late-night star shared recently about his frenemy, Matt Damon, anyway. Kimmel recently spoke to Variety about the time he'd invited Matt Damon and his brother, Kyle, for some home-cooked pork ribs once night. Damon arrived late and was "very hungry" according to Kimmel. He scarfed down the ribs too quickly and one became lodged in his throat for about an hour and a half.  Kimmel began to worry, saying that if Damon died at his house he would surely be arrested for murder in light of the pair's ongoing "feud." But after some youtubing, they learned that eating small pieces of bread could help to dislodge the rib, which is what saved Damon that night. Phew! Now the two can continue their beef for years to come. Source: Entertainment Weekly

Greetings, lascivious sloots and layabout loons, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday, today with sass, class and just a touch of Rachel Dolezal (not really, but kinda) (intrigued, aren't you?). I speak of Ruth Olay, a one-of-a-kind singer who started out "passing" as Black while touring with a group of talented Black musicians, all of whom carefully guarded her secret, since, at that time, "mixed" groups were forbidden and they all enjoyed playing together. Some risks were worth taking and her dark complexion and short, naturally curly hair, owing to her Hungarian ancestry, made it easy to fool eagle-eyed bookers and club owners.  Only years later did she break through, finding moderate success after appearing on TV's "The Jack Parr Show." Years previous, it was none other than her friend Ivie Anderson who gave her one of her first big breaks when she invited her to sing with Duke Ellington's band.  Tonight only, at the Manor...

As a wee one, I was delighted by "Alley Oop," a comic strip about a hapless caveman and his varied exploits, though I had no idea how much it had changed since it first appeared.  In fact, seven years after debuting in 1932, the strip made a jaw-dropping, even radical, transformation when its cartoonist, V.T. Hamlin, zapped his caveman hero into the 20th century - and thereafter, into every conceivable time period - making him a humorous and perpetual fish-out-of-water, time-traveling character.  Before creating the strip, Hamlin served in WWI, where he survived a near-deadly poison gas attack and drafted cartoons during his long recovery. It was then when he realized that he might just have a future as a cartoonist. Luckily, he later ignored the rantings of a college art professor, who announced in class,"'Now here's a man with a wonderful talent and he wants to waste it on being a cartoonist!"  As the Roaring Twenties unfurled, Hamlin tried unsuccessfully ...