Melanie Appleby - English singer, half of Mel & Kim - (1966-1990) Alessia Cara - Canadian singer-songwriter.- 29 Connor Paolo - American actor - 35 Caroline Wozniacki - Danish professional tennis player - 35 David Henrie - American actor, writer, and director - 36 Joan Smalls - Puerto Rican model and television personality - 37 Cristina Vee - American voice actress - 38 Serinda Swan - Canadian actress - 41 Audra Mae - American singer-songwriter - 41 Rachael Taylor - Australian actress and model - 41 Marie Serneholt - Swedish singer and model - 42 Lil Zane - American rapper - 43 Jax Taylor - American television personality, model, and actor - 46 Nadya “Octomom” Suleman - American media personality - 50 Lil’ Kim - American rapper - 51 Andrew Bird - American musician, singer, and songwriter - 52 Michael Rosenbaum - American actor and podcaster - 53 Justin Chambers - American actor and former model - 55 Jeff Corwin - American biologist and wildlife conservationist -...

  Few places understand the joy of summer like Spain. A country that bursts with coastal breezes, sleepy siestas, and midnight dinners under the stars, Spain is not a monolith—its regions are as distinct as their dialects, plates, and produce. From the zesty Andalusian coast to the green hills of Galicia, each area brings something unique to the table.  So this week, as part of the Peckerwood Summer Series, we begin our world culinary tour in Spain—a nation that treats seasonal produce and seaside ingredients like poetry. Here are our carefully chosen summer recipes, drawn from top Spanish home chefs, relatives and traditions, each one built for real life: full of flavor but not high-drama in the kitchen. Taste as you go, eyeball the measurements since most home chefs don’t measure they estimate. They are also formatted funky because I cut and paste from other people and it pasted weird here for some reason.    Spanish Regions: Agricultural & Cultural Highlights...

 

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Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's Caption This contest!

  Gary LeVox - American singer-songwriter; lead vocalist of the band Rascal Flatts - 55 Isabela Merced - American actress and singer - 24 Perrie Edwards - English singer, previous member of girl band Little Mix - 32 Carlon Jeffery - American actor and rapper - 32 Angel Haze - American rapper and singer - 34 Antonio Brown - American football player - 37 Wyatt Russell - American actor and former ice hockey player - 39 Golshifteh Farahani - Iranian-French actress - 42 Jessica Simpson - American singer, actress, and fashion designer - 45 Thomas Ian Nicholas - American actor, film producer and singer - 45 Gong Yoo - South Korean actor - 46 Chiwetel Ejiofor - British actor - 48 Gwendoline Yeo - Singaporean actress, musician and writer - 48 Elijah Blue Allman - American musician - 49 Adrian Grenier - American actor, producer, director and musician - 49 Sofia Vergara - Colombian and American actress and model - 53 Erika Jayne - American singer, television personality and actress - 54 ...

  ► My Little Pony (Govt Name: Sarah Jessica Parker or SJP) is out to prove to the world that she's a deep thinker and intellect along the lines of Aristotle or Plato. A while back told the Pen Literary Awards committee that she reads 2 books / a day along with bragging that she's a judge for the 2025 Booker Prize. Variety Magazine threw shade at SJP's dubious claim by saying, "either she has more hours in the day than the rest of us, is a Guinness World Record-level speed reader or is a liar." Oh the burn! I'm going with SJP being a liar. In any case, SJP decided to stick her hoof in the current global discord by explaining why she doesn't discuss geo-political and social issues on SM or anywhere else. Here's what she neighed out of her mouth:   Read More  “I don’t talk on social media because I don’t think it’s a place that’s deserving of any real complicated conversation,” Parker said. She pointed out that politics went on for decades before the i...

Welcome book sluts, to another meeting of The Peckerwood Book Club, where we can share our thoughts about the books we've been reading, what books we're looking forward to - and just as crucial, what we indulge in snack-wise while doing so. By the way, if you dare tell us that you never nosh while reading a book, we won't believe you, so don't even try.  Since it's summer, I find myself pursuing easy beach reads, and in some cases, revisiting old favorites.  One of them is " The Comfort Of Strangers ," my favorite Ian McEwan novel, which remains shockingly potent despite the poky 1990 Harold Pinter/Paul Schrader movie adaptation, which feels all too listless in comparison to McEwan's chilling examination of brutality, dominance and subservience in modern day relationships. At just over 120 pages, it streaks past like a deadly snake poised to strike.  The same might be said of another favorite, " Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ," a collection of early Pa...

"Hey gang! I know it's summer vaca but I just had to call you, you'll never believe it! As a reward for my (almost) straight-A grades last year (okay, I got a C in chemistry) (what do you expect, I'm a cheerleader, lol), my parents just bought me a brand-new Galaxy 5000! Isn't it the most, to say the least? "Oh! And I saw a new girl from Austria named Sandy signing up for next semester and she's dreadfully pretty and I just know we're going to be life-long friends! She said she's going to try out for the cheerleading team. Oh, I'm sure she'll be peachy-keen, jellybean - though I bet she hasn't got even half my moves! Behold:  "Oh, well, see you in September!" The older I get the more stupidly sentimental I become. Much love to these two beautiful people, Olivia Newton-John and Susan Buckner, both gone now. (Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures) Wistful, but happy, Wednesday, darlings. Don't forget to show us your own cheerlead...

Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's Caption This contest!

  Courtney Love - American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actress - 61 Georgie Henley - English actress - 30 Douglas Booth - English actor and musician - 33 Mtchel Musso - American actor and singer - 34 Rebecca Sugar - American animator and screenwriter - 38 Kiely Williams - American singer and dancer - 39 Christina Hack - American investor and tv personality - 42 Angelica Celaya - American actress and model - 43 Ashly DelGrosso - American professional dancer - 43 Toby Kebbell - English actor - 43 Shelton Benjamin - American professional wrestler - 50 Jack White - American musician, singer, songwriter, and half of The White Stripes - 50 Enrique Murciano - American actor - 52 Pamela Adlon - American actress, writer and director - 59 Jordan Belfort - American entrepreneur and inspiration for The Wolf of Wall Street - 63 Jim Kerr - Scottish singer, lead singer of Simple Minds - 66 Kevin Nash - American actor, podcaster and retired professional wrestler - 66 Marc Almond - Engl...

  ► Aaron Phypers (52) filed for divorce from Denise Richards (54) after 6 years of wedded bliss. Aaron checked off the irreconcilable differences box on the divorce form. Back in March, Denise gushed that divorce for them would never be an option, and that living with her was difficult - which Aaron agreed. See, that was mistake #1. Mistake #2 was Denise doing Only Fans with her grown daughter and showing their chochas and tatas to pervs. Aaron and Denise have no kids together - thank gawd. But they do share a motorcycle, power tools, and a sports care which were Aaron's to begin with. He wants to keep them. Fine! Keep your damn power tools. In case you're wondering how these got together, they met at a healing center in Malibu, California where Denise was undergoing "preventative DNA  repair". WTF is that? Does it involve hoisting herself on a car lift to check under the hood?  Aaron was previously married to Nicolette Sheridan of Desperate Housewives and Denise to ...

Source: TripAdvisor One of our resident Peckers, LMN, sent us an email about their husband stopping by the charming town of Hooker, Oklahoma during a roadtrip. According to Wikipedia, the town's motto is "it's a location, not a vocation." Ha! With just over 1,700 residents, what the town lacks in size it makes up for in humour! LMN's hubby knows we Peckers love a cheeky fashion statement, so he generously procured this t-shirt for the town's high school baseball team. To be seen is to be loved!

Congratulations to the winners of yesterday's Caption This contest!

  Joan Osborne - American singer-songwriter - 63 Isabella Sermon - English actress - 19 Riele Downs - Canadian actress - 24 Maya Hawke - American actress and singer-songwriter - 27 Jaden Smith - American rapper, actor - 27 Derek Chadwick - American actor - 30 David Corenswet - American actor - 32 Sky Ferreira - American singer-songwriter, model, and actress - 33 Alexis Dziena - American actress - 41 Sophia Bush - American actress - 43 Lance Gross - American actor and model - 44 Milo Ventimiglia - American actor - 48 Sebastian Maniscalco - American comedian and actor - 52 Kathleen Robertson - Canadian actress, producer and writer - 52 Beck - American musician, singer, songwriter, - 55 Billy Crudup - American actor - 57 Michael Weatherly - American actor and producer - 57 Lee Tergesen - American actor - 60 Rocky Carroll - American actor and director - 62 Robert Knepper - American actor - 66 Kevin Bacon - American actor and musician - 67 Monty Don - British horticulturist, broad...

  ► Over the weekend, Mel B (51) of the Spice Girls sashayed down the aisle to marry husband #3, hairstylist Rory McPhee (37). IMO, Rory looks like David Spade with dark hair. Her bridesmaids were her 3 grown kids - well, 2 of them are grown adults and one is 13. The future ex-husband #4 wore a kilt from the costume dept of Braveheart. Mel opted for a dress from the Stridex Acne Collection. The only member of the Spice Girls who attended was Emma Bunton (Baby Spice). I guess she had nothing better to do. In case you forgot (like I did), Mel B was kicked out of the group last year for spilling secrets about them. I have no idea what those secrets were. Probably that Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice) never sang and lip synced her way to fame; or that Gerri Halwell (Ginger Spice) is not a natural redhead. Who the heck knows...or cares. The Spice Girls are about as relevant these days as Quiznos Subs.   Read More   Rory McPhee and Mel B. Photo: Max Mumby/Indigo; Getty Images...

Flower Seller by Diego Rivera  The systems are cracking. The air is thick with cruelty. Basic decency has become a radical act. And the orange menace and his fanboys are circling the country like flies over a half-dead empire, selling grievance like Tupperware and calling it salvation. So yeah, it’s a lot. And if you're feeling afraid, exhausted, betrayed, or like maybe this whole American experiment is in its final season — you're not wrong. You're awake. But here’s the sacred truth underneath all that noise: This isn’t the first time the world has tilted toward the monstrous. And it won’t be the last time it tilts back toward the light.   Step One: Call It What It Is This is a storm. This is spiritual weather. And you don’t fight a storm by pretending it’s a breeze. You say: “This feels unsafe. This feels overwhelming. And it makes sense that I’m scared.” You are not paranoid. You are not dramatic. You are not “too sensitive.” You are conscious. And in a time of mass del...

Greetings, fellow tramps, and welcome to another edition of Manor Music Monday - this week with an extra-long holiday hangover. But you know the solution to that, don't you? More cocktails! Obvi. And tonight at the Manor's swingin' club, "Pocket Rocket," bartenders will be serving Hank Panky cocktails , while DJ Li'l Scratch will be playing outta-sight tunes performed by a somewhat forgotten chanteuse who richly deserves rediscovery. I speak of Rita Moss, a dazzling jazz-pop vocalist whose "Talk To Me Tiger" from 1966 is a thrilling, one-of-a-kind LP. Known for her stunning four-octave range, Rita only recorded five full-length LPs (that I can find), and trust me, you'll never forget her once you've heard her. She's often compared to  Yma Sumac , but I think of her more as a precursor to  Minnie Riperton , what with her eerily floating, way-up-high soprano, ersatz instrumentations and jazz-pop stylings. The title track is actually the LP...