The Other McCain

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Rule 5 Sunday: Christina Ricci

— compiled by Wombat-socho Born on this day in 1980, Christina Ricci is probably best known for her portrayal of Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and its sequel, Addams Family Values. She’s also appeared in a wide range of more adult roles in movies and TV. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. NINETY […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Gina Lollobrigida, RIP

— compiled by Wombat-socho Italian bombshell Gina Lollobrigida co-starred with just about every movie star of the 1950s and 60s despite a contract with Howard Hughes that effectively prohibited her from filming in America. Some of her best-known films are Beat The Devil (with Humphrey Bogart), The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (with Anthony Quinn), and […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Homeko

— compiled by Wombat-socho Maybe not as good with the meatloaf as her little sister Vista, but XP Home Edition (Homeko) is pretty affectionate in her own way. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. NINETY MILES FROM TYRANNY: Hot Pick of the Late Night, The 90 Miles Mystery Box Episode #1960, Morning Mistress, and […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Annalisa Greco

— compiled by Wombat-socho Seen on Reddit; an Italian actress & model since 2012. Also, greetings to Flappr, “a fledging right of center website that publishes blogs, video essays and makes entertaining historical documentaries on revolutions (from a conservative perspective).” Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule Five Beam-Down Power Friday, and […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Happy New Year!

— compiled by Wombat-socho You probably don’t know who Robert McGinnis is, but you almost certainly recognize his art: in addition to drawing the covers for hundreds of action & romance paperbacks for over fifty years, he also created the extremely memorable movie posters for Breakfast At Tiffany’s and Barbarella as well as several James […]

Rule 5 Monday: St. Stephen’s Day Edition

— compiled by Wombat-socho For a minute I considered having Ingrid Pitt as an appetizer again, since St. Stephen is the patron of casketmakers and Ms. Pitt spent a lot of Hammer movies in caskets, but I thought it was a bit of a stretch…so you get Cikita Pechova, a Czech model I spotted on […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Mrs. Santa

— compiled by Wombat-socho Cosplay by u/MarieWithDDs on Reddit. Ceterum autem censeo Silicon Valley esse delendam. NINETY MILES FROM TYRANNY: Hot Pick of the Late Night, The 90 Miles Mystery Box Episode #1932, Morning Mistress, and Girls With Guns.  ANIMAL MAGNETISM: Rule 5 Climate Cult Friday, and the Saturday Gingermageddon. EBL: MAGA – Trading Trump, […]

Rule 5 Sunday: Mrs. Verlander Goes To New York

— compiled by Wombat-socho One of the things that happened after the World Series was that a bunch of free agents moved to different teams, and one of them was 2022 Cy Young Winner Justin Verlander., who signed a two-year $86 million deal with the Mets. This will give his lovely wife Kate more opportunities […]

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