Elvira, Mistress of Liberty

Happy Independence Day to you USAers in the crowd. As we did last year here at the Lounge, we’re honoring Lady Liberty with our own liberated babe of the night, the gal who put the boob back into boob tube: Cassandra Peterson, aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark! America’s 250th birthday is great and all, … Continue reading Elvira, Mistress of Liberty →

Baby “Hot Pants” Pfeiffer

Everyone knows my infatuation with Michelle Pfeiffer takes many forms and spans all of her eras. To paraphrase Office Space, I celebrate the girl’s entire catalog. While her career ascension years of, say, 1982–1989 and her settling into superstardom during the 1990s are my favorites, I must admit that my heart has a special fondness … Continue reading Baby “Hot Pants” Pfeiffer →

Pinup of the Week

Have a great week!

Lost and found: I, Madman

A bookstore employee’s love of trashy horror novels takes a scary turn when evil leaps from the pages into her real life… How a film like I, Madman (1989) remained off my radar for so long is a mystery. It contains several things I love. 1. Used books; 2. Used bookstores; 3. A hot, nerdy … Continue reading Lost and found: I, Madman →

Jinkies, it’s Linda Cardellini’s Birthday!

Why, hello there, birthday girl. Actress Linda Cardellini has been a longtime favorite of mine, ever since watching her star in the short-lived, but absolutely beloved 1999–2000 TV series Freaks and Geeks. When she was cast as Velma Dinkley in the early aughts Scooby Doo films, I knew that not only was that great casting, … Continue reading Jinkies, it’s Linda Cardellini’s Birthday! →

Pinup of the Week

“I looove those redheads, man.” — David Wooderson, Dazed and Confused Marilee Caruso Photography This one’s for all the dads out there. Happy Father’s Day, y’all.

Pinup of the Week

In a continuing effort to write as little as possible, I’m introducing yet another series of largely visual posts, this time celebrating the time-honored art of The Pinup Girl—or Pin-up, or Pin Up…you choose, I can’t! This week’s pinup is from Celeste Giuliano Photography and features a very comely model rocking the retro-vintage pinup aesthetic. … Continue reading Pinup of the Week →