Fugs and Pieces, December 21st, 2023

Blissful Holidays, Fug Nation! Right now is our final day of standard posting till 2024 — a loopy sounding yr, actually. We’ll have loads of enjoyable year-end stuff working for the subsequent week and a half-ish, although, so undoubtedly come by and see what we’re as much as. Common posting resumes Wednesday, January third after which will probably be HEADLONG into awards season. I’m excited! Blissful holidays, blissful new yr, and thanks all SO MUCH for hanging out with us this yr. We admire you!

Congrats, it has arrived: The 2023 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog [Defector]

Lainey’s publication, the Squawk, takes us via The 12 Months of Gossip. I forgot lots of this!

The Hollywood Reporter opines: Men Broke All of Hollywood’s Red Carpet Rules in 2023.

So attention-grabbing: Hollywood actors hope to curtail hair horror stories, at WaPo [gifted link]. I didn’t know the brand new SAG-AFTRA contract included “hair fairness” safety, which is GREAT.

Oooh, I need to make these: Gochujang Caramel Cookies. [NYT Cooking, gifted link]

Why does this by no means occur to me: Woman gets over $100k for vase bought at Goodwill for $3.99 [Celebitchy]

This additionally has not occurred to me: She inherited the world’s largest collection of Barbra Streisand memorabilia. Now what? [LAT]

Ugh, I love this Breton-stripe sweater/jacket at J.Crew. I’m going to completely revamp my wardrobe subsequent yr however possibly I ought to begin…NOW?? [affiliate link]

Is that this gonna be on Promoting Sundown????? Curbed reviews: Jason Oppenheim Got the Kanye Listing.

I learn some individuals complaining that Rachel McAdams didn’t do the Imply Ladies reunion advert, however apparently she didn’t know EVERYONE ELSE was doing it — which seems like a huge failure of her agent, honestly? It’s best to discover that out. (Additionally the advert company ought to have made it clear, so…failures to speak throughout. Somebody dropped the ball.) [Variety]

I loved this and appreciated that somebody talked about the GREAT WALLPAPER on this film: Just How Rich Were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’? [NYT, gifted link]

This appears WILD to me: “For $499 per month, you can now be part of Tinder’s one percent. Tinder Select, the company’s invitation-only membership, launched on Tuesday. For these nonetheless doing that math, that’s roughly $6,000 a yr to hopefully discover love.” I’m pro-dating app — I met my boyfriend on Hinge! — however that worth is VERY HIGH. [The Cut]

Oy: Justin Timberlake Adds Disclaimer Before Performing Anti-Britney Spears Hit, ‘Cry Me A River’. Actually, I really feel like he ought to simply carry out this with out commenting in any respect! Anybody at a JT present most likely isn’t THAT mad about Britney-related misbehavior and objectively, this track is sweet. Both don’t do it in any respect out of respect for the way it additionally actually messed with Britney, or simply carry out it as normal! By no means complain, by no means clarify! [Pajiba]

At Eater: ‘Martha Stewart’s Christmas’ Was a Book, a Fantasia, and a Target. Actually, I actually need this e book now. (I’m a fan of Martha.)

I didn’t know any of this: The Thorny History of the Poinsettia’s Namesake. [Texas Monthly]

Tremendous attention-grabbing: Inside The New York Times’ Big Bet on Games. I LOVE Wordle and Connections and do them each day. (I’m an occasional Spelling Bee-er and Crosswords individual) [Vanity Fair]

Necessary PSA: Risk of penile fractures rises at Christmas, doctors find. Watch out on the market!! [The Guardian]

Over at Drinks With Broads, this week’s free problem examined the most recent (boring) efforts from Vogue and how my old Good Housekeeping book wants me to re-wire the house, plus Shannen Doherty’s no-holds barred podcast, and some different tidbits. Plus! Our recap of the season (hopefully not series) finale of The Gilded Age. Paid subscribers acquired to weigh in on shows we might recap going forward and place their bets for what kind of nutty news PR folks are getting ready to try to sneak out under cover of the holidays. Thanks SO MUCH to everybody who’s joined us there up to now this yr and we’re trying ahead to a different nice yr forward!

We additionally had some good chats right here at GFY, from your go-to holiday cookie to Give a Last Minute Holiday Suggestion, Get a Last Minute Holiday Suggestion!

That is amusing: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney recreate famous Wham! cover. [Socialite Life]

And, lastly — talking of! — it’s time for our most treasured Fug Nation custom. The annual Final Christmas viewing: