Fugs and Pieces, January 5th, 2024

Pleased New Yr, Fug Nation! I hope you had an ideal vacation and a fab begin to your 12 months. (I obtained engaged! Thanks a lot to everybody to your candy properly needs! We’re thrilled and excited.)

Lainey has a photograph of Julia Fox in a TRULY WILD OUTFIT which we didn’t have in our photograph subs PLEASE BEHOLD.

Sudden celeb information: Pierce Brosnan faces charges after allegedly walking in Yellowstone’s thermal areas. [Socialite Life]

At Defector, Drew Magary asks What Happens When Players Start Opting Out Of The College Football Playoff? 

She had a great run, however I used to be nonetheless unhappy to learn this. On the NYT [gifted link]; Glynis Johns, Tony Winner for ‘A Little Night Music,’ Dies at 100. Or, as individuals my age know her, the girl who introduced us the banger “Sister Suffragette.”

WaPo wants to test your fitness! Mine is best than I assumed. Who knew? [gifted link]

Fascinating, at The Hollywood Reporter: Digital Cosmetics Is the A-List’s Most Guarded Beauty Secret

I rounded up a bunch of random fun stuff you might want to buy for yourself this January.

You also needs to most likely know J.Crew is having a very big sale right now. I do NOT want this black and white checked trench coat but I do want it. They’re additionally working a cashmere sale at the moment and I DID get a cropped sweater. [affiliate link]

That is SO cool: “Purchased for $25, This Bargain Brooch Could Sell for $19,000—Thanks to ‘Antiques Roadshow’” [Smithsonian]

Attention-grabbing learn, at The Ringer: How Mayim Bialik Lost Her Role as the Main Host of ‘Jeopardy!’

City and Nation examines How to Mute Friends & Not Alienate People.

At Texas Month-to-month: A Houston Bishop Squabbles With the New York Times Over a Saucy Crossword Clue. 

Lainey’s piece about Ryan Gosling’s performance as Ken — and his awards campaign — is interesting and, I believe, lifeless on.

At Celebitchy: Will Taylor Swift attend Sunday’s Golden Globes without Travis Kelce? I personally assume she may resolve to go to the Chiefs recreation as an alternative; Kelce is on monitor to interrupt 1000 yards this weekend. (After which he’ll most likely sit down in order to not danger harm earlier than the play-offs.) Taylor doesn’t want the Globes. (Both approach, HE gained’t be there.)

Associated, on the LA Occasions: Taylor and Travis’ whirlwind romance is the love story we’ve been waiting for

Actually fascinating at Atlas Obscura: Inside Pyongyang, North Korea’s Capital of Control

I’ve been lurking in a number of wedding ceremony planning subreddits and this can be a first: “The owner of our wedding venue is suspected to have murdered his brother…no idea what will happen.” That’s an sudden glitch for actual!

Vulture brings you The 39 Greatest Car Movies Ever Made.

Pajiba experiences Sally Field Says Ex Burt Reynolds Resented Her Success, Wouldn’t Attend Oscars The Year She Won. Unhealthy type, Burt!!

I liked studying this at Eater: How to Score an Enviable Vintage Dinnerware Collection. 

Drinks With Broads was low key this week because of the vacation, however paid subscribers got our round-up of everyone who broke up during the holidays and a deep dive into the Golden Globes gift bag. The Globes are SUNDAY — and we will probably be internet hosting an open thread through the pink carpet and ceremony at Drinks With Broads for paid subscribers. Our next-day round-up of occasions will probably be going out to everybody – join us there, if you haven’t already! (We’ll in fact be protecting the pink carpet right here as at all times!) And final week, we crowd-sourced suggestions from folks for what show to recap there next. I’m leaning towards tackling the brand new season of Feud.

Talking of Substacks! I do know so lots of you liked the Courtroom Jeweller web site — she now has a newsletter called Hidden Gems!

We additionally had some enjoyable chats right here this week, together with one about New Year’s Resolutions and one other the place we all shared the best book we read in 2023.

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