Fugs & Pieces, May 3th, 2024

Comfortable birthday to my school roommate, Jen! And glad Friday to everybody else. This week feels as if it’s been a really chaotic one for the world; I hope the next deliver you some stress-free leisure.

At Drinks With Broads, we had a VERY FUN dialogue this week about Your Definitive Version of various stories and/or roles, and also talked about how apparently the Rock sometimes shows up EIGHT HOURS late to work. We additionally prepped for the Met Gala, and talked about how Lauren Sanchez is being styled by Anna Wintour, among other things. The Met is that this Monday — if you wish to be a part of our very enjoyable chat, that’s a perk for paid newsletters subscribers and we’d love to have you! (You may also need to get on board for when Bridgerton recaps begin in a few weeks!)

Very attention-grabbing, at Lainey: “An interesting thought experiment to imagine how any rom-com plays out if you swap the characters around. Notting Hill, however Will is the film star badgering normal-gal Anna for a second likelihood; Whereas You Have been Sleeping however Jack is the stranger who swiftly ingratiates himself right into a traumatized household (the primary act of against the law drama!); Fairly Girl however Edward is a hustler—truly that’s simply American Gigolo.”

Completely fascinating: The children who remember their past lives. [WaPo, gifted link]

That is attention-grabbing inside-baseball look at press junkets from Lainey, over at her Substack, The Squawk.

And at Vulture: The Actual Tennis in Challengers Is Kind of a Serve.

I agree: Ravioli’s Day of Reckoning Has Arrived. [Jezebel]

Talking of Challengers, for those who’re out there for cute new tennis gear, you must know there’s a very cute Prince collab at Target, AND Tuckernuck’s tennis/golf stuff is really cute right now. I really like this skirt. I additionally rounded up a bunch of shorts for the summer here.

Wild. At SFGate: The California man who hid for 6 months in a secret room inside Circuit City.

Fascinating, at Eater: We Asked: “How Did You Fund Your Restaurant?

On the NYT: A Peek Inside the Brains of ‘Super-Agers’ [gifted link]

This was a good suggestion for a chunk, at Slate: America Has Revealed Which New Taylor Swift Songs Are the Skips

The NYT asks: How Did Black Forest Cake Become the World’s Favorite Dessert? [gifted link]

We had some nice chats this week! We talked about your number one packing tip! We discussed the Tony nominations!

(Photograph by Spencer Weiner/Los Angeles Instances by way of Getty Pictures)