Fugs and Pieces, February 23rd, 2024

Pleased weekend, everybody! Hope you’ve been consuming your Wheaties, each the SAGs AND the Impartial Spirit Awards are this upcoming weekend. We’ll have full protection right here on the web site beginning Monday.

Are you feeling low-key bummed out? I rounded up a bunch of little things that you might want to treat yourself to.

At Drinks With Broads, we introduced you a lot! Here’s your recap of the latest episode of Feud, which is a captivating mess! Heather watched and weighed in on J. Lo’s new (insane) movie, and we tackled the new adaptation of One Day, the newest Vanity Fair Hollywood Edition, and wacky failed pilots. As we’ve lately hit the one 12 months anniversary of the publication, I wish to give HUGE THANKS to everybody who has subscribed. The revenue from paid subscribers actually stored this web site afloat this previous 12 months, because the advert gross sales market is at the moment dire. Additionally: it’s been SO FUN.

I’m excited about this new Zendaya movie. (I’m not speaking about Dune.) [Lainey]

Pajiba asks, How Can a Series With as Much Going for It as ‘The New Look’ Be This Dull? Do you agree? (I haven’t been watching it. I’ll say that it had VERY little buzz.)

This looks like a fantastic exhibit. Report again, if you happen to go: The Met Aims to Get Harlem Right, the Second Time Around [NYT, gifted link]

Talking of artwork, at Smithsonian: Inside the Biggest Art Fraud in History. You already know we’re all the time right here for ART FRAUD!

Wonderful: “Lyn Slater, 70, was deemed the Unintentional Icon by a university trend pupil. She now has nearly one million followers on social media and is upending notions of aging.” [NYT, gifted link]

This bag is CUTE. [J.Crew, affiliate link]

That is an fascinating salute to an attention-grabbing girl: Monica Hickey, Doyenne of Bridal Gowns, Dies at 100. [NYT, gifted link]

This piece about filming in Leonard Bernstein’s actual house for Maestro  (and creating the remainder of the units) is actually attention-grabbing. [Curbed]

Very related to my pursuits, at Eater: Which Lasagna Recipe Is Worth the Work? Now I would like lasagna.

At The Lower: “Hanging On by a Thread: Why an unbiased designer at this time can costume celebrities, win awards, and nonetheless be one paycheck away from shuttering.”

INTERESTING: Narciso Rodriguez Is Returning to Fashion.  Julianna Margulies will likely be JAZZED. [Town & Country]

I’m gonna do that once I win the lotto: The Guy That Built His House in a Sports Stadium. (This man did OWN the Astrodome.) It’s HIDEOUS. [Messy Nessy Chic]

I laughed at this characterization of Taylor and Travis: “Season two of TNT has officially begun, on location. Common for hit exhibits – greater price range with a much bigger viewers.” [Lainey]

Attention-grabbing: How the loneliness crisis is fueling “stan culture” [Salon]

We were on Kate Casey’s podcast this week, talking about Real Housewives and The Traitors! It was a blast. Give it a whirl.

We additionally had a great chat this week about what everyone is currently reading!

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