Fugs & Pieces, August 4th 2023

GREETINGS! I hope it’s not too sizzling wherever you might be.

It is a good query, requested by Vox: “Are carbon offsets all they’re cracked up to be? We tracked one from Kenya to England to find out.”

Excellent: Is This a Taco Bell Party or Am I Having an Existential Crisis? (That is in fact the work of Dave Holmes.) [Esquire]

Apparently, Taylor Swift paid out $55 million!!! in tour bonuses to everyone from drivers to security to caterers. That’s nicely performed certainly, good for Taylor! [Lainey]

Talking of nicely performed: “Clinic renamed for Boston-born actress Eliza Dushku Palandjian and husband after $7.5 mil donation to Brigham & Women’s.” (I didn’t even know she’d gotten married! Mazel tov throughout to Religion.) [Boston.com]

Andrew Garfield is on a boat! [Lainey]

Oooh, Travel + Leisure has released their best of 2023 awards. I like having Better of awards occurring within the useless zone of summer season!

Due to the Fug Nationwide who despatched this in, it’s a actual mess: On the Minimize: The Smutty Hockey Drama Melting Down BookTok.

This appears probably DIVISIVE. On the Wirecutter, choose your fighter: The Best Pen. (I agree the Pentel is superb.)

At Texas Month-to-month: How Paul Reubens’s ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ Defined Texas for Non-Texans

Are you able to blame them? At Eater: Celebrities Can’t Stop Making Ice Cream

SO attention-grabbing: Why your hotel smells like that. (I at all times say that I would like my home to odor like a lodge. Sure, of course, I have bought candles from Hotel Lobby Candle!) [WaPo, gifted link; affiliate link]

Right here’s the Top Ten things Fug Nation bought in July.

Vainness Honest stories “Meryl Streep, George Clooney, More A-Listers Donate Millions to SAG-AFTRA Foundation.” The “extra” embrace Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kidman, the Damons, the Lopez-Bflecks, and a bunch of different A-listers. As they need to! Particularly, because the article says, Fran thinks the strike would possibly go one other six months, which shall be, frankly, financially nightmarish for Los Angeles as a complete.

In the meantime: Leah Remini is suing the Church of Scientology and David Miscavige. [Socialite Life]

“How to Unsuccessfully Spin Bad PR: Ariana and Spongebob Edition.” That is additionally a large number! [Pajiba]

Additionally additionally a large number:  Days of Our Lives has suspended production during an investigation of misconduct.  (This week’s F&P has extra mess than anticipated.) [Vulture]

I too questioned this: “Why is Susan Sarandon attending a film festival during the SAG-AFTRA strike?”I feel it’s as a result of she’s accepting a lifetime achievement award and never selling a selected challenge. [Celebitchy]

That is an interesting piece about Renaissance beauty secrets, at Tatler.

At Drinks with Broads this week: We received into Aidan’s DUMB COAT within the AJLT recap; talked about the weirdest travel-sized toiletries and had a spoiler-y Barbie chat, yakked about Goop renting her guest house on airbnb and how off brand that is, in addition to the Trudeaux divorce and the way a Canadian betting website needs him up to now a cavalcade of Decisions, and the Lizzo allegations. Come on by!

And right here at GFY, we’ve had many a chat: What’s Your Favorite Newsletter?, and What’s Your Dream Vacation?, and
What Are Your Keep-Cool Tips? And What’s Your Easy Summer Dinner?. Share your knowledge!

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