Fugs & Pieces, December 15th, 2023

Comfortable ten days earlier than Christmas I’ve NEVER BEEN THIS BEHIND!!!!!! Hope you’ve gotten a blessed and stress-free weekend???

At Drinks With Broads this week: I recapped the penultimate episode of The Gilded Age….ever????? We stated goodbye to Andre Braugher, and complained about comedy v. drama nominations. And we yell about Great Pottery Throw Down and other things. Talking of, did you know you can give a gift subscription to Drinks With Broads? DO IT! (You’ll be able to even schedule the reward for later! Handy!)

Maintaining this one bookmarked: 61 New Year’s Eve Appetizers for Every Kind of Party [Epicurious]

Only a heads up that J.Crew is having A BIG SALE. [affiliate link]

THIS IS FASCINATING at Slate: “The Virus Inside Your TV: In the 1990s, a group of radical artists smuggled political messages into Melrose Place. Not everyone found it funny.“

Love this: My Jewish Charlie Brown Christmas. [NYT, gifted link]

Lainey goes deep on Taylor Swift’s recent birthday party. (No Travis as a result of KC is at dwelling this week and he, you understand, needed to do his job. Is that this a protected place for me to rant about my TERRIBLE FANTASY SQUAD?)

That is WILD: Below Deck charter guests accused of stealing cast members’ identities as part of opioid scheme. [EW]

And The Squawk got logistical about voting during awards season.

These are WILD: Shock of the old: 11 murderous and macabre Victorian Christmas cards. [The Guardian]

So cool: A map of 1,001 novels to show us where to find the real America. [LA Times]

I’ve spent loads of this week ranting about this to my boyfriend: After Years of Emboldening Draymond Green, the NBA Just Suspended Him Indefinitely. (I feel Draymond wants critical assist, and has for a very long time.) [The Ringer]

Neat: Inside the Newark Museum of Art’s Restored Ballantine House, a 27-Room 1885 Mansion [Architectural Digest]

Dakota Johnson says she needs 101-14 hours of sleep a night and 14 is too much for me but 10???????? Ten is my candy spot. (I would like loads of sleep myself.) [Celebitchy]

Conde Nast Traveler presents: The Best Hotels and Resorts in the World: The Gold List 2024. I like a elaborate lodge!

I used to be pleased to talk to Elle for this text: Why Every Celebrity Is Stripping Down.

OMG: Cars for Kids Might Kill Kars4Kids. [Curbed]

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