Fugs & Pieces, March 8th, 2024

Glad Oscars Weekend! That’s proper, the massive one is that this Sunday — hopefully not additionally The Huge One, though an enormous earthquake through the Oscars seems like an episode of 9-1-1. We’ll have full protection of the pink carpet right here on Monday, and can in fact be internet hosting our usual live chat over at Drinks With Broads all through the pink carpet, which begins at 1pm Pacific Time, and the ceremony, which kicks off at 4pm Pacific Time. That is one to not miss, so come hang around!

Additionally at DWB this week, talking of the Oscars, we sat down with Pamela Ribon for a deep, logistics-y dive into what it was like to be Oscar-nominated last year. We additionally explored a MUSTARD MUSEUM, watched The Regime, and dove into all that F1 gossip. We arrived at the penultimate episode of Traitors, and I lost my mind about how much I hate Feud.

Talking of the Oscars, Lainey’s e-newsletter, The Squawk, had a great piece on how the Oscars came to be. She additionally made her Oscars predictions.

Additionally well timed, at Vainness Truthful: How Joan Rivers Turned Red-Carpet Arrivals Into High-Camp Carpet-Bombing

Enjoyable: How an Oscars Viewing Party Expert Creates His Iconic Pun-Filled Food Spread [Eater]

Lilo says a Freaky Friday sequel is a go! I’ll pay for that. Most likely. [Socialite Life]

In a traditional Friday-before-the-Oscars information dump, Natalie Portman and Ballet K.Fed are now divorced. Good for her! [People]

I liked this: Ike Barinholtz Owes His Big Jeopardy! Victory to Eyes Wide Shut. [Vulture]

The LA Instances reviews: How some very spicy noodles saved the company that pioneered Korean ramen.

Oooh, I like this shirtdress. [J.Crew, affiliate link]

Pleasant: “Very Rare Yellow-Billed Loon Visits the Las Vegas Strip, Hangs Out in the Bellagio Fountains.” Perhaps that hen needed to win some money!! [Smithsonian]

A fun chat with Alan Cumming about Traitors. [Vulture]

Maybe helpful to you, by way of Bon Appetit: 23 Tequila Drinks to Get the Party Partying

At City & Nation: How Shōgun Adapted James Clavell’s Novel for a Modern Audience.

The NYT asks, Why Are Pants So Big (Again)? [gifted link]

Ought to I take up needlepoint? [The Stripe]

That is wild and really disturbing for these homeowners!!! At LA Magazine: Inside the Harrowing Rise of Gunpoint French Bulldog Thefts in L.A.

I loved eyeballing all the amazing jewels (and everything else!!) at this wedding. [Vogue]

Nice information: “Christopher Nolan, Lulu Wang, and Judd Apatow Among ‘the Most Badass Cinematic Gang Ever’ Acquiring Historic LA Theater.” [AD]

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