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# Fugs and Pieces, August 10, 2012
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-and-pieces-august-10-2012-08-2012/
- Published: 2012-08-10T21:00:36.000Z
- Updated: 2012-08-10T16:22:43.000Z
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 07:31

This time on Monday, we're going to be so bereft, because the Olympics will be over. Where will we get our fill of athletic abs and heart-warming victory over adversity, I ask you. Comfort youself with the following:

\-- Are [Brad and Angie going to steal focus from the Olympics by getting married this weekend](https://www.laineygossip.com/Articles/Details/24300/Brad-Pitt-Angelina-Jolie-August-11-Miraval-wedding-rumours?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)? Is it weird that I forgot they even got officially engaged? (Lainey)

\-- When[ the gift of a book turns into the gift of a book that's worth, like, a LOT of money](https://thehairpin.com/2012/08/the-best-time-i-got-a-book-for-christmas?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (The Hairpin)

\-- [Examining The Curse of Fergie](https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/09/the-curse-of-fergie-sarah-ferguson-is-back-at-the-london-olympics.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). The Duchess. Not the Pea. (Daily Beast)

\--[ Here's a Google Maps tour of famous authors' homes](https://www.flavorwire.com/316745/a-google-maps-tour-of-famous-authors-homes?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Groovy. (Flavorwire)

\-- Look at all these [cool space-focused covers of *Time*.](https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/08/09/time-and-space-a-lofty-history-of-space-exploration-on-time-magazines-covers/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (Time)

\-- Wait. [HAVE Jen and Justin Theroux broken up? ](https://www.celebitchy.com/244833/did%5Fjennifer%5Faniston%5Fdump%5Fjustin%5Ftheroux%5Fafter%5Fhe%5Frefused%5Fto%5Fcommit%5Fto%5Fher/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)Because I CAN NOT go through another Poor Jen Aniston cycle. Won't someone think OF ME? (Celebitchy)

\-- You DEFINITELY want to read [this interview with a *Sweet Valley High* ghostwriter](https://thehairpin.com/2012/08/how-your-sweet-valley-high-gets-made?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (The Hairpin)

\-- I love that the [Mars Landing also spawned a Twitter celeb in the form of so-called Mohawk Guy. ](https://www.refinery29.com/2012/08/35045/nasa-mohawk-guy?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)All I know is, I had a bunch of those scientists paired up in my brain and destined for true love. (Refinery29)

\-- [Why do Olympic Swimmers drink pool water](https://london2012.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/02/splashing-or-sipping-but-tasting-the-pool-before-the-swim?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)? (New York Times)

\-- Also from the NYT: [this AWESOME infographic about Usain Bolt](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/08/05/sports/olympics/the-100-meter-dash-one-race-every-medalist-ever.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (New York Times)

\-- Jezebel investigates MY one true love:[ How Diet Coke Became the World's Liquid Crack of Choice](https://jezebel.com/5932860/how-diet-coke-became-the-worlds-liquid-crack-of-choice?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (Jezebel)

\-- [Fashionista kindly takes a look at gymnastics style from 1976 to now](https://fashionista.com/2012/08/the-evolution-of-gymnastics-style-from-the-cold-war-to-the-kardashians/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I can't wait until all the sparkly pink goes out of fashion. (Fashionista)