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# Fugs and Pieces, February 27, 2015
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-and-pieces-february-27-2015-02-2015/
- Published: 2015-02-27T22:00:33.000Z
- Updated: 2015-02-28T00:38:50.000Z
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 07:41

I seriously had to think about what year it was when I wrote this. And then I got the date wrong. Where AM I, and why isn't the answer "Tahiti"? Post-Oscars is a confusing time.

First of all! ICYMI, [**you can now read the first seven chapters of our forthcoming novel, *The Royal We*, for free**](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-first-seven-chapters-of-the-royal-we-02-2015/)**!** FREE! Also, [**Goodreads is giving away 15 signed galleys**](https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/127869-the-royal-we?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)**,** so be sure to enter if you are interested! (Unfortunately, the giveaway is for US readers only.)

In non-book-related news, it's also possible that you missed some of our Fashion Week shenanigans given the Drama and Grandeur of the Oscars that came right on the heels of NYFW. [If so, we've got a round-up of everything we did and wrote for *Cosmo* here.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/in-case-you-missed-fug-new-york-fashion-week-coverage-02-2015/) You cannot miss Heather asking Martha from *The Americans* about what it's like to boink Matthew Rhys when they're both wearing crazy wigs.

AND ELSEWHERE:

\-- [Romance titan Bertrice Small died this week.](https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2015/02/bertrice-small-1937-2015/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) When I was a teenager, I was OBSESSED with her Skye O'Malley series. (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books)

\-- And Leonard Nimoy died today, which I am so SAD about. [The *New York Times* has a neat video of him explaining the origin of the Vulcan hand signal.](https://www.nytimes.com/video/obituaries/100000003536154/nimoy-explains-origin-of-vulcan-greeting.html?smid=tw-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- [You guys will love this piece on Ralph Fiennes](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/11421448/The-eclectic-unpredictable-career-of-Ralph-Fiennes.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), and not just because a Fug National was quoted therein. (The Telegraph)

\-- [Jamie Lee Curtis interviews Signourney Weaver for *Interview*](https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/sigourney-weaver/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io#%5F) and it is awesome. To wit: "I played a woman who kept a hedgehog in her vagina in one play; I was schizophrenic in another. It was just so much fun."

\-- YAY! Allen Leech -- AKA Tom Branson on[ *Downton Abbey* \-- did an AMA on Reddit. ](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2wzm71/i%5Fam%5Fallen%5Fleech%5Factor%5Fyou%5Fmight%5Fknow%5Fme%5Fas%5Ftom/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)You should know that he called Maggie Smith "The Notorious M.A.G."

\-- Speaking of *Downton*, [here's a great piece on that showstopper of a dress that Rose wore last week. ](https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-11-09/downton-abbey-a-guide-to-lady-roses-wedding-dress?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)(Spoilers, obviously, if you're not caught up.) (Radio Times)

\-- PNEUMATIC TUBES! I'm obsessed with them; [Lapsed Historian has a FASCINATING piece about their use in London.](https://lapsedhistorian.com/get-blower-londons-forgotten-pneumatic-messaging-tubes/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- That T Swift is savvy; she explains to People StyleWatch [why she posted a bikini pic on her Instagram. Spoiler: to screw with the paparazzi.](https://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2015/02/25/taylor-swift-bikini-belly-button-photos/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- *People* also has a cool video, [reliving the Oscars red carpet in 90 seconds](https://www.people.com/people/videos/0,,20903582,00.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

\-- The pics from inside the *Vanity Fair* Oscar party are great, if you haven't seen them yet. L[ike this one, of Bandaidcatcher Casteroil talking to the Sisters Collins.](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/photos/2015/02/oscar-party-2015-red-carpet-inside-photos?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io#44)

\-- And I love [this piece from *Bon Appetit* about Oscars gowns that remind them of recipe](https://www.bonappetit.com/entertaining-style/pop-culture/slideshow/17-oscars-looks-reminded-us-recipes/?slide=1&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)s.

\-- The [first image from the Jem and The Holograms movie is HERE!](https://www.pajiba.com/trade%5Fnews/we-answer-your-questions-about-the-first-jem-and-the-holograms-image.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (Pajiba)

\-- Open Culture explains [why people do their best thinking in the shower](https://www.openculture.com/2014/12/why-you-do-your-best-thinking-in-the-shower.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Which is true for me. I once almost rented an apartment that had a white board hanging over the bathtub. I think I walked in and said, "well. A writer used to live here."

\--[ Drew Barrymore is writing a book of "personal essays," ](https://www.laineygossip.com/Drew-Barrymore-is-writing-autobiographical-book-of-essays/37751?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)which could potentially be interesting. She has lived a life. (Lainey)

\-- [Apparently Jude Law was almost cast as Superman.](https://www.celebitchy.com/414197/jude%5Flaw%5Fcame%5Fvery%5Fclose%5Fto%5Fbeing%5Fcast%5Fas%5Fsuperman%5Fin%5F2002%5Fwhat/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) That is INTRIGUING. (Celebitchy)