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# Fugs and Pieces, June 2nd, 2017
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-and-pieces-june-2nd-2017-06-2017/
- Published: 2017-06-02T21:00:09.000Z
- Updated: 2017-06-02T23:20:18.000Z
- Description: Seinfeld, stickers, The Simpsons, and spelling bees.
- Author: Heather
- Tags: Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 07:51

In need of procrastinatory material on this Friday afternoon? I'm here for you.

\-- You may have heard that [Jennifer Garner is on the current cover of *People*](https://www.laineygossip.com/jennifer-garners-life-after-heartbreak-people-magazine-cover/47141?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), in a story called LIFE AFTER HEARTBREAK. You may ALSO have heard that Jennifer released a statement on Facebook taking umbrage at that -- she did not participate, and nor, it seems, did anyone else on the record -- which would therefore make it look like a big whiff from a magazine that's notoriously celebrity-friendly and has been pretty soundly on Team Sympathy for Jen. Lainey's take [includes the past several Garner covers on *People*,](https://www.laineygossip.com/jennifer-garner-facebook-statement-denying-role-in-people-cover/47151?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) and the suggestion that perhaps the denial is creating more buzz than the cover itself. (LaineyGossip)

\-- Mo Ryan, the chief TV critic at *Variety*, [wrote a stunning and deeply personal essay twining her mother's death, the possibility she may too get Huntington's Disease, and *The Leftovers*](https://variety.com/2017/tv/columns/leftovers-hbo-damon-lindelof-justin-theroux-life-death-time-travel-1202449486/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \-- and you don't have to watch *The Leftovers* to be moved by it, so don't let that deter you (just skim those parts). It's very brave writing to bare yourself that way, and so elegantly. We love you, Mo. (Variety)

\-- [This *New Yorker* piece reimagines *Seinfeld* episodes](https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/seinfeld-episodes-from-the-point-of-view-of-the-girlfriends?intcid=mod-latest&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) from the point of view of "the normal women Jerry terrorized." I love the last one. (The New Yorker)

\-- Jessica Chastain, a Cannes juror, blasted the fest's slate of films for their portrayal of and perspective on women. Three Vulture critics [dissected the fest to try and sort out which films, exactly, might've sparked her ire](https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/cannes-2017-who-was-jessica-chastain-talking-about.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). It includes this interesting perspective from Jada Yuan: *"It’s hard for me to get behind this impulse we seem to have to put Chastain up on a pedestal and cheerlead for her when the three other female members of the jury — French director Agnès Jaoui, director Maren Ade, and Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing — all made similar points that aren’t getting any attention."* (Vulture)

\-- This is another lyrical weepie [about the aftermath of tragedy, the seeking of answers, the lifetime of questions](https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2017/06/maybe-we-can-make-a-circle-by-nicole-piasecki/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (Hippocampus Magazine)

\-- I'm going to let this headline speak for itself: "[That Time The French Aristocracy Was Obsessed With Sexy Face Stickers](https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/sexy-face-stickers/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)." (Collectors Weekly)

\-- [Stylist Magazine claims Breton stripe tops might be giving us headaches](https://www.stylist.co.uk/fashion/breton-top-stripes-study-science-clothing-research-netherlands-headache-migraine?utm%5Fcontent=buffer0b41d&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=twitter.com&utm%5Fcampaign=buffer). WHY GOD.

\-- Also at Lainey, Gwyneth is on the cover of *The Edit* and [she says a bunch of stuff that will probably irritate/fascinate people that hate-read all her interviews](https://www.laineygossip.com/gwyneth-paltrow-talks-conscious-uncoupling-the-edit/47146?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). As Lainey phrases it, "Basically she’s Galileo, persecuted in her time but vindicated by the future." (LaineyGossip)

\-- I forgot to watch this year's spelling bee, so I was delighted by [this piece about it from The Ringer](https://theringer.com/2017-scripps-national-spelling-bee-finals-tiebreaker-d9c7c239ea59?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), which covers the drama and also peeks behind the scenes.

\-- Netflix cancelled *Sense8* and *The Get Down*, two ambitious and expensive projects, so of course [the think-pieces about What It All Means are rolling out apace](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/critics-notebook-real-cracks-netflix-facade-just-a-bad-week-1009735?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (THR)

\-- A sports site fat-shamed Rihanna, and [the editor's non-apology and reason for firing the perpetrator is the stupidest and most wrongheaded thing](https://deadspin.com/barstool-sports-founder-comes-up-with-dumbest-possible-1795677627?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Among other arguments, it claims the writer wasn't hired to have a personality. What? (via Deadspin)

\-- [Pajiba defends the quality of *The Simpsons*](https://www.pajiba.com/tv%5Freviews/its-still-good-in-defence-of-new-episodes-of-the-simpsons.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), the dinosaur of network TV. (Pajiba)

\-- Also over there, [the *Murder on the Orient Express* trailer is out](https://www.pajiba.com/trailers/evil-on-this-train-the-first-trailer-for-murder-on-the-orient-express.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), and Kenneth Branagh's mustache is robust as hell.

\-- [These pigeon shoes were designed to be realistic enough to befriend other birds](https://laughingsquid.com/pigeon-shoes/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). JESSICA DON'T READ THIS ONE YOU HATE BIRDS. (Laughing Squid)

\-- Venus Williams caused a stir when she referred to sister Serena's fetus as "she," but [Serena is insisting they still don't know the gender](https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/pregnant-serena-williams-clarifies-sister-venuss-comments-baby-230605967.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I hope it's a girl, because in 17 years women's tennis is going to need her. Then again, USA men's tennis could use a hand also... (Yahoo)

\-- Continuing in the world of tennis: Sounds like legendary champion Margaret Court [is a horrible homophobe](https://www.celebitchy.com/537552/tennis%5Flegend%5Fmargaret%5Fcourt%5Ftennis%5Fis%5Ffull%5Fof%5Flesbians%5Fsomething%5Fabout%5Fhitler/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Or rather, an enormous one, given that there is no such thing as an un-horrible homophobe. (Celebitchy)

\-- [People are pissed at *Harper's Bazaar*](https://www.revelist.com/feminism/harpers-bazaar-summer-style-moments/7974?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) for its glib piece about things you can't pull off once you're out of your twenties. (Revelist)

\-- If you're watching *The Bachelorette*, you'll enjoy that [Refinery29 scoured each contestant's Instagram account for illustrative tidbits](https://www.refinery29.com/2017/05/156794/bachelorette-contestants-instagram-accounts-2017?utm%5Fmedium=syndication&utm%5Fsource=gfy). (Refinery29)

\-- I air-dry my curls -- for many reasons, heat damage being only one of them -- so I was particularly invested in [this piece about the best products to make that work](https://intothegloss.com/2017/05/best-airdry-products/?utm%5Fmedium=itg&utm%5Fsource=aggregate&utm%5Fcampaign=partner&utm%5Fcontent=gfy). (Into the Gloss)

\-- Please grin your way into the weekend with [these iconic GIFs from old TV show credits sequences](https://www.boyculture.com/boy%5Fculture/2017/05/classic-tv-opening-credits-1980s.html?utm%5Fsource=towleroad.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=pubexchange%5Farticle). Yes, you're damn RIGHT Joan Collins appears. (Boy Culture)