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# Fugs and Pieces, May 22nd, 2020
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-and-pieces-may-22nd-2020-05-2020/
- Published: 2020-05-22T20:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2020-05-22T20:35:05.000Z
- Description: From soap operas, to cookbooks, to deeply departed Smash.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Fabs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:09

It's Memorial Day Weekend in America. Please make yours a safe and happy one.

Speaking of! Here at GFY, [we rounded up a lot of CUTE MASKS in case you need one.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-well-doesnt-love-but-needs-cute-masks-05-2020/)

We also exchanged [all time favorite beach read suggestions](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-whats-the-one-beach-book-you-recommend-to-everyone-05-2020/), and our current [favorite at-home cocktail or mocktail recipe](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-whats-the-one-beach-book-you-recommend-to-everyone-05-2020/).

At Vulture: [How Soap Operas Changed TV Forever](https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/the-story-of-soaps-abc-tv-history.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This was a good read, at Texas Monthly: [The Dr. Fauci of South Texas](https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/ricardo-cigarroa-fauci-laredo/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At HuffPo:[ How The Publishing World Is Staying Afloat During The Pandemic](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-the-publishing-world-is-staying-afloat-during-the-pandemic%5Fn%5F5ec431c9c5b69985547b5a5b?5qa&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (Spoiler, and to borrow the words of Pete Campbell: It's not great, Bob.)

At Lainey: [Does Bradley Cooper have a new pandemic girlfriend?](https://www.laineygossip.com/bradley-cooper-photographed-at-his-home-with-wellness-chef-kristin-oconnor/66287?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) He might!

Really interesting, at Variety: [It’s the End of the World Famous KROQ as We Know It](https://variety.com/2020/music/news/kroq-kevin-bean-music-ratings-post-malone-1234609654/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At the Atlantic: [The Cult of Elon Is Cracking](https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/elon-musk-coronavirus-pandemic-tweets/611887/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Also at Lainey, here's some romantic drama that sounds like it's straight out of 2007, but is actually current: [Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green…explained by Brian Austin Green](https://www.laineygossip.com/brian-austin-green-seems-to-confirm-that-megan-fox-machine-gun-kelly-dating-following-their-split/66273?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Vanity Fair: [My Mother’s Old Junior League Cookbooks Seemed Like a Retro Joke—Instead They Were Extremely Satisfying](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/05/retro-junior-league-cookbooks-reflect-motherhood??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Our friends Tom and Lorenzo are doing some amazing deep dives into famous costumes -- like this look at [Keira Knightley’s Green Gown in “Atonement”](https://tomandlorenzo.com/2020/05/one-look-keira-knightley-in-atonement-the-movie-costume-design-analysis-fashion/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This [Neil Gaiman/Amanda Palmer break-up seems...dramatic](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/neil-gaiman-and-amanda-palmer-are-not-splitting-up-according-to-gaimans-blog.php??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Pajiba\]

At WaPo: [The story of ‘Smash,’ a beloved hot mess of a TV musical turned cult favorite](https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/05/21/smash-reunion-bombshell-musical/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

USEFUL! At the LA Times: [Should you fix that yourself? How to handle home repair during the pandemic](https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-05-21/home-repair-during-coronavirus?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

And, finally, if you can't go to the V&A, the V&A will bring itself to you: