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# Fugs and Pieces, November 8th, 2019
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-and-pieces-november-8th-2019-11-2019/
- Published: 2019-11-08T22:00:49.000Z
- Updated: 2019-11-08T19:54:20.000Z
- Description: Can we interest you in something new and diverting to read?
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:07

Hello, I just titled this post "Royals Round-Up," so....that tells you how this week has gone for me! Here's some stuff to read:

Oooooh, are you looking to spend your feelings on some ablutions? [We're having a BIG beauty products chat this week](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-a-big-sephora-sale-11-2019/).

This is VERY good, at Elle: ["For years, Mormon Mommy Blogger Natalie Lovin curated a picture-perfect life. Then she left the church -- and her husband. "](https://www.elle.com/life-love/a29438763/natalie-lovin-mommy-blog-influencer/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Lainey has [a good take on the 2020 Met Gala theme.](https://pubx.co/TzJwyF?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I feel like this...is gonna be ALL over the place.

This was a really interesting and lovely piece about Walter Mercado, [the be-caped Puerto Rican astrologer who died this week](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/06/walter-mercado-united-latinos-across-geography-generations/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[WaPo\]

Somewhat related, at Bitch: [Warts and All: The Art of Being Dragged by Our Astrology Apps](https://www.bitchmedia.org/article/why-are-astrology-apps-pattern-costar-mean?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Also at Lainey, [I think I speak for ALL OF US when I say WTF with this James Dean thing](https://pubx.co/2Vnbe4?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (Her take is much more nuanced than that.)

Want to feel enraged? At the New York Times: [I Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike.](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/opinion/nike-running-mary-cain.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

So good, at Eater: "[Almost 20 years after “The Restaurant” made Rocco DiSpirito the world’s first reality-TV chef, his roller coaster career is still an object of fascination](https://www.eater.com/2019/11/1/20940926/rocco-dispirito-the-restaurant-reality-show-nbc-mark-burnett?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)."

Speaking of eating, at the LA Times: [The official instant ramen power rankings.](https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2019-11-05/instant-ramen-power-rankings-lucas-peterson?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (I have a profound love of instant ramen and almost had some for lunch today except I made the mistake of reading the back of the one I happened to have bumming around my pantry -- I like to buy them at random at the market and save them for whenever I'm in the mood -- and it was 80% of my daily sodium and I decided to save that for the next time I have PMS.)

Fascinating, at ESPN: [The ugly, gory, bloody secret life of NHL dentists](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/%5F/id/27851359/the-ugly-gory-bloody-secret-life-nhl-dentists?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This story about [a dance team of senior citizens in Queens is pretty amazing](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/01/arts/dance/old-age-dance-community.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) and, as they say, #goals. I am obsessed with these ladies. At the New York Times.

At Celebitchy: [Ugh, stop talking, Jeff Goldblum.](https://www.celebitchy.com/641370/jeff%5Fgoldblum%5Fwould%5Fconsider%5Fworking%5Fwith%5Fwoody%5Fallen%5Fagain%5Fof%5Fcourse/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

So interesting, at Town & Country: [How Imelda Marcos, the Wife of a Filipino Dictator, Became an Icon of ’80s Excess](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a29610659/imelda-marcos-kingmaker-documentary/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At The Mary Sue: [Kristen Stewart Gets Candid About Slut-Shaming That Kept Her out of the *Huntsman* Sequel: “They Should’ve Put Me in That Movie.](https://www.themarysue.com/kristen-stewart-gets-canid-about-huntsman-sequel/?utm%5Fsource=web&utm%5Fmedium=fuv&utm%5Fcampaign=linkswap)” SHE IS CORRECT.

Very interesting, at Atlas Obscura: [The Oddly Autocratic Roots of Pad Thai.](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-invented-pad-thai??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Socialite Life, the new 90210 reboot -- which I thought was great --[ has been cancelled, which cannot be a surprise??????](https://socialitelife.com/bh90210-canceled-by-fox-after-one-season/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) It never really felt like it was more than a fun experiment for everyone, to me.