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# Fugs and Pieces, October 14th, 2022
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-and-pieces-october-14th-2022-10-2022/
- Published: 2022-10-14T20:00:46.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-14T17:39:54.000Z
- Description: From Tom Brady's pickleball empire to Elvira's favorite things.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:20

Here's to a cozy weekend, friends! Do you want to spend it wrapped in a new robe? Because [I rounded up a bunch of them for you!](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-bathrobes-10-2022/) We also had[ a fruitful chat about what we're all reading!](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-whatcha-reading-10-2022/)

Angela Lansbury died this week at the grand age of 96, and it turns out we here at GFY have a wealth of Angela Lansbury content -- [primarily this fun retrospective I wrote for her 95th birthday](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/its-angela-lansburys-95th-birthday-10-2020/), and [our coverage of her 1949 wedding (which has video!](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/angela-lansbury-got-married-this-week-back-in-1949-08-2020/)). There's also [a history of her at the Tonys, which includes a video of her performing with Bea Arthur](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/angela-lansbury-deserves-a-post-dont-you-think-06-2020/), and [a flashback to the premiere of *La Cage Aux Folles*](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-opening-night-of-la-cage-aux-folles-was-a-ride-08-2021/), which is not as noteworthy for her participation necessarily but is a wild ride overall.

Related: [Angela Lansbury once rescued her daughter from Charles Manson's clutches.](https://www.avclub.com/angela-lansbury-saved-daughter-charles-manson-cult-1849653141??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[AV Club\]

Really well done package here: "In a first-of-its-kind partnership, [*Cosmopolitan* and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund have identified five races that have the greatest potential to impact reproductive freedom across the country](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a41405624/2022-midterms-abortion-access/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)."

This is a pretty amazing turn of events: [Baltimore Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Adnan Syed.](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/us/adnan-syed-charges-dropped.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[NYT\]

UGH I feel this DEEPLY: [The Devil in the White City is my white whale.](https://pubx.co/VI6s2W?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Lainey\]

A fascinating piece: "Jerry and Rita Alter were New York City retirees who traveled the world. [A stolen painting worth over $100 million was found behind their bedroom door](https://www.azcentral.com/in-depth/news/local/arizona/2022/10/06/who-were-jerry-and-rita-alter-missing-de-kooning-found-couples-home/8195231001/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)." \[AZ Central\]

I suspect many of us are going to buy this: [Paul Newman Reveals How Wife Joanne Woodward Made Him a 'Sexual Creature' in New Posthumous Memoir](https://people.com/movies/paul-newman-said-wife-joanne-woodward-made-him-a-sexual-creature-exclusive/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[People\]

This reads like a Mad Lib to me: [Tom Brady is joining LeBron James in the Major League Pickleball craze.](https://fortune.com/2022/10/12/tom-brady-buys-pickleball-team-lebron-james/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (Is pickleball fun?) \[Fortune\]

This is exciting! [We're getting a sequel to *The Joy Luck Club*!](https://pubx.co/KcvhfH?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Lainey\]

Fun and interesting and spooky, at Curbed:[ I Brought a Medium to Gracie Mansion.](https://www.curbed.com/2022/10/gracie-mansion-medium-eric-adams-haunted.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (One of the ghosts is mad that she died before she could throw any parties there; others weighed in on the decor.)

This is a good piece: [How Brad Pitt is Trying to PR Spin His Way Out of Abuse Allegations](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/how-brad-pitt-is-trying-to-spin-his-way-out-of-abuse-allegations.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Pajiba\]

At least this is fun: [Christopher Meloni: ‘I’m 61-years-old and a zaddy. The lucky streak continues’](https://www.celebitchy.com/788194/christopher%5Fmeloni%5Fim%5F61-years-old%5Fand%5Fa%5Fzaddy%5Fthe%5Flucky%5Fstreak%5Fcontinues/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Celebitchy\]

I would be in big trouble if this happened: America's gourd addiction: [Why President Biden must mandate a one-gourd-per-household rule](https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/10/09/fall-decorative-gourd-addiction-america/8177101001/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[USA Today\]

DELIGHTFUL, for spooky season: [What Elvira Can’t Live Without.](https://nymag.com/strategist/article/elvira-favorite-things.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Am I gonna buy [toilet cleaner because Elvira told me to?](https://rstyle.me/+xK62kyHORBB7%5Fi1Qdd07Nw?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Probably. \[The Strategist\]

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