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# Fugs and Pieces, September 4th, 2015
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-and-pieces-september-4th-2015-09-2015/
- Published: 2015-09-04T21:00:46.000Z
- Updated: 2015-09-04T21:47:01.000Z
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 07:44

First of all, because this weekend is Labor Day here in the United States, we are taking off Monday and will be back with regular coverage on Tuesday, September 8th.

**Second, if you're looking for something to read over the long weekend, or just haven't gotten around to reading it yet,** [***The Royal We* is currently $3.99 for Kindle. You should buy it!**](https://www.amazon.com/Royal-We-Heather-Cocks-ebook/dp/B00MEMMWGM/ref=tmm%5Fkin%5Fswatch%5F0?%5Fencoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Elsewhere:

\-- In case you missed it, [we went to the VMAs red carpet and wrote all about it for *Cosmo.* Puppies! Hoverboards! Taco Bell!](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a45610/vmas-2015-red-carpet-report-fugs-girls/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- This is SO BRILLIANT, at McSweeney's: [Taylor Swift: A Socratic Dialogue.](https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/taylor-swift-a-socratic-dialogue?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- This week was the first week of school at Hogwarts (obviously), and JK Rowling BECAUSE SHE IS THE BEST tweeted some details. [Obviously, little Jimmy S Potter is in Gryffindor](https://flavorwire.com/535786/j-k-rowling-tweets-the-deets-of-harry-potters-sons-first-day-at-hogwarts?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (Flavorwire)

\-- This week's recipe -- why are they so often cocktails? Don't answer that -- is the[ Rosé Wine Slush at Glitter Guide.](https://theglitterguide.com/2015/08/28/rose-wine-slush-recipe/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Mental Floss runs down [14 Things You Might Not Know About *Sweet Valley High*](https://mentalfloss.com/article/68100/14-things-you-might-not-know-about-sweet-valley-high?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- [Let's talk about Sandy Bullock's new boyfriend](https://www.laineygossip.com/More-on-Sandra-Bullocks-new-boyfriend--Bryan-Randall/40534?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Is he good enough for her? (Lainey)

\-- This headline actually is pretty accurate, at Slate: [When You Add Subtle GIFs to Iconic Book Covers, the Result Is Kind of Magic](https://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/09/03/iconic%5Fbook%5Fcovers%5Fas%5Fgifs%5Fmemorable%5Fimages%5Fbecome%5Feven%5Fmore%5Feye%5Fpopping.html?wpsrc=sh%5Fall%5Fmob%5Ftw%5Ftop&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- [Previously takes us behind the scenes of Drunk History](https://previously.tv/drunk-history/going-behind-the-boozy-scenes-with-drunk-history-storyteller-tess-lynch/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Just reading about being on this show sort of stresses me out.

\-- [Aaron Sorkin is writing a biopic about Lucille Ball, starring Cate Blanchett.](https://www.laineygossip.com/Cate-Blanchett-to-star-in-Lucille-Ball-biopic-written-by-Aaron-Sorkin/40533?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Which might be awesome, but also that reads like a Mad Lib. (Lainey)

\-- As my sister said when she shared this story with me, "you think you had a bad day? [At least you didn't forklifted across a field in a Port-a-Potty](https://jezebel.com/woman-accidentally-forklifted-across-a-festival-site-in-1728032506?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)." (Jezebel)

\-- [Let's check in with the Fanny Chapman Diaries!](https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/fanny-chapmans-diaries-continued-1837-1841/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (They're REAL diaries from the mid-1800s)

\-- [Avril and Chad Kroeger have separated.](https://www.celebitchy.com/445368/the%5Fcanadian%5Fdream%5Fis%5Fdead%5Favril%5Flavigne%5Fchad%5Fkroeger%5Fannounce%5Fseparation/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) LOVE IS DEAD. (Celebitchy)

\-- OH YES. At The Awl:[ Watching Every Episode of 'Murder She Wrote'](https://www.theawl.com/2014/10/watching-every-episode-of-murder-she-wrote?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Enjoy, at Pajiba: [The Definitive Ranking Of ABC's TGIF Line Up.](https://www.pajiba.com/seriously%5Frandom%5Flists/the-definitive-ranking-of-abcs-tgif-line-up.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Fascinating: [Female Spies and Gender-Bending Soldiers Changed the Course of the Civil War ](https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/female-spies-and-gender-bending-soldiers/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)(Collectors Weekly)

\-- What to eat at the US Open? [Grub Street has tried LITERALLY EVERYTHING, so they can help you.](https://www.grubstreet.com/2015/08/us-open-2015-food-guide.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)