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# Fugs & Pieces, April 24th, 2020
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-april-24th-2020-04-2020/
- Published: 2020-04-24T20:00:09.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-24T22:23:47.000Z
- Description: A lot of oral histories this week!
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:09

Hope you're all hanging in there!! I'm having a constant existential crisis but it's fine!! I'm fine!!!!!!!!!

[Goodreads is currently hosting a giveaway of *The Heir Affair!*](https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/306284-the-heir-affair?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

[Do you need a caftan, or something caftan-ish?](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-caftans-2-04-2020/) I rounded some up.

We had a lot of Afternoon Chats this week, and maybe you'll need one of them:

[Care Package Crowdsourcing (For Others, And Yourself)](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-care-package-crowdsourcing-for-others-and-yourself-04-2020/)

[It’s Still Earth Day](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-its-still-earth-day-04-2020/)

[Your Most Creative Quarantine Meal](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-your-most-creative-quarantine-meal-04-2020/)

In a massive tonal shift for which I apologize, but this is not a piece you can really work up to slowly. It is unforgettable, and it made me cry: [How Donald Trump Almost Killed My Husband](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/04/how-donald-trump-almost-killed-my-husband?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Vanity Fair\]

At ESPN: ['Love & Basketball': An oral history of the film that changed the game](https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/%5F/id/29069339/an-oral-history-love-basketball-20-years-later?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

OH YES, at Dance Spirit: [ The Making of "Center Stage," as Remembered by Its Dance Stars](https://www.dancespirit.com/center-stage-20-anniversary-2645786483.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Speaking of dancing, this is DELIGHTFUL: [5,6,7,8! Watch the Cast of the 2006 *A Chorus Line* Revival Reunite to Dance Through the Iconic Opening Number](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/199107/5678-watch-the-cast-of-the-2006-a-chorus-line-revival-reunite-to-dance-through-the-iconic-opening-number/?fbclid=IwAR26pke5NIeCFcHCXl4Gp%5FRCwQZS66ZHJss5IgGfDs0HyhZKly-T5ZGZ9bs&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Broadway.com\]

At Vulture: [Kate Beckinsale Answers Every Question We Have About *Serendipity*](https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/kate-beckinsale-answers-all-our-questions-about-serendipity.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At WaPo:[ ‘While You Were Sleeping’ turns 25: An oral history of the Sandra Bullock rom-com favorite](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/while-you-were-sleeping-sandra-bullock-oral-history/2020/04/20/13f37222-7e8b-11ea-9040-68981f488eed%5Fstory.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is really interesting, at Esquire: [What Brought Beyoncé, U2, and BTS to Amish Country?](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a32013827/rock-lititz-live-events-bts-beyonce/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This seems relaxing, via British Vogue: [Dior Just Released A Glamorous 1949 Documentary Shot Inside Its New Look-Era Atelier](https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/christian-dior-haute-couture-documentary?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

A very good read, at the NYT: [My Restaurant Was My Life for 20 Years. Does the World Need It Anymore?](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/magazine/closing-prune-restaurant-covid.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Lainey, here's some good news: [What Beyoncé’s been doing](https://www.laineygossip.com/beyone-announces-6-million-dollar-funding-in-partnership-with-billionaire-jack-dorsey-to-help-african-american-frontline-workers-compromised-during-covid-19/66095?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is great, at York Avenue: [Three Ways to Support Independent Bookstores During Quarantine.](https://yorkavenueblog.com/three-ways-to-support-independent-bookstores-during-quarantine/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At The Millions: [A Servant of One’s Own: On Virginia Woolf, Domestics, and Downton Abbey](https://themillions.com/2013/03/a-servent-of-ones-own-on-virginia-woolf-domestics-and-downton-abbey.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Collectors Weekly, this is cool: [Bottled Up: Three Centuries of Whimsey Constructed Within Walls of Glass](https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/whimsey-within-walls-of-glass/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I love things in bottles!!

Juicy, at T&C: [How Romanov Emeralds Ended Up With American Princess Barbara Hutton](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/jewelry-and-watches/a32052862/barbara-hutton-romanov-emeralds-tiara/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Pajiba, this feels like news you can use: [Guillermo del Toro, Ari Aster, Ava DuVernay And Other Famous Filmmakers Reveal What They've Been Watching](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/guillermo-del-toro-edgar-wright-ava-duvernay-and-other-famous-filmmakers-reveal-what-theyve-been-watching.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At the NYT, [A Seaside Irish Village Adopts Matt Damon](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/arts/matt-damon-ireland-coronavirus.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At The Stripe, [Grace rounded up some virtual party ideas and it gave me good cheer for a brief moment!](https://thestripe.com/virtual-party-ideas/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is a hell of a lede at the NY Post: "Brent Underwood learned a tough lesson: Don’t spend millions on a ghost town in which you wouldn’t want to self-isolate. The 32-year-old marketer took sheltering in place to the next level when he became trapped in a California ghost town he recently purchased. [The problem is: There’s no running water and a snowstorm has him trapped. Plus, it may be haunted](https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/man-forced-to-quarantine-in-ghost-town-with-gruesome-past/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)."

Shit is getting weird in quarantine, y'all. At the NYT: ["I’m Working Remotely. Can I Keep Hiding My Secret Baby?"](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/business/work-baby.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Socialite Life, this *is* just what I needed:[ Stanley Tucci Teaching The World How To Make A Negroni Is The Video You Need To Watch Right Now](https://socialitelife.com/stanley-tucci-negroni/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Lainey again, [Andre Leon Talley has come out SWINGING against Anna Wintour in his new book](https://www.laineygossip.com/in-new-book-the-chiffon-trenches-andre-leon-talley-says-anna-wintour-isnt-capable-of-human-kindness/66104?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Guess we're all burning it all down!

Also at T&C: [All Hail Martha Stewart’s Big Quarantine Energy.](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/a32256135/martha-stewart-instagram-coronavirus-quarantine-energy/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) YES. Honestly, Martha's Instagram has ALWAYS been a treat and now even more so. I love her so much.