> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Fugs & Pieces, August 13th, 2021 - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-august-13th-2021-08-2021/ - Published: 2021-08-13T20:00:14.000Z - Updated: 2021-08-14T00:08:11.000Z - Description: From the fashion of Carmela Soprano to dog voices to Akiva Goldsman having to remind everyone that ZOMBIES AREN'T REAL. - Author: Jessica - Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:18 Friends, Romans, Countrymen! Lend me your ears! Or whatever. Have a super weekend and here's some stuff to read: You've probably seen this piece about grief and 9/11 marking the rounds on your social media, and it's for good reason; it's *extremely* moving and thoughtful --and, full disclosure, if you don't have the emotional capacity to take on something about grief right now, you should know that it is emotionally intense (I cried): [What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/09/twenty-years-gone-911-bobby-mcilvaine/619490/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[The Atlantic\] This is an excellent piece: [Black voters in West Virginia are tired of being invisible.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/black-voters-west-virginia-manchin/2021/08/11/90ffef54-d955-11eb-ae62-2d07d7df83bd%5Fstory.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[WaPo\] So cool:[ A Hidden Trove Gives a Glimpse of Opera in the Wild West](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/arts/music/opera-sets-leadville.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Here's a taste: "And all this because the local Elks put the old scenery away when they bought the opera house in 1901, and everybody just forgot about it." \[NYT\] This was really interesting: [Why Do American Grocery Stores Still Have an Ethnic Aisle?](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/dining/american-grocery-stores-ethnic-aisle.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[NYT\] I watched all of *The Sopranos* a few months ago, and, thus, this spoke to me despite my being an elder:[ How Carmela Soprano Became a Gen-Z Style Icon](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/carmela-soprano-tiktok-instagram-style-1206978/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Rolling Stone\] I LOVE this: [The Voices We Make When We Pretend Our Dogs Can Talk](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/interactive/2021/voices-dog-human-connection/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (People did the voices on tape for the piece! It's so cute!) \[WaPo\] THANK YOU to Lainey for [explaining why this Ross/Rachel rumor is wholly unreliable and not true](https://pubx.co/cncDaV?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). *Closer* will never break news of this caliber! (No disrespect to *Closer* but if you had massive A-list celeb dish, you'd call *US Weekly* too!) If you need some primo procrastination reading, [Ask A Manager is hosting Mortification Week and it's a beaut](https://www.askamanager.org/category/mortification-week?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). This is great: [Thrifting for Halston with My Son Taught Me the Joys of Personal Style](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/fashion-trends/a37251592/halston-thrifting-personal-style-essay/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[T&C\] This is a satisfying list, and also one people will enjoy arguing about: [The 100 Best Ya Books Of All Time](https://time.com/collection/100-best-ya-books/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Time\] Fascinating: [Looks That Quill: The Dark Side of Hedgehog Instagram](https://www.wired.com/story/unbearable-cuteness-instagram-hedgehog-influencers/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Wired\] This is delightful from the also delightful Linda Holmes: [What I Learned From Watching Every Sport At The Tokyo Olympics](https://www.npr.org/2021/08/09/1025974946/every-olympic-sport-is-the-best-olympic-sport-a-critics-notebook??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Pop Culture Happy Hour\] More real truths at Slate from our friend Dan Kois: [I Am Also Powerless Over Diet Coke, and It Rules.](https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/08/diet-coke-rules.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (I sort of went off the DC a few years ago but the pandemic sucked me back in and I'm fine with it.) This is [a really interesting long-read about the new *Gossip Girl* at NY Mag.](https://www.vulture.com/article/gossip-girl-reboot-behind-the-scenes.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) This is very kind, and sad: Brad Allan: [A Tribute To The Legendary Stunt Choreographer By Edgar Wright](https://www.empireonline.com/amp/movies/features/brad-allan-a-tribute-to-the-legendary-stunt-choreographer-by-edgar-wright/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Empire\] Fun, at The Cut: [10 Beauty Enthusiasts on the Looks They Can’t Wait to Apply](https://www.thecut.com/2021/08/10-beauty-enthusiasts-on-the-return-of-makeup.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I laughed: [A User’s Guide to Austin’s New B-List Celebrities](https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/user-guide-austin-b-list-celebrities/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Texas Monthly\] Intriguing![ Dolly Parton is teaming up with James Paterson for her first novel *Run, Rose, Run* and accompanying album](https://socialitelife.com/dolly-parton-first-novel-james-patterson/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Socialite Life\] This isn't a surprise but it is a sigh: [The Emmys are scaling back, uninviting people and moving outdoors](https://www.celebitchy.com/727829/the%5Femmys%5Fare%5Fscaling%5Fback%5Funinviting%5Fpeople%5Fand%5Fmoving%5Foutdoors/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Celebitchy\] Dear God: [Akiva Goldsman Had to Remind Anti-Vaxxers 'I Am Legend' is Fictional](https://www.pajiba.com/news/akiva-goldsman-had-to-remind-antivaxxers-i-am-legend-is-fictional.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Pajiba\] Oooooh[ it's time for a Bennifer update!](https://pubx.co/YBxs2q?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Lainey\] I thought this was really interesting: [Hundreds of Ways to Get S#!+ Done—and We Still Don’t.](https://www.wired.com/story/to-do-apps-failed-productivity-tools/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Ugh, so true. \[Wired\] ICYMI, [I rounded up some cute school supplies!](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-office-and-school-supplies-08-2021/) We also closed out our Olympics coverage [with more synchro](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/i-know-the-olympics-are-over-but-there-was-more-synchro-to-appreciate-08-2021/) and[ the glories of track and field!](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/let-us-celebrate-and-admire-the-olympians-of-track-and-field-08-2021/)