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# Fugs & Pieces, August 16, 2024
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-august-16-2024-08-2024/
- Published: 2024-08-16T19:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-16T00:20:26.000Z
- Description: From English country cottages to frozen cocktails to saying goodbye to two legends.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:27

First and most importantly: Today is Heather's birthday!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO HEATHER!!!!!!

Second: We had some great stuff at Drinks With Broads this week! On Tuesday, [I recapped what happened last season on *Emily in Paris* in preparation for our recaps (coming your way next week), and Heather digs into a juicy SNL Blind Item](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/a-wildly-dressed-dingdong-catching), among other things. On Thursday, we [had a new edition of Does It Hold Up? featuring the pilot of *Alias;* dug into WTF is going on with the *It Ends With Us* press tour; and examined the latest from the Crazy Rich Person files.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/truth-takes-time-does-alias-hold)

I gasped when this headline came through as a breaking news update: [5 people charged in Matthew Perry's death, including 'Friends' actor's doctor, assistant.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/08/15/matthew-perry-death-arrests-ketamine-friends/74249342007/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[*USA Today\]*

This is the sort of story that *Vanity Fair* does so well: "[The Twisted True Love Story of Lady Betty Grafstein and José Castelo Branco:](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/lady-betty-grafstein-jose-castelo-branco??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) A 95-year-old diamond heiress and a much younger genderfluid reality star got famous on TikTok for their epic feel-good romance. Was it all a long con?"

Model Peggy Moffitt died at 86 this week; [her NYT obit is very interesting](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/fashion/peggy-moffitt-dead.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.DE4.UxK4.y0eAxvyUiv9e&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[gifted link\]

Also interesting -- and another gifted NYT link: [China’s Extreme Fan Culture Makes Olympic Gold a Mixed Blessing](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/world/asia/china-olympics-fan-culture.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.DE4.WDPO.f0jBzM6ibis7&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). As ever, I feel like people need to consider the option of chilling out.

This is neat! At *Smithsonian*: [See the Historic Ruins Hidden Inside Everyday Buildings in Athens.](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/see-the-historic-ruins-hidden-inside-everyday-buildings-in-athens-180984831/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Pajiba asks [Are You OK, Cate Blanchett?](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/an-open-letter-to-cate-blanchett-regarding-her-movie-borderlands.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

I keep hearing that the Madewell fall collection is really good and I think it might be true?[ I LOVE this bag.](https://rstyle.me/+IxK%5FMjxzEMv3VsI7nUyeHA?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[affiliate link\]

Love this: [How to Start a Professional Sports Team, Win Games, and Save the Town.](https://www.theringer.com/mlb/2024/8/13/24216407/oakland-ballers-pro-sports-startup-athletics?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[The Ringer\]

This feels relevant to many of our interests: [The Apartment Therapy Organization Awards.](https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/features/organization-awards?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Lainey reports: [The Islanders are FAMOUS.](https://www.laineygossip.com/drama-continues-for-very-famous-cast-members-love-island-at-reunion-taping-new-york/78730?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) It's true! I've seen SO much *Love Island* intel on my socials this week, even though I am way behind on it. (*Love Island* is a hoot.)

Kim France rounds up [everything she couldn't live without this summer.](https://kimfrance.substack.com/p/goaca-all-stars) \[Girls of a Certain Age\]

At the Washington Post \[gifted link\]: [Gena Rowlands was a legend long before ‘The Notebook’ proclaimed her lovable.](https://wapo.st/3SSQPTf?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

The algorithm[ really wants me to buy these round ice cube trays and](https://amzn.to/3ArsoWI?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I am soooo tempted even though I HAVE AN ICE MAKER and my freezer is full of, like, Trader Joe's fried rice. \[Amazon, affiliate link\]

A really interesting piece from Lainey[ about that Clooney/Pitt GQ interview.](https://www.laineygossip.com/george-clooney-brad-pitt-capitalise-on-pop-cultures-obsession-with-their-friendship-gq-cover-story/78721?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is[ one of the best Top Shelfs I've read in AGES](https://intothegloss.com/2024/07/sable-yong-die-hot-with-a-vengeance-beauty-routine/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Into the Gloss\]

I clicked on this headline so fast: [Our Favorite Easy Frozen Cocktails.](https://punchdrink.com/articles/easy-frozen-cocktail-recipes/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Punch\]

[I wish I owned this English country cottage;](https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/brandon-schubert-wiltshire-cottage?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) *House and Garden UK* continues to be unbeatable.

This is fun:[ Bubble Skirts Are 2024's Top Trend at Copenhagen Fashion Week](https://www.instyle.com/copenhagen-street-style-8691717?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[InStyle\]

Every word of this headline was a surprise to me: [Simon Rex lives off the grid in a ‘glam' shipping container.](https://socialitelife.com/simon-rex-lives-off-the-grid-in-a-glam-shipping-container/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Socialite Life\]

*Photo by: Ivano Piva/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images; as an Amazon Influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases.*