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# Fugs & Pieces, August 25th, 2023
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-august-25th-2023-08-2023/
- Published: 2023-08-25T20:00:39.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-25T00:50:47.000Z
- Description: Small towns! Women's soccer! Baklava! Costco disasters! Sales! Chris Evans...with puppies! WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING!
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:24

Happy weekend!

We talked about this on Drinks With Broads this week, too.[ At Lainey: Scooter Braun: A Gossip Mystery.](https://www.laineygossip.com/the-scooter-braun-story-messy-gossip-mystery/74646?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) What IS going on there, and will the story break when I'm out of the house and not able to update this post??? Likely.

I am obsessed with the Costco subreddit -- I gotta know if new things are good!! -- and spent a lot of time reading this post: [What's your best Costco horror story?](https://www.reddit.com/r/Costco/comments/15ycire/whats%5Fyour%5Fbest%5Fcostco%5Fhorror%5Fstory/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Some good news! [Tiny Forests With Big Benefits.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/climate/tiny-forests-climate-miyawaki.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=x3AQ5q3grIX96sL-eKrsYiZbEkQ-uUncKSN2gHX3eJdeFQp%5F%5FtaeBREZK%5FcF1QLgY-tM2nNSo0Pa7L0QHAh3WIgxErKXlFQVW1Nix1TloGfXvZXFxgV4bRaHg73RLSh3WCe7lkvumO1VmvZCFFDj0NOG8JZiCho-%5FruvI6os5HSMg50zWIUtAi8nex9byJjWVMW15apuE%5FwKwRZRA7kSsJoqbWDBDxOiEWUmvz8D41JgJZMOBD4EFSh0%5FLvi12mvL4iqM9Pz8rvSS3nM%5FWy42ynB2EZXFFO%5Fb5238jWZfItU2ZekCqZprgIuSR6IgjoYrTzy03UOUMHvnja2l%5F8d9LUnaerQfpA&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[NYT, gifted link\]

I mean, duh: [Elon Musk Admits that X May 'Fail' After a Contentious Weekend](https://www.pajiba.com/web%5Fculture/elon-musk-admits-that-x-may-fail-after-a-contentious-weekend.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Pajiba\]

Here's [Chris Evans with puppies](https://www.laineygossip.com/best-chris-evans-playing-with-puppies-ultimate-antidote-to-toxicity/74650?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). YOU ARE WELCOME. \[Lainey\]

FYI, [Boden is currently marking sale items off an addition 20%.](https://rstyle.me/+CUb6Jl5cidWVKeuIq2NX3Q?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) This cropped-ish[ Breton tee is like $16!](https://rstyle.me/+L9yLTaDoZdfLqGq8leA-ZQ?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)!! Lots of[ really cute swimwear marked down](https://rstyle.me/+JjyiSJwtzfwCutem%5FzvFQw?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), too. Also loads of l[ittle cropped sweaters if you're looking for something to wear with your higher waisted pants/skirts](https://rstyle.me/+MFkzaQH0E9RNL8%5Fkg8nWhg?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Just, like, a lot of cute stuff. Go crazy! \[affiliate links\]

At Vulture: [The Long, Winding History of Taylor Swift’s ‘Cruel Summer’ Becoming a Single](https://www.vulture.com/2023/08/cruel-summer-taylor-swift-single-hot-100.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Architectural Digest: [Inside the World’s 5 Smallest Hotel Rooms.](https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/micro-hotel-rooms?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Time: [Jenna Lyons Is Breaking All the Unwritten Rules of ](https://time.com/6306530/jenna-lyons-rhony/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)*Real Housewives.* I'm really enjoying this season of RHoNY; all the arguments so far have been LOW STAKES and PETTY, just how I like it.

Vox argues that [everyone has forgotten how to act in public.](https://www.vox.com/culture/23835782/concert-attack-cardi-b-pink-ashes-movie-theater?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At InStyle: [Soccer Icons Brandi Chastain and Michelle Akers on the Match That Changed Everything](https://www.instyle.com/brandi-chastain-michelle-akers-1999-womens-world-cup-final-interview-7644373?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is an interesting read, I'd totally forgotten about this: [The Rise and Fall of Fashion Cafe](https://www.vogue.com/article/the-rise-and-fall-of-fashion-cafe?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Vogue\]

Now I'm hungry: [The Sticky History of Baklava,](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-sticky-history-of-baklava-180982771/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) at Smithsonian.

T&C asks: [Is Dallas the New Miami?](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/travel-guide/a44678786/dallas-restaurants-shopping-guide-2023/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Fun! [Travel and Leisure rounded up America's Best Small Towns of the 2023.](https://www.travelandleisure.com/americas-best-small-towns-2023-7643148?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

One of my favorite subjects: [What to Wear on a Plane](https://www.cntraveler.com/story/what-to-wear-on-a-plane?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), according to the editors of Condé Nast *Traveller.* It's a LOT of joggers. ([These are my own Plane Pants](https://rstyle.me/+4QxpiHkYuOjEKcOM8fd11g?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).) \[affiliate link\]

The Ringer believes "[We’ll Never See Anything Like ‘Riverdale’ Again.](https://www.theringer.com/tv/2023/8/22/23841050/riverdale-last-episode-series-finale-season-7-archie-comics?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)" I suspect this is true!!!

Wuh: [Kevin Costner ‘sees himself as having all the class and integrity’ in his divorce](https://www.celebitchy.com/832212/kevin%5Fcostner%5Fsees%5Fhimself%5Fas%5Fhaving%5Fall%5Fthe%5Fclass%5Fand%5Fintegrity%5Fin%5Fhis%5Fdivorce/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I'm sure he does. \[Celebitchy\]

Super interesting, at Eater: [How I Got My Job: Award-Winning Restaurant Critic](https://www.eater.com/23843330/how-i-got-my-job-lyndsay-green-detroit-press-restaurant-critic-pulitzer-james-beard?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

ICYMI: [We rounded up cute loafers for fall](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-loafers-2-08-2023/)! Also, we had a bunch of fun chats this week, asking the important questions like [what's your favorite pen?](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-your-holy-grail-pen-08-2023/) What's[ your holy grail notebook](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-your-holy-grail-notebook-08-2023/)? And [what's your very favorite sunscreen](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-your-holy-grail-sunscreen-08-2023/)?

Also: The Gilded Age is coming back at the end of October. Yay! **This season, our recaps of *The Gilded Age* will live at our Substack, Drinks With Broads,** **where they will go out to all paid subscribers!** [If you haven’t subscribed yet](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/subscribe?), paying subscribers receive all our TV recaps (including [Heather’s barnburner takes on the freshly renewed *And Just Like That*](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/breaking-news-and-just-like-that)), an additional full-length newsletter weekly, the ability to comment, and access to all our archives. [It’s $5 a month, or $50 a year, and we’d love to see you there if you’re not hanging out with us already.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/subscribe?) It’s great fun!

*(Photo by Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post via Getty Images)*