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# Fugs & Pieces,  December 18th, 2020
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-december-18th-2020-12-2020/
- Published: 2020-12-18T21:00:11.000Z
- Updated: 2020-12-18T18:54:36.000Z
- Description: From mysterious murals to good news about cheese.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:15

Hope you're hanging in there!

If you missed it, I rounded up a [bunch of cute tiny things this week](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-tiny-things-12-2020/), and we had some great afternoon chats about [last minutes gift ideas](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-last-or-nearly-minute-holiday-gift-suggestionathon-12-2020/), the books [you're giving for the holidays](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-what-books-are-you-buying-have-you-bought-folks-for-the-holidays-12-2020/), and [your fave holiday cocktails](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-whats-your-favorite-cocktail-or-mocktail-to-make-at-home-12-2020/).

FYI, we ran this on our Instagram this week, but we are doing another partnership with the folks at Acorn TV -- [you can get 30 days free with code FUGGIRLS30A](https://bit.ly/2LbtSaA?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

The kicker on this piece was...........!!!!!! At Texas Monthly:[ Texas Wedding Photographers Have Seen Some $#!+](https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-wedding-photographers-have-seen-some/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

So so good, at Vogue: [An Oral History of Fashion’s Response to the AIDS Epidemic](https://www.vogue.com/aids-epidemic-oral-history?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is well worth your time:[ ‘Heroes’ Was Supposed to Be Leonard Roberts’ Big Break. Instead, It Nearly Broke Him.](https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/heroes-leonard-roberts-ali-larter-1234854439/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Variety\]

This is a really good essay about[ Conspiracy Influencer Moms on Instagram](https://jewishcurrents.org/my-mommies-and-me/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Jewish Currents\]

This whole Nancy Meyers thing that happened this week was wild. [Lainey has a good take](https://pubx.co/Uwjw52?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

Also, [the actual piece in question is totally benign and reasonable and honestly normal and fun!](https://www.vulture.com/2020/12/a-chaotic-taxonomy-of-the-nancy-meyers-cinematic-universe.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) It is such a very VERY normal sort of piece anyone would write about a director with the kind of recognizable style that Nancy Meyers has! This should not have turned into a thing! \[Vulture\]

THIS IS A SCANDAL: [The legal titan and the ‘Real Housewife’: The rise and fall of Tom Girardi and Erika Jayne](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-17/tom-girardi-erika-jayne-rhobh-divorce?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[LAT\]

At Crimereads: [Walter Mosley on Devil in a Blue Dress, Thirty Years Later](https://crimereads.com/walter-mosley-on-devil-in-a-blue-dress-thirty-years-later/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is a mystery! [Cookie Monster Mural Puzzles Artist and Enrages Property Owner](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/us/communist-cookie-monster-mural.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[NYT\]

Also over at Lainey, [the scoop on Tom Cruise losing it on set this week](https://pubx.co/taKpgx?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

ALERT: [The 2020 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog is HERE!](https://defector.com/the-2020-haters-guide-to-the-williams-sonoma-catalog/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Defector\]

This news absolutely made the rounds of my family group texts: [GOOD NEWS: Working On Your Night Cheese (And Wine) Is Good For You, So Says Science](https://www.pajiba.com/food%5Fporn/good-news-working-on-your-night-cheese-and-wine-is-good-for-you-so-says-science.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Pajiba\]

At The Guardian: [Dakar fashion week takes place in a baobab forest – in pictures.](https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2020/dec/14/dakar-fashion-week-takes-place-in-a-baobab-forest-in-pictures?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) These photos are gorgeous!

At Vice: [The Wildly Mixed Success Rate of the Celebrity-Helmed Talk Show](https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjp355/why-so-many-celebrity-talk-shows-fail-drew-barrymore?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Celebitchy: [Christopher Walken doesn’t have a cell phone or computer, says it’s too late for him](https://www.celebitchy.com/693451/christopher%5Fwalken%5Fdoesnt%5Fhave%5Fa%5Fcell%5Fphone%5For%5Fcomputer%5Fsays%5Fits%5Ftoo%5Flate%5Ffor%5Fhim/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I'm jealous.

Fun, at Vogue: [Sharon Stone on the Unforgettable Fashion of *Casino*, 25 Years Later](https://www.vogue.com/article/sharon-stone-casino-ginger-25th-anniversary?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

I've been waiting for this! [Zodiac ‘340 Cipher’ cracked by code experts 51 years after it was sent to the S.F. Chronicle](https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Zodiac-340-cypher-cracked-by-code-expert-51-years-15794943.php??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[SF Chronicle\]

At Popular Science: [What the Dippin’ Dots ‘cold chain’ can teach us about COVID-19 vaccines](https://www.popsci.com/story/health/covid-vaccine-cold-chain-dippin-dots-ice-cream/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)