> ## 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, December 4th, 2020 - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-december-4th-2020-12-2020/ - Published: 2020-12-04T21:00:54.000Z - Updated: 2020-12-04T21:33:38.000Z - Description: From mermen to Flowbees and much more. - Author: Jessica - Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:15 Hope you and yours are hanging in there okay. Here's some stuff to read! We had [a cozy and wholesome chat about our favorite traditions](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-your-favorite-traditions-12-2020/). We also discussed[ our favorite philanthropic organizations on Giving Tuesday!](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-its-giving-tuesday-12-2020/) Well, big news: [Austrian village of Fucking to be renamed Fugging.](https://www.politico.eu/article/austrian-village-of-f-king-to-be-renamed-fugging/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I guess we're moving to Austria!!! All my knowledge of Austria comes from *The Sound of Music*, but I'm sure I shall acclimate quickly. \[Politico\] This is so thoughtful and good: [Say Hello to Elliot Page](https://pubx.co/lFcCm5?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Lainey\] This NYT piece is amazing: [The Social Life of Forests](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/02/magazine/tree-communication-mycorrhiza.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Really good, at the LA Times:[ American pandemic: A preacher, a nurse and a firefighter take on the coronavirus](https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-11-30/coronavirus-church-hospital-paramedic?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I LOVE THIS INTEL: [George Clooney and his Flowbee](https://pubx.co/QvlkBa?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Lainey\] Good question:[ Is This Hotel’s Giant Tampon Portrait Of RBG Progressive Or Pandering?](https://betches.com/is-this-hotels-giant-tampon-portrait-of-rbg-progressive-or-pandering/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Betches\] Speaking of RBG, this was truly great, from her granddaughter: [The Lessons I Learned From My Bubbie, RBG](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a34835868/ruth-bader-ginsburg-granddaughter-clara-spera/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Harper's Bazaar\] Very interesting, at Vulture: [A Star (in Quar) Is Born: In the absence of everything that makes a star, Ana de Armas has still managed to become one this year.](https://www.vulture.com/2020/11/ana-de-armas-quarantine-celebrity.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) "*They used to play for packed houses eight times a week. Now they’re just doing all they can to get through this pandemic.* [*Slate spoke to 10 people who help make* ](https://slate.com/culture/2020/12/hadestown-broadway-shutdown-coronavirus-oral-history.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)Hadestown *to tell the story of the day it all came to a halt, how their lives have changed, and what it will take to safely bring theater back to the Theater District."* Really good. Over at Celebitchy: [Glenn Close didn’t think that Gwyneth Paltrow should have won her Best Actress Oscar](https://www.celebitchy.com/690731/glenn%5Fclose%5Fdidnt%5Fthink%5Fthat%5Fgwyneth%5Fpaltrow%5Fshould%5Fhave%5Fwon%5Fher%5Fbest%5Factress%5Foscar/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (I actually think Goop is great in *Shakespeare in Love*, but I understand this is controversial). I love this headline, and I agree: [Hear Me Out: The World Needs Himbo Merman Ken.](https://www.pajiba.com/web%5Fculture/hear-me-out-the-world-needs-himbo-merman-ken.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)\[Pajiba\] This was fun if you missed it: [Courteney Cox recreates Friends turkey head dance.](https://socialitelife.com/courteney-cox-turkey-head-dance/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Socialite Life\] Speaking of turkeys, this is amazing: ['All we could do was run': the strange story of Gerald, the turkey who terrorized a city.](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/25/oakland-turkey-gerald-attack-rose-garden??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[The Guardian\] [Do I need to make A Snacking Cake?](https://cupofjo.com/2020/11/snacking-cake-recipe-yossy-arefi/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I feel like yes. \[Cup of Jo\] Vox reports that folks are getting FESTIVE!!! this holiday season: [Decking the halls for pandemic Christmas. ](https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22019024/christmas-decorations-pandemic-light-display-garlands-interior-design?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Really pleased to see [*The Heir Affair* on Oprah Magazine's list of the Best Romance Novels of the Year, with 41 other really great books.](https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/books/g30344455/best-romance-novels-2020/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) We are also [one of Kobo's 20 Best Romances of the Year.](https://www.kobo.com/us/en/list/our-top-20-romance-picks-of-2020/IOVD6vW7AcUTsAjYkx1GCQ?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I am biased, but I DO think it would be a lovely gift for many people on your list. (You can bundle it with *The Royal We* and it's a Gift Pack!) If you're ordering books for gifts, you probably are doing it now, so FYI, you can get it at your local indie, or at: > [Obviously, at Amazon](https://amzn.to/3e3HT6p?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (Amazon currently has a $4.90 coupon for it.) > > Certainly, [at Barnes & Noble](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-heir-affair-heather-cocks/1133983277?ean=9781538715918&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) > > For our Canadian friends, [at Chapters/Indigo](https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-heir-affair/9781538753941-item.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) > > Yes, also at [Books-a-Million!](https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Heir-Affair/Heather-Cocks/9781538715918?id=7928676635391&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) > > How about [ Walmart?](https://rstyle.me/+S3P8FNCjDXEQE1MHCws9EQ?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)