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# Fugs & Pieces, December 8th, 2023
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-december-8th-2023-12-2023/
- Published: 2023-12-08T21:00:10.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-08T20:08:24.000Z
- Description: Loads of logisitics this week! Read all about it!
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:24

Happy Hanukkah, and happy Friday!!

\-- This is a very juicy issue of The Squawk, Lainey's Substack:[ Taylor Swift vs DeuxMoi.](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/taylor-swift-vs-deuxmoi) (And the comments are interesting.) I've long said that I think DeuxMoi will land in legal trouble eventually; I personally would not want to be on the wrong side of Taylor's legal team.

\-- Vulture rounded up s[o many lovely tributes to Norman Lear, who died this week at 101](https://www.vulture.com/article/norman-lear-tributes-death.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

\-- T&C asks: [What's It Take to Be the Accountant to the Stars](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a45792229/celebrity-accountant-frank-selvaggi-anthony-bonsignore-interview/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)?

\-- And the NYT explores: [What It Takes to Transform the White House for the Holidays.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/us/politics/white-house-holiday-decorations.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.EE0.uzC5.WuYuhBb2hPwP&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[gifted link\]

\-- Loved this, at Romper:[ The Absolute Unhinged Joy Of A Cabbage Patch Kid Name](https://www.romper.com/life/cabbage-patch-kid-names-the-popular-toy-dolls-greatest-legacy?utm%5Fsource=pocket%5Fsaves). (Mine was named Allison Denise. VERY 80s. She had red hair and blue eyes. I wonder where she is?!?!?!)

\-- Blessings to everyone who sent this in: "‘[How do you reduce a national dish to a powder?’: the weird, secretive world of crisp flavours](https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/dec/02/the-weird-secretive-world-of-crisp-flavours??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)." \[The Guardian, as if you couldn't tell from "crisp" instead of "chips."\]

\-- [Ariana Madix is your next Roxie Hart.](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/scandovals-ariana-madix-headed-to-broadway.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Good for her! \[Pajiba\]

\-- This is the kind of Best Of list I love, at Time: [The Best Inventions Of 2023](https://time.com/collection/best-inventions-2023/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- ALSO IMPORTANT: [The Very Best Cheeses at Trader Joe’s](https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-cheese-at-trader-joes?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Bon Appetit\]

\-- [SAVE ME from buying this dress](https://rstyle.me/+jeqXHxSktFsEtJXhyefWNA?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). It *is* on sale. \[Anthro, affiliate link\]

\-- Do you need some [more whimsical Christmas tree ornaments?](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-whimsical-christmas-ornaments-12-2023/)

\-- Related: [Inside Graceland at Christmas, Where Elvis’s Decor Traditions Have Been Preserved for Decades.](https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/inside-graceland-at-christmas-elvis-decor-traditions?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Architectural Digest\]

\-- At Texas Monthly: [The Bishop Who Picked a Fight With the Wrong Nuns](https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/the-bishop-who-picked-a-fight-with-the-wrong-nuns/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- A list I might need, don't judge me: [This Is the South’s Best Mail-Order Bacon](https://gardenandgun.com/articles/this-is-the-souths-best-mail-order-bacon/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Bacon taste test! \[Garden and Gun\]

\-- The NYT reports: [How ‘Mr. Brightside’ Became a Generation’s Anthem.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/arts/music/mr-brightside-killers.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.EE0.3BcE.pSsf7xqCIacJ&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (I must note that this song was, for a time, the ringtone on my Bedazzled Razr.) \[gifted link\]

\-- I fell into a wormhole about this over last weekend: [This Really Was the Wedding of the Century.](https://www.thecut.com/2023/12/jacob-lagrone-madelaine-brockway-wedding-of-the-century.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[The Cut\]

\-- Important work from the AV Club:[ The 30 worst Christmas songs of all time, ranked.](https://www.avclub.com/the-30-worst-christmas-songs-of-all-time-ranked-1851078263?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Also important but more useful and but probably less likely to make people fight about its contents: [47 Songs for Your Ultimate Hanukkah Playlist.](https://www.heyalma.com/47-songs-for-your-ultimate-hanukkah-playlist/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Hey Alma\]

\-- I must confess that I've long wondered if BJ Novak was...a dink? (Okay, look, parasocially I was concerned that Mindy Kaling was in love with him and he was sort of stringing her along, okay? I KNOW I DON'T KNOW THEM IRL. But also I think Mindy deserves someone who is publicly 100% entranced by her!!!) Some more evidence, from THR: [B.J. Novak’s Chain Food Fest Is Hard to Digest](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/bj-novak-chain-food-fest-review-1235711241/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Over at Drinks With Broads: [Our recap of this most recent episode of *The Gilded Age!* ](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/one-possible-wedding-one-possible) Also: We had[ a very fun chat about the best Christmas movies in the free issue](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/laying-down-the-law-on-the-red-carpet) (among other things!) and paid subscribers got our take on [Taylor Swift as Time's Person of the Year, plus *The Buccaneers,* Lupita and Pacey (!!!!!!) and ANOTHER Yellowstone lawsuit.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/taylor-swift-wears-a-cat-pacey-and)

*(Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)*