> ## 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, February 13 2026 - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-february-13-2026-02-2026/ - Published: 2026-02-13T20:00:45.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-15T20:17:50.000Z - Description: A lot to read, from rom coms to curling stones to pants sales to why you should go to Venice. - Author: Jessica - Tags: Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:31 Happy almost Valentine's Day! I hope you have a great weekend. At Drinks With Broads, we've had open threads every day of the Olympics to discuss the events -- it's been great fun.[ You can catch up here](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/t/olympics). Also, on Tuesday, the free newsletter[ reviewed the new *Muppets,* dove back into my most insane vodka cookbook, and complained about NBC's Olympics coverage.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/muppets-yay-intrusive-cameras-nay) Thursday's issue covered [figure skating costume designers, Britney selling her music catalog, and the sad death of James van der Beek](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/skating-costumes-britney-songs-and). PLUS: [The final *Heated Rivalry* recap](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/stupid-canadian-wolf-bird). Stay tuned for our book club! [Today's Olympics chat is here!](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/winter-olympics-live-chat-day-8-lets/) Here at GFY, [I covered the ice dancing costumes,](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fab-and-fabber-the-2026-olympics-ice-dancing-costumes-02-2026/) and [rounded up our best sellers from January.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nations-january-best-sellers-02-2026/) This is so good and so extensive! [A Brief History of Olympic Fashion.](https://kendallflavin.substack.com/p/i-own-the-1980s-olympic-miracle-tracksuit?) I want *all* those tracksuits. At the New Yorker: [Jeffrey Epstein’s Bonfire of the Élites](https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/jeffrey-epsteins-bonfire-of-the-elites?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Apt for Valentine's Day, at Ask a Manager: [Let’s discuss workplace romance gone wrong … and right](https://www.askamanager.org/2026/02/lets-discuss-workplace-romance-gone-wrong-and-right.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Lainey's review of *Wuthering Heights* called it [Fennell's "most visually stunning, but also her most thematically shallow" film](https://www.laineygossip.com/review-emerald-fennells-wuthering-heights-is-a-horny-film-for-people-who-need-therapy/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Are you going to see it? Related: [Between dreams and reality: inside the captivating sets of *Wuthering Heights*](https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/inside-the-captivating-sets-of-wuthering-heights?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Love this headline: [The grand unifying theory of chaotic Canadians](https://thesquawk.substack.com/p/the-grand-unifying-theory-of-chaotic) Also love a tiny rant: [A Collection of Miniature *Bridgerton* Rants](https://www.vulture.com/article/bridgerton-season-4-miniature-complaints-historical-inaccuracy.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Heads up that Lands' End is having a sale this week for Presidents Day, which is Monday --[ 50% off full-price styles, and up to 75% off sale & clearance with code SUPERB.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42744391?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) If you're in the market, [they have GREAT sheets.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42744820?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) They've also[ got swimwear on sale](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42745051?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io); Lands' End is actually a really good resource for [rash guards and swim shirts, which can get really expensive elsewhere](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42745220?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). This swim shirt looks [like a Breton tee](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42745387?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)! Totally fascinating:[ Crime of the Century: The Case That Changed How Media Covers Kidnappings](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/media-kidnapping-guthrie-crime-1236503480/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I cannot believe this is still going on: [‘Stranger Things’ Star Pours Cold Water on the Finale Fan Theories](https://www.pajiba.com/news/stranger-things-star-pours-cold-water-on-the-finale-fan-theories.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). YOU GUYS. THAT WAS THE FINALE. IT IS OVER. I also just noticed that [Aveda is having a big sale](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42792006?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \-- I used to use them all the time and then sort of fell off, but they sent me [some volumizing spray](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42792097?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) recently and I LOVE it. (And the smell of their products is so evocative of my youth! That [Rosemary Mint shampoo takes me BACK.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42792197?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)) Clicked into this one VERY quickly: [Tour a Reimagined Paris Apartment Inside a Haussmannian Mansion With Its Own Epic Garden](https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/paris-apartment-with-epic-garden-batiik-studio?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Aw,[ this makes me sad.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/books/mass-market-paperback-books.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.LlA.TY58.WbvY--uVFDZ8&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) It was a THRILL when *The Royal We* was released in mass market paperback. There's nothing better than a mass market for throwing into your beach bag. Wow: [British Museum Raises $4.8 M. to Keep ‘Tudor Heart’ Pendant in UK](https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/british-museum-acquires-tudor-heart-pendant-fundraiser-1234772749/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Super interesting: [Parisian Street Sellers of Yore.](https://www.messynessychic.com/2022/07/15/parisian-street-sellers-of-yore/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I could use a roving lampshade guy right now. DEFINITELY would appreciate being able to get some goat cheese on a walk. This is really good: [My Winter Micro Wardrobe](https://atinyapartment.substack.com/p/my-winter-micro-wardrobe-6d5). Reading Christine's newsletter has honestly changed the way I dress in a lot of ways! (And her thrifting/vintage coverage is so good.) Speaking of getting dressed, I'm [SO TEMPTED by this dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42793923?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).(I don't need another dress! Or more gold!) This was a fun Reddit thread: [Do Americans really find beans on toast weird or is that just meme?](https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1qzk5c7/do%5Famericans%5Freally%5Ffind%5Fbeans%5Fon%5Ftoast%5Fweird%5For/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (Consensus: We do think it's kinda weird.) At InStyle: [Ralph Lauren's Extremely Offline Aesthetic Is, Ironically, Extremely Popular Online](https://www.instyle.com/ralph-lauren-secret-to-viral-success-11904905?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) People need to CALM DOWN: [Team GB’s Olympic Skier Gus Kenworthy Reveals “Insane” Death Threats Following Viral Anti-ICE Post.](https://socialitelife.com/gus-kenworthy-death-threats-anti-ice-olympics-post/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Seriously, please put your phone down and go outside. SO interesting: [All Olympic curling stones come from this Scottish island. Here’s how they’re made](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6961880/2026/02/12/winter-olympics-curling-stones-scotland-island-factory/?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.LlA.lED1.SkD-6PpQQ-aZ&source=athletic%5Fuser%5Fshared%5Fgift%5Farticle%5Fcopylink&smid=url-share-ta) Conde Nast Traveller explains [Why 2026 Is the Year You Should Finally Go to Venic](https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-2026-is-the-year-you-should-go-to-venice?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)e. (I agree that you should go to Venice. Venice is amazing. I took the header photo of this post there!) If you love [Those Ruti Pants](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42792904?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \-- I do; [they ARE on sale right now, I just noticed](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42792904?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \-- then can I interest you in[ This Ruti Skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42793084?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)? I'm wearing it today and really like it; I feel like it looks cool without being, like...insane. I ALSO think this would be great for travel. As of my typing, it is also on sale. I just noticed that [Negative's joggers come in polka dot now -- they're really cute](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42746006?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (I love [their cotton undies for everyday wear](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42746295?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).) Love a cookbook, love a list: [The Best New Cookbooks of Winter 2026](https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-new-cookbooks-winter-2026?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Get ready to argue: [The 50 Best Rom-Coms Since 1970](https://www.theringer.com/2022/04/18/movies/rom-com-movies-ranking?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Speaking of Presidents Day sales, [Crate + Barrel is having a biggie -- up to 60% off -- in case you need, I dunno, a sofa or whatever!](https://go.shopmy.us/p-42793242?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) And a late add, because I just got an email about this: [Banana Republic has up to 50% off sale styles and an extra 20% off sale running through Monday (2/16)](https://go.shopmy.us/p-43121753?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Lot of[ good sweaters in there](https://go.shopmy.us/p-43121857?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I also[ love this maxi dress.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-43121980?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) *Photo by me.* *Like most websites, GFY uses affiliate links where available, and may benefit from brand partnerships. If you buy something using our links, we could earn a commission. Affiliate links help keep this website in business. Thank you for supporting us!*