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# Fugs & Pieces: Friday, July 28
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-friday-july-28-07-2023/
- Published: 2023-07-28T20:00:43.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-28T17:01:32.000Z
- Description: Dinosaurs, divorces, and saying goodbye to Sinéad O’Connor.
- Author: H and J
- Tags: Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:24

It was a busy week on Drinks With Broads, and it's not letting up anytime soon: Monday's *And Just Like That* recap[ included a rant about Carrie's terrible attitude about condoms](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/135365864?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fhome), and get ready, because this coming Monday's will cover The Return of Aidan. A paid subscription to DWB is $5 a month or $50 a year (savings!), and directly helps keep GFY afloat. Paid subscribers get all the *And Just Like That* and other TV recap coverage, have full commenting privileges, and receive a Thursday issue (this week: [Breaking down Ariana Grande's recent romantic drama, and an exploration of the Huntington Library's banger of a gift shop)](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/ariana-grandes-big-ol-mess). All subscribers -- paid and free -- got a gander at s[ome deeply serious (and spoiler-free) Barbenheimer feedback from a weekend in the theater](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/i-completed-the-barbenheimer-sort) and [a look at the summer best-sellers of the 1970s](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/i/134737961/summer-books-part-welcome-to-the-s). We're having a great time over there and [hope you'll come join us.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/)

This is so sad: [Sinead O'Connor passed away on Wednesday at just 56 years old](https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/entertainment/sinead-oconnor-death/index.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). She led a truly difficult and troubled life, and lost one of her children about a year ago. I don't know of anyone in my generation who can't immediately summon the sound of her voice, or the image of those eyes. She was indelible. \[CNN\]

Related, at The Ringer: [How Sinéad O’Connor Turned a Prince Song Into Her Classic.](https://www.theringer.com/2021/6/2/22464082/sinead-oconnor-nothing-compares-2-u-prince?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Pajiba has a recap of [Doja Cat's continuing beef with her fans](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/doja-cat-continues-to-beef-with-her-fans.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). She... REALLY does not seem to enjoy social media, and really maybe should turn her passwords over to a loved one.

Worth your time, at Vanity Fair: "[40 Years of *Madonna*:](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/07/40-years-of-madonna?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Four decades after its release, one *VF* writer looks back at Madonna’s self-titled, self-assured debut album and how it laid the foundation for a young woman from Michigan to one day become the queen of pop."

It's HOT, maybe you need some new shorts? [Here are some cute ones.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-cute-shorts-for-the-rest-of-summer-07-2023/)

Always read Dave Holmes at Esquire. This time: "[The Two Weirdest Years in Music:](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a44654442/music-from-1989-1990-diet-slice-era/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) In 1989 and '90, the culture had not yet figured out what it wanted to be. What we got was the Diet Slice Era—refreshing, indistinct, and a harbinger of what was to come."

An UPDATE on the [Who IS Tom Brady Now?!?!?! Question](https://pubx.co/1izyS2?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Lainey\]

Also at Lainey, also on the Celeb Romance Front: [Joe and Sofia's civil divorce (so far).](https://pubx.co/9JeIMw?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Delighted to see this[ very kind inclusion of *The Royal We* on this great list of summer beach reads at The Stripe!](https://thestripe.com/great-books-to-read-on-a-beach-vacation/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This headline is a ride: [The Sloth King of Long Island Tried His Hand at Venomous Lizards.](https://www.curbed.com/2023/07/sloth-encounters-nile-monitor-lizards-fine.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (This Sloth King literally IS a sloth. Although "The Sloth King" is also a great nickname for a person.) \[Curbed\]

The New Yorker asks, "[Can Professional Cricket Thrive in America](https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/can-professional-cricket-thrive-in-america?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)?"

Smithsonian wonders, "[How Many Dinosaurs Remain Undiscovered?](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-many-dinosaurs-remain-undiscovered-180982560/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)"

I'm not ready for fall clothes yet -- at all!! -- but[ these Madewell loafers are *cute*.](https://rstyle.me/+TQdArbrHTihqkbERNV-xIA?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[affiliate link\]

This is so bright and airy: [Inside Amanda Seyfried’s Farmhouse-Inspired New York City Pied-à-Terre](https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/inside-amanda-seyfrieds-farmhouse-inspired-new-york-city-pied-a-terre?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Architectural Digest\]

Indeed: [There’s No Such Thing as a Guilty Pleasure.](https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-guilty-pleasure/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[LARB\]

Eater reports on [Death by a Thousand Service Fees](https://www.eater.com/23786967/service-fees-extra-charges-tipping-confusing-restaurant-bills?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). It DOES seem like receipts are getting more complicated.

The NYT claims that[ Hunching Over Your Computer Like a Buzzard Is Not Helping Your Back.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/well/desk-hunching-ergonomics-back-pain.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=dZMT9zIX9Z6F%5Fxb4Z8J5pS1uH%5FjlL3JpgO3hvYRPyqSJ-T4QcS2UPw3E1o0MqhIEEq7bOQ58Plhvqs7qSsQLy9aniN8C5mXtxD7NxDT0YAqPM1rPQppad7-NxNMu-wp%5FcG1v3GBT%5FAnog6oZ3ie173Bu20hsohHu6MPC-P4rIIfDo1vPDyg41kHlgbmx1bDlSFvUbFdD-T7a7BES3lMw42qJVRMyBnoQ3KBjArIQ9ZTbjsj9mfdQp7SegKcFK1mEvPQ1hgJvvX9RWORIfmMzApaGixiNUOcXVL4Xw61fAE0kEKPCiKFPX1v06mjXJ9CGR7Mn87goPiMZ4Q3VmxcXhkl8hGgFUh4beQ&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) YOU DON'T SAY! \[gifted link\]

Are we sure this is a good idea!?!??!?!!? At WaPo: [Scientists woke up a 46,000-year-old roundworm from Siberian permafrost.](https://wapo.st/3qbjUhF?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[gifted link\]

This little [belted denim jacket at Gap is cute -- and on sale.](https://rstyle.me/+QCAps1DI5tChYP2e13W0og?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[affiliate link\]

We've had some fun afternoon chats here lately! ICYMI:[ We wondered about the best thing you've bought off Instagram](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-whats-the-best-thing-youve-bought-on-a-whim-off-instagram-07-2023/), and we hailed the return of [What Are You Reading?](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-what-are-you-reading-13-07-2023/) We also discussed [the movies we watched on repeat as kids.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-what-movie-did-you-have-on-repeat-as-a-kid-07-2023/)

*Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images*