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# Fugs & Pieces, January 24, 2024
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-january-24-2024-01-2025/
- Published: 2025-01-24T20:00:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-24T18:01:14.000Z
- Description: From tarnished Olympic medals to fancy kitchen trash cans. We've got it all! Come read something!
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:29

*Sigh.*

This week at Drinks With Broads: [We found an Italian villa! Plus, the latest snore from Vogue, and you can buy Karl Lagerfeld's old Diet Coke!](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/we-found-an-italian-villa) Also: We cover everything from[ volunteering for the National Archives to *Snakes on a Plane* to iconic Facebook Group fights to *Sing Sing* and *Babygirl*.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/this-newsletter-haseverything)

I don't know if I wholly agree with this headline at Lainey but it did make me laugh: [The Oscar nominations are finally here (someone stop Emilia Pérez).](https://www.laineygossip.com/this-years-oscar-nominations-largely-as-expected-with-some-pleasant-surprises/80534?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (I haven't seen *Emilia Pérez* so I don't feel like I can have an opinion here, although [Heather definitely thought it was interesting.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/i/151721420/emilia-perez-is-a-musical-oddity))

At Pajiba: [David Lynch and the Right Way To Not Give a F\*\*\*](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/david-lynch-and-the-right-way-to-not-give-a-f.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Socialite Life reports [Orville Peck to replace Adam Lambert as the emcee in Broadway’s Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club](https://socialitelife.com/orville-peck-to-replace-adam-lambert-as-the-emcee-in-broadways-cabaret-at-the-kit-kat-club/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Interesting! Eva Noblezada is taking over as Sally Bowles.

Never too early to prep. At Bon Appetit:[ 61 Super Bowl Snacks That’ll Win the Appetizer Game.](https://www.bonappetit.com/gallery/football-food-super-bowl-snacks?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Hot pickle dip with crushed Cheez-Its?? FASCINATING.

Eater reports: [The Kitchen Trash Can Has Been Yassified (for the Better)](https://www.eater.com/24345333/best-kitchen-trash-cans-aesthetic-colorful-hands-free?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I DO like an attractive trash can.

I don't need a new coat, but[ this one is beautiful and on sale.](https://rstyle.me/+4nlw6bRCuRo08cNXCdnwwg?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[affiliate link\]

At The Cut: [The Proenza Schouler Designers Are Stepping Down. What It All Means.](https://www.thecut.com/article/proenza-schouler-leave-loewe-dior-designers-open.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Amy Odell's Retail Confessions[ have been focused on Birkin buyers lately](https://amyodell.substack.com/p/birkin-buyer-confessions-part-ii) and they're really interesting.

Whoops: [Paris Olympics Medals Are Tarnishing, Putting LVMH in the Spotlight](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/business/medals-paris-olympics-lvmh.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.rU4.S8wX.b%5FG6IHS4O%5FHe&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[NYT, gifted link\]

Related: [This Rare Gold Medal From the 1904 Olympics Sold for More Than $500,000](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-gold-medal-1904-olympics-sold-more-than-500000-180985877/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Smithsonian\]

Michael Jordan's [mansion -- you will remember it from *The Game --* is now...a timeshare!](https://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/a63444926/michael-jordan-chicago-mansion-timeshare/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Let's go for it. \[Elle Decor\]

Also at the NYT:[ ‘Just Use It’ Readers fight the decline of fine china by using their “good dishes” for everything from pizza to takeout](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/realestate/fine-china-memories.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.rU4.s4-V.P6mwDX7fvbcW&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I use my grandma's china and silver every day. Why not? What are we waiting for? \[gifted link\]

Fascinating: [Are These Really Collectibles? 6 Surprising Finds That Hold Unexpected Value](https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/are-these-really-collectibles-6-surprising-finds-that-hold-unexpected-value/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Collectors Weekly\]

This never happens to me: [Missing Medieval Chess Piece Discovered in Family Home After 200 Years, Now Worth Nearly $1M](https://mymodernmet.com/lewis-chessmen-discovery/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[My Modern Met\]

At Bustle, something new to worry about!![ How Clean Are Your Rental Clothes, Really?](https://www.bustle.com/style/rent-the-runway-nuuly-dirty-clothes-return?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Ugh, it's true: [The Breaks Between TV Seasons Have Gotten Really Long.](https://www.theringer.com/2025/01/17/tv/long-breaks-between-tv-seasons-streaming-severance-squid-game-strikes?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[The Ringer\]

*(Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Getty Images)*