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# Fugs & Pieces, January 4th, 2019
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-january-4th-2019-01-2019/
- Published: 2019-01-04T21:00:31.000Z
- Updated: 2019-01-05T01:29:11.000Z
- Description: Outfits! Travel lessons! Parasites! Shirtless flag-bearers!
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:00

Happy New Year! I hope your break, if you got one, was peaceful and fantastic. Especially because THE GOLDEN GLOBES ARE SUNDAAAAAY.

Related: [We took a trip down memory lane to the red carpet of the 2009 Golden Globes.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-flashback-the-2009-golden-globes-01-2019/)

[Robin Givhan wrote a piece for the Washington Post about the new congressional class of 2019 and it's quite brilliant](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/for-nancy-pelosi-and-the-new-women-in-congress-fashion-was-a-defiant-statement-of-purpose--and-resistance/2019/01/03/0f8c2836-0f7a-11e9-831f-3aa2c2be4cbd%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.0ecc58162b9a&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), as you would expect from her. (We wrote a similar piece for WaPo -- I don't think it's online yet, but I'll update this when it is -- that we were working on simultaneously and when hers came out \[before ours\], I was like, "maybe we'll just edit this one to say, "What Robin said.") \[[EDIT: Here is our piece! We're very excited to have opened 2019 in the Washington Post.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/01/04/talking-about-pelosis-pink-dress-isnt-sexist-it-means-youre-paying-attention/?utm%5Fterm=.cea8007d084a&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)\]

Related, Jezebel asks: [Who Gets to Be Serious? ](https://theslot.jezebel.com/who-gets-to-be-serious-1831492606?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

[OMG WHAT IS THIS COAT ON KATY PERRY?](https://pubx.co/7vA8mQ?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) She looks like Little Edie but also I sort of like it? I also love Lainey's suggestion about a TV show about packing logistics for celebrities. Someone, please get on that. \[Lainey\]

Do you need some cute new sneakers? [We rounded some up!](https://www.gofugyourself.com/fug-nation-loves-cute-sneaks-01-2019?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is great, at The Guardian: [The incredible story of Pita Taufatofua, Tonga's shirtless Olympic flag bearer](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/02/the-incredible-story-of-pita-taufatofua-tongas-shirtless-olympic-flag-bearer?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Also at Lainey, I don't know about you, but [Michael B Jordan is REALLY selling me on these bags](https://pubx.co/Mse4Lr?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

This is so good, at the New York Times:[ These 4 New Yorkers Are Experts in Living. What Do They Know That We Don’t? ](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/nyregion/these-4-new-yorkers-are-experts-in-living-what-do-they-know-that-we-dont.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)The lede is: "In 2015, we began following six people over age 85\. Last year the four remaining showed that old age is not what you think."

At The Atlantic: [The Best Skin-Care Trick Is Being Rich](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/01/skin-care-secret-wealth/579337/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Jada Yuan -- who, full disclosure, I know and I love because we worked with her at *New York* back in the day; she once yelled at a person who was trying to steal my seat at Anna Sui! -- just completed a full year of traveling for the New York Times. She visited 52 places. [Here's what she learned.](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/01/03/travel/52-places-to-go-recap.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (This piece is so great.)

At the Mary Sue, I learned that[ Johnny Depp is OUT of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise](https://www.themarysue.com/johnny-depp-pirates-saves-franchise/?utm%5Fsource=web&utm%5Fmedium=fuv&utm%5Fcampaign=linkswap). That's a good call, although I'd also note that perhaps we don't need any more of those movies at all?

Vanity Fair has a really interesting piece here: [Does Peak TV Have a Sex-Scene Problem?](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/12/tv-show-runners-need-to-address-issues-with-sex-scenes?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Town & Country [takes a long look at our beloved Olivia Colman](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a25735099/who-is-olivia-the-favourite-colman-broadchurch-the-crown-actress/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

At Pajiba: [We're Pumped For These 2019 Movies Directed By Women](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/2019-movies-directed-by-women-.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). It's TRUE.

At Smithsonian: [In Praise of Parasites.](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/praise-parasites-180971139/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Vulture:[ 71 TV Shows We Can’t Wait to See in 2019.](https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/2019-tv-shows-best-new-upcoming.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) This feels like too many shows.

At Celebitchy: [Wow, the Academy still isn’t close to naming a replacement host for the Oscars](https://www.celebitchy.com/604638/wow%5Fthe%5Facademy%5Fstill%5Fisnt%5Fclose%5Fto%5Fnaming%5Fa%5Freplacement%5Fhost%5Ffor%5Fthe%5Foscars/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). This is mildly bonkers and also a fascinating piece to me -- they clearly picked Kevin Hart in haste (as they named him like 20 hours after Deadline ran a big story about how no one wanted to host the Oscars), and now they're flailing. Y'all don't even NEED a host.

At Atlas Obscura: [Help Us Identify the World’s Greatest Local Mascots.](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nominate-a-local-mascot?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) A worthy cause!