> ## 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, July 11, 2025 - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-july-11-2025-07-2025/ - Published: 2025-07-11T19:00:13.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-11T02:05:23.000Z - Description: Beefs! Birkins! Fake lesbians! Spys! Elizabeth Taylor! Plentiful salads! Weird old couches! And more! - Author: Jessica - Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:29 How is it July 11 already? Time, as they say, flies. And I don't know about you but the shadow of the upcoming Mercury Retrograde has been all over me the last few days. I don't believe in that, except for I do when it effects me. Over at Drinks With Broads this week, a plethora for your perusal: [We've got a new *And Just Like That* recap!](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/and-just-like-that-were-at-the-halfway) LTW's dead dad dies again! What is going on over there? Gladys is really in the shit now, o[ver at *The Gilded Age* (and I go on, of course, a rant in the newest recap)](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/its-begun-my-societal-demise-the) We cover[ Jennifer Aniston's new Hunky Guru (boyfriend, that's not the title of her latest rom-com), ](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/hunky-gurus-and-the-fountain-of-youth)plus take a look at *The Fountain of Youth* and *The Buccaneers* AND the new *Devil Wears Prada* AND some other stuff, like Tom Brady and Sofia Vergara, and the firing of Christian Horner. Jam-packed! (We also talked about cute lobster stuff, [inspired by this sweatshirt I just got.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20985996?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) There is a LOT.) [I finally tackle the summer best-sellers of the 1940s, plus fresh TomKat gossip (for real) and the new Anne Hathaway Vogue cover PLEASE ANNA STOP HIRING ANNIE L](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/the-summer-reads-of-the-1940s-and). And here at GFY, [we talked about our favorite exfoliants,](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-holy-grail-exfoliating-your-body-07-2025/) [tackled couture week](https://www.gofugyourself.com/tag/couture-week?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), and kept an eye on [celebs at Wimbledon](https://www.gofugyourself.com/tag/wimbledon?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (among many other things) The news out of Texas in the wake of their awful floods has been absolutely heartbreaking. [The Austin American Statesmen rounded up ways to help.](https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2025/07/09/how-to-help-victims-of-central-texas-floods-benefits-donations-more/84512474007/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (Including lists of local restaurants donating proceeds, if you're in the area.) Feel free to share other resources in the comments if you have them. (If you share a link, you immediately go into moderation as a measure to prevent spam, but I will get you out!) [*Texas Monthly* ran an incredible first-person account](https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-firsthand-account/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLdMRFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFhNTB2cmNLQ0R2cGI1STJBAR79lnSGup3TJxe8TgvMMfpBp7emBF6zs7xNzlK0jZk7C27q7IR0RedXP8-ATg%5Faem%5FAkiG-bHSNKZ5tdwU0gYfsg&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) from one of their staffers, whose family cabin flooded while they were in it. Please note that it's beautiful and terrifying and very, very sad. An amazing story:[ She Ran a Vintage Store. Now She’s Reuniting Flood Victims With Precious Belongings.](https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-flood-woman-reuniting-owners-with-belongings/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) WOW. I've been following this via the Hermes subreddit and I knew it would go for a lot but I didn't think it would be THIS much: [Jane Birkin’s Original Hermès Bag Just Sold for Over $10 Million](https://www.thecut.com/article/jane-birkins-original-herms-bag-sold-for-over-usd10-million.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) This week, at Gossip Reading Club: [Do You Remember: The Fake Lesbian Drama of t.A.T.u?](https://gossipreadingclub.substack.com/p/do-you-remember-the-fake-lesbian?) I DO. And I appreciate Lainey for also tackling [this possible Tom Brady/Sofia Vergara romance.](https://www.laineygossip.com/are-sofia-vergara-tom-brady-just-having-summer-fling-or-is-their-surprise-hookup-more-serious/82432?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Such [an interesting piece on the history and language of the emoji!](https://longreads.com/2025/07/01/emoji-language-keith-houston/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Thank you to the reader who sent this to me. Variety has [weighed in with their final Emmy nomination predictions](https://variety.com/lists/2025-emmys-predictions/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)! (The noms come out on Tuesday.) I too had wondered this: [What's the Deal with the Lie Detector Test Taken by Gary Coleman's Ex-Wife?](https://www.pajiba.com/news/whats-the-deal-with-the-lie-detector-test-taken-by-gary-colemans-exwife.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) A good one at Evil Witches: [Becoming an expert against your will](https://www.evilwitches.com/p/becoming-an-expert-against-your-will?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Quince is our number one most popular brand, in terms of sales, this year so far. (By a lot, actually! J.Crew is next up, though.) [I'm still really tempted by this dress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20979494?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I also really like [this one; it's so hot out and it's so floaty?](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20979546?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) IMPORTANT: [The Best Beefs of the 21st Century, Ranked](https://theringer.com/2025/06/30/pop-culture/beef-ranking-best-celebrity-feuds?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) So interesting: [The Brooklyn Allergist’s Office That Was Once Home to a Spy](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/realestate/streetscapes-brooklyn-british-spy.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.VU8.Pb%5F8.fl5ZZFu1qTx%5F&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) This is amazing: [Re-creating a Waldorf Astoria That No One Remembers ](https://www.curbed.com/article/waldorf-astoria-restoration-reopening-art-deco-architecture.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) The Adventurine weighs in: [Elizabeth Taylor’s Earrings Just "Walked" in the Balenciaga Couture Show](https://marionfasel.substack.com/p/elizabeth-taylors-earrings-just-walked) [This Wimbledon post](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/yes-more-celebs-at-wimbledon-its-true-07-2025/) reminded me of Me+Em -- someone in it was wearing a really cute skirt from the brand -- and they've got some cute stuff right now. (I of course own a Breton top from there because Kate Middleton wore it once.) [This is a great shirt-dress, speaking of stripes](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20985804?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). They're also [having a big sale](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20984848?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io); I am [SO TEMPTED by this dress.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20985118?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Maybe I'll buy [the tank top portion of it?](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20985516?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I also love[ this little striped cardigan](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20989291?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (not on sale). Related: [Welcome to the Queue, where waiting for Wimbledon tickets rivals the tennis.](https://www.npr.org/2025/07/10/g-s1-76936/wimbledon-queue-tennis?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) We were just talking about this! [Bon Appetit rounded up 97 (!!!!) salad recipes!](https://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/slideshow/salads-for-people-hate-salads?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Perfect for this literal season of our lives. (In this hemisphere anyway.) From the archives at Collectors Weekly and well worth revisiting: [It Came From the '70s: The Story of Your Grandma's Weird Couch](https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/it-came-from-the-70s-the-story-of-your-grandmas-weird-couch/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) At Salon: [We’re offloading mental tasks to AI. It could be making us stupid.](https://www.salon.com/2025/06/08/were-offloading-mental-tasks-to-ai-it-could-be-making-us-stupid/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I'm sure it is! Speaking of sales, [Saks is having a very very big one](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20986179?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I spent a lot of time [tootling through the flat sandals](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20986526?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I wish I'd had [these little raffia slides for my vacation](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20986840?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). They're marked WAY down but my size is gone. Sometimes the Onion really hits: [Study: 97% Of Average American’s Day Spent Retrieving 6-Digit Codes](https://theonion.com/study-97-of-average-americans-day-spent-retrieving-6-digit-codes/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) “[Wow, This Is So Gay”: ](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/but-im-a-cheerleader-oral-history?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)An Oral History of *But I’m a Cheerleader"* At last! Why aren't WE all in[ a fancy farmhouse in Mallorca? ](https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/michael-prentice-mallorca-finca?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Love this post [helping you dress like....Katharine Hepburn](https://mirrengordoncrozier.substack.com/p/katharine-hepburn-in-summertime-1955) in *Summertime.* More shopping posts for old movies!! So interesting: [How Women in New Jersey Gained—and Lost—the Right to Vote More Than a Century Before the 19th Amendment Granted Suffrage Nationwide](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-women-in-new-jersey-gained-and-lostthe-right-to-vote-more-than-a-century-before-the-19th-amendment-granted-suffrage-nationwide-180986930/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I want to go to [all these accessories-focused museums](https://dcjnell.substack.com/p/these-8-museums-star-shoes-jewelry)!! PSA: We have a code from Frame,[ if you're in the market for jeans (or anything else).](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20986930?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) It is 15% off with DWB15. We also have a code for DedCool, which makes [my current favorite home/linen spray](https://go.shopmy.us/p-20992201?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (in case you're keeping track)! It is DWB15 for 15% off. *Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images. 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