> ## 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 12th, 2024
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-july-12th-2024-07-2024/
- Published: 2024-07-12T20:00:42.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-12T20:16:03.000Z
- Description: Ice cream! Gladiators! Fancy toilets!
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:27

Happy Friday! Hope you're hanging in there. Stay cool out there!

Over at Drinks With Broads: We're recapping *The Bear*! Everyone on that show needs therapy and/or a big hug. [Here's the latest recap.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/everyone-still-needs-a-hug-on-the) Tuesday's (free!) issue explores t[he best travel tips from one of my fave old etiquette books (a lot of lightbulb stuff??) and the Derek Blasberg/Goop Poop situation](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/in-which-we-explore-matters-of-manners). Yesterday's issue dove into the [Sha'Carri Richardson *Vogue* cover, Costner's crash and burn, John Corbett's existential crisis, and how VERY BAD OMG *Madame Web* was.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/shacarri-aidan-costner-and-madame)

[Need something to read](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-what-are-you-reading-18-07-2024/)? Need [something to bring to a potluck](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-whats-your-potluck-go-to-07-2024/)? This week's chats have you covered.

Ugh: [Why Are There Toxic Metals in My Tampons?](https://www.thecut.com/article/tampons-arsenic-lead-toxic-metals-study.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[The Cut\]

Listen, I can't lie. [I will see *Gladiator 2: Gladiatorier* in the theater.](https://socialitelife.com/the-gladiator-2-trailer-is-here-glorious-all-hail-paul-mescal-and-pedro-pascal/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[*Socialite Life\]*

I clicked into this immediately: [The Royal Flush: Why Rich People Are Going Wild for Fancy Toilets.](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/home-decor/a61076011/luxury-toilets-home-design-2024/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[*Town & Country\]*

This is so cool: [Inside the creation of the U.S. gymnasts’ Paris Olympics leotards](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/interactive/2024/usa-gymnastics-leotards-photos-paris-olympics/?itid=hp-more-top-stories%5Fp004%5Ff004&utm%5Fsource=pocket%5Fsaves). \[WaPo\]

It's been so fun to follow [the New York Times' list of the 100 best books of the 21st century](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.6U0.AxkF.XvpWnlR9MoV0&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[gifted link\]

I am not really a fan of the Marvel extended universe -- with a few exceptions, of course! -- [but *Agatha All Along* DOES look pretty good](https://www.laineygossip.com/first-teaser-for-agatha-all-along-starring-kathryn-hahn-looks-really-good-marvel-tries-to-course-correct/78520?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (I AM a fan of Witch Content and in fact had an unhinged rant last night to my husband that I feel like the current *Star Wars* universe is anti-witch and that take is inherently SEXIST!!!!111!!!) \[*Lainey*\]

IMPORTANT JOURNALISM: [Which Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Is the Best?](https://www.bonappetit.com/story/best-cookies-and-cream-ice-cream-taste-test?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[*Bon Appetit*\]

Related: [Do I need this ice cream maker?](https://rstyle.me/+z2HMxvd7BhqA-M3aAFsj8Q?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) The price seems good! \[Williams Sonoma, affiliate link\]

I DEFINITELY need[ these whimsical fruit candle holders](https://rstyle.me/+w02wrqWXK0M6AEDObnfM%5Fw?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)! \[Anthro, affiliate link\]

At EW: "[Andy Samberg explains why he left *Saturday Night Live* for his mental and physical health: 'I was falling apart,'](https://ew.com/why-andy-samberg-left-saturday-night-live-8674006?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)" I mean, yeah. That schedule is not meant for human life longterm.

At Texas Monthly: [Shelley Duvall Found Fame in Hollywood and Peace in Texas.](https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/shelley-duvall-the-shining-actress-dead-obituary/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

House and Garden UK gives us a peek into ["life in an art-filled former palace in Italy, accessible only by foot.](https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/corte-della-maestra?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)" All I can say is: Wowza! (H&GUK is a really good publication.)

I loved reading this, and the pics are great: [The Prince of Chintz: Emily Evans Eerdmans on Mario Buatta.](https://laurakitty.substack.com/p/mario-buatta?isFreemail=true&post%5Fid=146168698&publication%5Fid=533869&r=6eaop&triedRedirect=true&utm%5Fsource=pocket%5Fsaves) \[*Sighs & Whispers\]*

[Good for Violet Affleck](https://www.laineygossip.com/violet-afflecks-parents-must-be-so-proud-she-advocates-against-mask-ban-la-county-board-supervisors-public-hearing/78524?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)! \[*Lainey*\]

Very relevant to our interests:[ The Story Behind 'The Devil Wears Prada' Script.](https://amyodell.substack.com/p/the-story-behind-the-devil-wears?) \[Back Row\]

Illuminating, at Eater: [We Asked: “How Do You Price Your Wine List?”](https://punchdrink.com/articles/wine-list-menu-price-sommeliers/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

What a fun round up, at The Stripe:[ Pool Party!](https://thestripe.com/pool-party/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I absolutely am gonna crack and buy a margarita machine one of these days.

This was an UNDERTAKING, at The Ringer: [Welcome to Fright Club: How I Fought the Greatest Horror Movie Villains of All Time.](https://www.theringer.com/movies/2024/7/11/24196245/horror-movie-villains-ranked-freddy-jason-michael-myers?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is [an excellent Top Shelf, at Into the Gloss.](https://intothegloss.com/2024/07/veronique-hyland-elle-magazine-beauty-routine/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

So interesting: [‘Let Us Dance, Let Us Pray, Let Us Make Love’: Fashion Takeaways From an Exhibition on the Ballets Russes.](https://www.vogue.com/article/let-us-dance-let-us-pray-let-us-make-love-fashion-takeaways-from-an-exhibition-on-the-ballets-russes?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[*Vogue\]*

I can't read these stories about Ellen without thinking about the iconic *Real Housewives of Orange County* episode where Tamra ran off crying from dinner, screeching that none of the other women will never see her again!!! (Spoiler: They did): [Ellen DeGeneres Insists She Isn't Mean](https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities%5Fare%5Fbetter%5Fthan%5Fyou/ellen-degeneres-insists-she-isnt-mean.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), at Pajiba.

 *(Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)*