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# Fugs & Pieces, July 21st, 2023
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-july-21st-2023-07-2023/
- Published: 2023-07-21T20:00:39.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-20T19:59:00.000Z
- Description: From the invention of dishwashers to the global decline in...sperm?!?! Here's some stuff to read.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:24

Happy weekend! I hope you have a terrific one. The World Cup for the women's teams began on Thursday in Australia and New Zealand, with the U.S. kicking off (har) its title defense tonight -- on our continent's time -- against Vietnam. Can they win a record third in a row? I hope so. GET IT, LADIES.

The NYT salutes [Jane Birkin: Decades of Effortless Elegance.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/16/style/jane-birkin-birkin-bag-style-icon.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=bbTqkpENgx5n58fNau3eMuLqAfhdT4hGwsmteoP1Ap-mrRptNyQmahObrx3NIrtAbYPNp4wnTgsDqIQhxDGq35xeTiwdRmRvSR31-2tCVJacn9T3EzXoQZxm7OXKDLI7hEwGnQVCUOrNC%5FThLC9dFgeIjqTH9iiNEWKqDhYrcdiBHMDAa1gSzfUHdRFkF0tze4OD70AecUsHmhFhjb2tW55XZuq-Mdv3-8mXPu7h%5FzN4SwSPbcL7Iw-t8LL1TXoskM4t3oi3Onm2vHjiYgD6aaETCe-kPD8zRBa1AAzWG7wRqbMn4E9IZ1M7ve-ISnjibnMW0hh3KFAmwbMEx4CFdGws2KSI8p6iFQ&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[gifted link\]

Happy[ one year wedding anniversary to Bfleck and JLo!](https://pubx.co/hrgxoh?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)! \[Lainey\]

Do you need anything from the Nordstrom sale? You might! [We rounded up some highlights.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-the-nordstrom-anniversary-sale-07-2023/)

The Ringer reports on [How Australia Perfected the Food Competition Show](https://www.theringer.com/2023/7/18/23795136/masterchef-australia-perfect-food-competition-show?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

I thank her: [The Forgotten Housewife who Invented your Dishwasher.](https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/07/12/the-forgotten-housewife-who-invented-your-dishwasher/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Messy Nessy Chic\]

Super interesting, at Smithsonian: [How Popping Open a Can Became the Sound of Summer.](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-popping-open-a-can-became-the-sound-of-summer-180982527/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

A fun read at Vanity Fair: [“Picking the Most Epic Shots”: How *Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One’s* Most Dazzling Scenes Came Together.](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/awards-insider-mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one-most-dazzling-scenes?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At USA Today: [USWNT finally reflects the country it represents with its most diverse World Cup team yet.](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2023/07/18/uswnts-most-diverse-team-yet-enters-2023-world-cup-stronger-than-ever/70414017007/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Can't wait for the World Cup!

I've got to stop buying swimsuits but [I'm so tempted by this one at Old Navy.](https://rstyle.me/+6F2OKKSQtljpmvapdx5BYA?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) It's so classic! ([I just bought this one](https://amzn.to/3Dkpmle?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) and it's so cute IRL.) \[affiliate links\]

Phew: [Aspartame Isn't Great For You, But It (Probably) Won't Kill You](https://www.bonappetit.com/story/aspartame-carcinogenic?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Bon Appetit\]

At Texas Monthly: [You May All Go to Hell, and I Will Go to the TexasLand Theme Park.](https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/texasland-theme-park-houston/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Who knew: [The Global Sperm Count Decline Has Created Big Business](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/male-sperm-count-decline-semen-analysis-fertility-business-politics.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[NY Mag\]

This is fun, at WaPo - a gifted link: [Walking soccer, a British import, has many American players cheering.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/07/18/walking-soccer-rules-health-benefits/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Also fun, at InStyle: [Give Your Brain a Vacation With These 12 Summer Reads](https://www.instyle.com/what-to-read-this-summer-7553355?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

How do celebs not have a pat answer already concocted for this question?!?!?!?! [Ben Platt shut down a Rolling Stone interview when asked about his nepo-baby status](https://www.celebitchy.com/826192/ben%5Fplatt%5Fshut%5Fdown%5Fa%5Frolling%5Fstone%5Finterview%5Fwhen%5Fasked%5Fabout%5Fhis%5Fnepo-baby%5Fstatus/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Just say [what Allison Williams said, word for word](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/allison-williams-looks-great-seems-normal-with-tc-01-2023/)! \[Celebitchy\]

Interesting: [The Biggest Bombs and the Most Profitable Movies of 2023, So Far](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/the-biggest-bombs-and-the-most-profitable-movies-of-2023-so-far.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Pajiba\]

[Don't miss our shenanigans over at Drinks With Broads,](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/) which include a take on the new *RHoNY,* fresh celebrities weddings, the insanity of *Stars on Mars,* and more. Plus [this week's *And Just Like That* recap](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/and-just-like-that-the-show-gets) included Harry's hilarious wig and a RANT about Carrie Bradshaw somehow INTENTIONALLY not getting past first base with Peter Hermann??? THE HORROR. THE NERVE.

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