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# Fugs & Pieces, July 31, 2026
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-july-31-2026-07-2026/
- Published: 2026-07-31T19:00:13.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-01T01:06:41.000Z
- Description: Come on in and beat the heat.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:34

Another week of summer done! How are you holding up?

At Drinks With Broads this week, I looked at the best-selling non-fiction of summer from the 1930s:[ Spoiler, there's a fair amount of Hitler and also a bunch of exiled Russian royals. Meanwhile, Heather (and the commentariat!) get into *The Odyssey*!](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/the-best-sellers-of-the-1930s-seem) In Thursday's edition, [we get into this HFPA/Penske lawsuit, *Margo's Got Money Troubles*, *Hadestown*, and whether casting secrets ever pan out.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/margos-got-money-troubles-and-so)

I also rounded up[ our July best-sellers.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loved-these-ten-things-in-july-07-2026/) It's a varied list this month! This *week'*s biggest sellers were[ this CUTE bomber jacket from the Nordstrom sale](https://go.shopmy.us/p-74582723?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (as recommended by a Fug National!); this[ v. cute bralette from Harper Wilde](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75687888?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io); and[ this great Old Navy tank.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75688085?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (The [Preen facial sunscreen JUST missed the top three](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75688254?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I'm also pleased by how many of you bought t[his *Widow's Bay* tee, confirming my theory that there is a market for clever *Widow's Bay* merch that's currently being underserved.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-74587672?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Just loved this piece: [A Tiny Tour #008: The National Arts Club](https://atinyapartment.substack.com/p/a-tiny-tour-008-the-national-arts). (I went to a fashion show there once in like...2008? Maybe? It is an amazing space.)

Fascinating: [The Quest for the South’s Most Ancient Cave Art](https://gardenandgun.com/souths-most-ancient-cave-art?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Oh lord: [Ryan Murphy is Threatening to Reboot Glee](https://www.pajiba.com/tv%5Freviews/ryan-murphy-does-not-rule-out-reboot-of-glee.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

A really thoughtful piece from Lainey about [the new Best Asian Pop Music Performance Grammy.](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-bts-let-recording-academy-know-they-are-no-longer-trying-to-fit-into-someone-elses-space/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This headline is amazing: [Katy Perry’s Giant Water Bottle Stunt Backfires as Fans Roll Her the Wrong Way](https://socialitelife.com/katy-perry-trapped-inflatable-water-bottle-stunt-malta/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is fun: [Tracee Ellis Ross Says the Secret to Better Solo Travel Is Planning for ‘Beauty and Disaster’](https://www.travelandleisure.com/tracee-ellis-ross-solo-travel-11994928?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Meanwhile, I'm going to Burbank: [7 Airports That Are So Beautiful, They're Destinations Themselves](https://www.cntraveler.com/story/most-beautiful-airports-in-the-world-2026?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

It's too hot for jeans and [yet I do have these jeans heading my way.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75636078?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (I wish [I'd known they came in cropped!](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75990784?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)) I secretly love [these striped ones, too.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75990876?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

I'm always reading the FIRE subreddit -- although I am not FIRE at all -- [so this interview with a woman who did retire at 35 was very interesting!](https://www.thecut.com/article/retired-at-35-lonely.html?utm%5Fsource=substack&utm%5Fmedium=email) (This woman has a lot of rage in her answers, and I wonder if that struck her when she read it back. There are things she said that made me feel like she's got some unexamined issues that are being expressed via her frugality, and then there are some things she said that felt very tapped in to her own psyche. It's psychologically interesting!)

Really good read: [Wham!'s 1985 China 'Heist' Was the Ultimate Pop Culture Gamble](https://heywhatevernevermind.substack.com/p/wham-1985-china-concert-documentary-10-days-in-china)

An interesting[ profile of designer Jamie Haller](https://www.elle.com/fashion/personal-style/a73194265/jamie-haller-career-interview/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).

Wow: [Queen Victoria’s Dining Chairs and a Bronze Cat Faucet Create the “Right Mix of Weirdness” in This 1920s LA Home](https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/barry-fox-designed-los-angeles-home?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

An excellent and really well-researched piece: [Is There Really a $10 Hair Loss Cure?](https://www.allure.com/story/oral-minoxidil-hair-loss-treatment?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io#intcid=%5Fallure-article-right-rail%5F55536da1-91be-4e8b-8599-999b3a9cfbce%5Fpopular4-2) (It's oral minoxidil. FWIW, I've been on oral minoxidil for a couple of years now and it's absolutely stopped my hair loss -- which was happening for a variety of issues -- and grown *a lot* of my hair back. It's been very effective.)

A good read (as always) at Ask a Manager: [The unpaid invoices, the voodoo altar, and other things you found after an employee left.](https://www.askamanager.org/2026/07/the-unpaid-invoices-the-voodoo-altar-and-other-things-you-found-after-an-employee-left.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Really[ interesting choices here from Zac Efron](https://www.laineygossip.com/how-zac-efron-exploring-relationship-between-celebrity-and-civilian-with-his-upcoming-projects/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \-- sincerely, I don't mean that sarcastically. I tend to think he's underrated as an actor.

This seems like quite a journey, literally: [Project Sunrise, a 22-Hour Nonstop Flight, Is Coming. What Will It Be Like](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/world/australia/qantas-long-haul-flight-project-sunrise.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.1lA.IMC-.24Nbya81aFDI&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)? LONG.

This is [a BIG AQUAMARINE if you're in the market for one.](https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2026/07/an-astonishing-aristocratic-aquamarine-is-up-for-sale-in-new-orleans.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (It once belonged to the Mitfords!)

I found this [Reddit thread about meals that freeze well to be very helpful!](https://www.reddit.com/r/NYTCooking/comments/1v6dmnr/meals%5Fthat%5Ffreeze%5Fwell/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

The Gap [has re-released their 90s fragrances](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75694445?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \-- although they've tweaked the scents a bit to update them, apparently. I [wore Grass religiously back in the day.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75694797?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I appreciated Allure doing[ this compare and contrast piece between the new and old versions](https://www.allure.com/story/gap-fragrances-review?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)! (Especially because it seems like Grass is very different than the original.)

This little [striped, short-sleeved cardigan is CUTE.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75640295?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

An interestin[g piece about animal narrators in books.](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Fbooks%2F2026%2F07%2Fanimal-narrator-fiction-paul-yoon-etna-book-review%2F688105%2F%3Fgift%3DTD6tNRjkKIRdn%5FSinTuxE8Dt79wpH6W0xEs93SwNLdA%26utm%5Fsource%3Dcopy-link%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial%26utm%5Fcampaign%3Dshare%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExYVRYaFNESnZxd200WVd2eHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7yqL0o3In96PlmEHhLlHG7YrJtLjd6VCK4h7d3po0-O%5FFlzjo-ctmkSliAnA%5Faem%5F6tX23eK6cD5Eaq5mU7510g&h=AUCL7NigzS%5FDVF8gVb7ns3JeSh2OH9BFSw9kVHqMvvw%5FYTf5whFO4YB%5FVXXvZvY6nxM3w0GoiWyS7eKyoSuZfS8yvBdO1g7WNumbKlX45aRXvw9sen-zPlVTyLjUyNT5KL-eBT6EiE47vqPUhk4&%5F%5Ftn%5F%5F=R]-R&c[0]=AUDXpHMxAcBnsR2t3iWvq7qGdMu-VWXyJPkyQmaVAc5YOYm9ah%5FP%5FSCA0avK9IVOL8WqBDAAYDHAOnDGccSuWa-gXDUvFxWDJ1Hpl8C73eQccwTKS0VBJKBgArj7gISskVu12QD5MbxzkDg1t-LYkW2VD85XJXlC8AGK%5FCzYQwQuOtRhSP2aSmP2l4XtcrM9JOToUrUeOOVBZhigs9Y3KWs&c[1]=AUCW-spIHjq8WviZyPMcHoGuD5uDBvoH9Jy-8oVu4JhADsSLv%5FQtWwhOICEnctyoZBni8gB2BMA%5FvHJQuvv0TrY9V%5F%5FUCRSneYPxGZVO1Mepr1CX81eUYSzQzXg0TIRo0zG9mZAYCOci2fy7IKGTHUfzZiV8hYMPJYQk-McNvT8PXkRUiUOCn6A6dqeNL7Q0tzT1bmzuUU%5FT-b6kHE2HVbs&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Go see this if you're local and report back! [Stanford University’s Founding Matriarch Was a Travel-Loving Philanthropist Who Met a Tragic End. A New Exhibition Explores Her Life, Grief and Death by Poison](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/stanford-universitys-founding-matriarch-was-a-travel-loving-philanthropist-who-met-a-tragic-end-a-new-exhibition-explores-her-life-grief-and-death-by-poison-180989211/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Banana Republic has [30% off everything this weekend,](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75684871?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) if you're in need of a new something. ([I'm tempted by this sundress](https://go.shopmy.us/p-75685134?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).)

Amazing: [Devyn Dalton, a 4-foot-6 woman, is the leading man’s stunt double in Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/style/devyn-dalton-matt-damon-stuntwoman-odyssey.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.1lA.M0XZ.pqCRjLY8rQ7i&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) *\[She was on Legends of Tomorrow and Kevin said she's AWESOME. - H\]*

Interesting! [6 Restaurants Explain the Stories Behind Their Beloved Artworks](https://www.eater.com/dining-out/955765/restaurants-bars-cool-art-famous-restaurant-artworks?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

A pertinent question: [Am I the Asshole For Wanting to Switch Writers’ Groups?](https://lithub.com/am-i-the-asshole-for-wanting-to-switch-writers-groups/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (I always enjoy this column.)

There are [so many good prints in this London flat!](https://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/ben-pentreath-highgate-cottage-london?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Our friend Tara asks,[ Why Can't TV Finales Stick a Landing?](https://www.gq.com/story/why-cant-tv-finales-stick-a-landing?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This is fun! Author Emily Henry got[ a beauty profile at Into the Gloss!](https://intothegloss.com/2026/05/emily-henry-author-beauty-routine?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) It's a good one. (This is a year old but somehow just popped up for me.)

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