> ## 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, June 17th, 2022 - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-june-17th-2022-06-2022/ - Published: 2022-06-17T20:00:29.000Z - Updated: 2022-06-17T18:23:46.000Z - Description: From weird facts about the Colosseum to erotic cookbooks to whatever is happening with this Barbie movie to holograms of George Michael! - Author: Jessica - Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:20 Happy weekend, everyone! Do you need a new pair of shorts? [We rounded up a wide variety thereof](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-shorts-06-2022/)! We also had a fun chat about [what everyone is reading now](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-what-are-you-reading-right-now-5-06-2022/) Did you miss the Tonys this weekend? [All our coverage lives here](https://www.gofugyourself.com/tag/2022-tonys?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Catch up with t[he top-level takeaways from the January 6th hearings, if you've missed any of them](https://www.npr.org/2022/06/16/1105513685/recap-jan-6-committee-hearing?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Mike Pence is sincerely fortunate he is alive; for once, I am not saying that hyperbolically. \[NPR\] This is an [excellent and wide-ranging package of pieces about Juneteenth at Vox](https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23096448/juneteenth-history?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io#content), which I discovered via [Hitha Palepu's 5 Smart Reads, which I also really recommend.](https://hitha.substack.com/) Ooh, Tom and Lorenzo have a great [interview with Hacks Costume Designer Kathleen Felix-Hager!](https://tomandlorenzo.com/2022/06/interview-with-hacks-costume-designer-kathleen-felix-hager/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Folks really seem to have [Feelings about the Dakota Johnson *Persuasion* adaptation](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a36212577/dakota-johnson-persuasion-netflix-film/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Town & Country\] I've started playing[ Lookdle, which is where you have to ID a pixelated photo of a celebrity,](https://lookdle.com/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) and I am (as I would hope) pretty good at it. My tip is to squint aggressively when you look at the photo. What in the[ name of all that is holy is happening with this Barbie movie?](https://pubx.co/QyEYgt?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)??? \[Lainey Gossip\] Related, and very funny: [All The Ken Dolls You Will Meet In Your Lifetime](https://www.elle.com/culture/news/g30010/all-the-kens-you-will-meet-in-your-lifetime/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Elle\] ALSO related: "[Sure, I Guess I’ll Go See Jurassic Marvel Gun Barbie World](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/lightyear-top-gun-maverick-jurassic-world-too-many-movies?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io): Hollywood has grown obsessed with existing intellectual property, and it’s killing originality at the theater." \[Buzzfeed\] From Will Leitch at WaPo: [Baseball looks strange, but the weird thing is how easily it happened](https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/16/major-league-baseball-radical-rule-changes/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) At the NY Times: [Britney Spears: The Once and Future Versace Muse](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/10/style/britney-spears-wedding.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Really interesting:[ Inside the Colorful, Campy, Unapologetically Horny World of Erotic Cookbooks](https://www.eater.com/23160117/erotic-cookbooks-history-sexuality-playboy?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Eater\] I assume this Vulture piece is going to be continually updated: [The Complete History of Ezra Miller’s Controversial Career](https://www.vulture.com/2022/06/ezra-miller-grooming-allegations-career-timeline.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). This situation is not good. This headline alone is wild! You learn something every day: [Was the Colosseum Paid for with Pee?](https://www.messynessychic.com/2022/06/15/was-the-colosseum-paid-for-with-pee?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Messy Nessy Chic\] [I am ready for this](https://pubx.co/joB0om?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)! We have been on the forefront of Austin Mania since *The Carrie Diaries!* \[Lainey Gossip\] Honestly....this is for the best: [George Michael hologram ruled out](https://pubx.co/77q0ZQ?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Socialite Life\] This was a good idea, at the Atlantic: [The Books Swallowed by the Black Hole of the Coronavirus.](https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/06/covid-spring-2020-book-releases/661281/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Oooh, I know you'll be interested in this: [Summer classics: the weekender bag](https://www.girlsofacertainage.com/shopping/14-overnight-bags-for-all-your-summer-weekends-away/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Girls of a Certain Age\] Important questions: [Why Do the Men of *Saturday Night Live* Have Such Horrifying Apartments?](https://www.curbed.com/2022/06/colin-jost-snl-pete-davidson-jimmy-fallon-horrifying-apartments.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Curbed\] Did the [people who are making the Squid Game reality show...*watch* Squid Game](https://www.celebitchy.com/771442/theres%5Fa%5Fsquid%5Fgame%5Freality%5Fcompetition%5Fshow%5Fcoming%5Fterrible%5Fidea/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)??? Because...uh, no spoilers but, I think that's....probably illegal? \[Celebitchy\] This reads like a MadLib: [Yes, the 'Joker' Sequel Might be a Musical Starring Lady Gaga](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/joker-sequel-reported-to-be-a-musical-lady-gaga-in-talks-to-star-alongside-joaquin-phoenix.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Pajiba\] ###### (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)