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# Fugs & Pieces, June 30th, 2023
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-june-30th-2023-06-2023/
- Published: 2023-06-30T20:00:45.000Z
- Updated: 2023-06-30T15:10:54.000Z
- Description: From big sales to 50 years of hip hop to the glory of a buffet to the best books about tennis!
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:22

My fellow Americans -- I hope you have a delightful long weekend celebrating the 4th of July. We'll be back with regular posting on Wednesday, July 5th. This week, paid subscribers to Drinks With Broads got [my deep dive in Erica Kane's masterwork *Having It ALL* and Heather's take on Kim Cattrall's newest](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/erica-kane-teaches-us-to-have-it); everyone got [Tuesday's newsletter about Michael B Jordan and Ryan Reynolds investing in Formula 1 and ](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/ryan-reynolds-gets-into-a-race-car)*Based on a True Story,* as well as a [free sneak peek recap of the *AJLT* premiere](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/and-just-like-that-the-first-two). ([The recap of last night's episode](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/did-steve-fall-into-a-hole) went up this morning!)

\-- FYI, J.Crew is having a MASSIVE sale -- [60% off all sale prices. Get in there!](https://rstyle.me/+-TowUG99GkASiYnbCfrtLg?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[affiliate link\]

\-- [Banana is also going for 50% off sale prices.](https://rstyle.me/+%5F5U58TY8k2Yzt2G7SNQ84Q?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[affiliate link\]

\-- At Vanity Fair: [Fifty Years of Hip-Hop in a World That Could Not Exist Without It](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/06/hip-hop-50-years?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- An[ interesting piece at Lainey on Barbie's masterful marketing press so far.](https://pubx.co/Dk1uWq?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Really thoughtful, at Salon: [Poor air filtration in schools is driving absences and tanking productivity, but the fix is simple.](https://www.salon.com/2023/06/25/poor-air-filtration-in-schools-is-driving-absences-and-tanking-productivity-but-the-fix-is-simple/?utm%5Fsource=pocket%5Fsaves)

\-- I needed this explainer as I am too old to know who this person is, and also this is totally yikes: [The Controversy Around Colleen Ballinger, a.k.a. Miranda Sings, Explained](https://www.vulture.com/2023/06/colleen-ballinger-miranda-sings-allegations-controversy.html??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[Vulture\]

\-- Good news, via the NYT (gifted link):[ The Buffet Is Back, Stretching Dollars and Slinging Crab Legs](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/dining/buffet-restaurants-us.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=XvQgapfDwhAVpt6-KW3h2SJlSik3JG6Sz0tKs8B6AqmEdnuHDe4VPXvYWxYhCkGXWJINalliR3kTl7CFh1OKsO-0EBLp-nNfN7cTMxvbBLCqWbPym5WtifGdOIf1m5R1Gid3xD5R7tCo5GBJH0iOFI1Z5759TQNQsItyLOJZlfj-TftTO3uvi7Nhx7GarQ0JcRxLtAR%5FBUa5iMDYmEOx1s7igZaQuMnV7aQYn0hfj2uVBGVxB01mfxK43jgO1AyFbgk7GwSKErHw5YKxftf%5FZA8ILgoChuvLJ-fbkt%5FnwLoWQ7VwJDjmNqTDVwML8RejzSeJHGxJdxwKdm1CP%5FI&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Also at the NYT (also gifted):[ 75 Years After ‘The Lottery’ Was Published, the Chills Linger](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/books/review/the-lottery-75th-anniversary-shirley-jackson.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=AHo3-bxiow6%5Fvrlc4D4GSJZMSmcmwWvLnX-BbUZqE7C1czmyC45Y6F8uDJ44g5gGUxPttUEMjFHzh4aswtX6csQou7L7qCXg8zxgwTcLulGfjgQH5BBKZUQYBVZM4fLVleBUsJQfJOB5u2TB9qWNZ8quPeIhbItx3xl5x2ZgFd5e%5F0sSFKPV578QCGVfKsIm1BJ-3SJdRoljp6y2rLqfCy%5FomXcwUIH-7xQQkRiG0caEMIZnR573BR%5FNLzlYTiZN7VrY5PaCPQSqqW91jmEeqW4BxB%5FzmEnQ5hqBjj0NGk9ruzcW9smB%5Fs3eM%5F3y26ZQuMvicqtMyG5%5FqaWuLYyUJT3xgZT7R31c8ulHfLa8e-K5OOhPbEgklcXa-A&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Apparently[ Canada is mad at Taylor Swift](https://pubx.co/nommmC?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), but also there's a suggestion in this piece at Lainey that sincerely made me LOL.

\-- This was a fun list at T&C: [20 Best Tennis Books to Read This Summer](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/sporting/g44041620/best-tennis-books/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Fascinating! [The Hunt for the Missing Orient Express Trains. \[](https://www.messynessychic.com/2023/06/16/the-hunt-for-the-missing-orient-express-trains/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)Messy Nessy Chic\]

\-- [Socialite Life reports on Madonna's recent hospitalization.](https://pubx.co/I3efH7?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I have notes about current Madonna but I need Madonna as a whole to hang in there!!

\-- ICYMI,[ I rounded up some of the most exciting hats at Ascot.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-50-most-dramatic-hats-of-royal-ascot-06-2023/)

\-- At the New Yorker: [Turner Classic Movies Is a National Treasure.](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/turner-classic-movies-is-a-national-treasure?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I agree.

\-- Pajiba reports [Jennifer Lawrence Curses the Day Tom Sandoval Was Born](https://www.pajiba.com/tv%5Freviews/jennifer-lawrence-curses-the-day-tom-sandoval-was-born.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Bon Appetit explains [You’re Stress-Eating Because Your Brain Literally Thinks It Isn’t Full Yet](https://www.bonappetit.com/story/stress-eating-brain?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

\-- Related, at Celebitchy: [Adele asks Vegas concert goers to explain Vanderpump Rules and Tom Sandoval](https://www.celebitchy.com/823676/adele%5Fasks%5Fvegas%5Fconcert%5Fgoers%5Fto%5Fexplain%5Fvanderpump%5Frules%5Fand%5Ftom%5Fsandoval/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

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