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# Fugs & Pieces, October 20th, 2023
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-october-20th-2023-10-2023/
- Published: 2023-10-20T20:00:40.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-20T17:46:52.000Z
- Description: From "extra" restuarants to sleeping with Frasier to great cookbooks to velvet trousers!
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:24

Hope your week was peaceful and productive, and you have a fun and safe weekend. The news lately has been tough, and I hope something here can bring you some entertainment:

Such an interesting read at Variety,[ about the heyday of Hollywood studio commissaries. ](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hollywood-studio-commissaries-stars-walt-disney-marilyn-monroe-1235757129/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I've eaten at a few commissaries in my day and it's STILL fun.This is SUCH a specific list, at GQ: [Ranking the Greatest Acting Performances by Musicians in Martin Scorsese Movies](https://www.gq.com/story/ranking-the-greatest-acting-performances-by-musicians-in-martin-scorsese-movies?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

The Hollywood Reporter writes that "[under newly announced Halloween costume rules from SAG-AFTRA, being seen online dressing as popular TV and movie characters is prohibited](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/barbie-wednesday-addams-halloween-costumes-banned-sag-aftra-1235622914/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)." Fran Drescher does NOT want to see your Nanny costume on Instagram!

These Paul Mescal ads for Gucci are not for me, but[ if they're for you, I hope you love them.](https://socialitelife.com/paul-mescal-shows-off-his-legs-and-horsebit-loafers-for-gucci-campaign/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Socialite Life\]

Interesting: "[When a Novelist Carries On What Another Novelist Started:](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/23/a-haunting-on-the-hill-elizabeth-hand-book-review?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Elizabeth Hand’s *Haunting on the Hill* is an authorized follow-up to a Shirley Jackson classic. But haunting someone else’s house comes with perils as well as perks." \[The New Yorker\]

[Do we need velvet trousers??!!](https://rstyle.me/+Fp8oeMmtjwMY9fp0YPKpdQ?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) These are cute.... \[affiliate link to J.Crew\]

This [sounds like a great new album from Dolly Parton](https://ew.com/music/dolly-parton-goddaughter-miley-cyrus-wrecking-ball-remake-duet/?utm%5Fcampaign=entertainmentweekly%5Fentertainmentweekly&utm%5Fcontent=manual&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fsource=twitter.com&utm%5Fterm=6532b2c91b640e0001091272); I really love the included "Wrecking Ball" duet with Miley. \[EW\]

We had a VERY fun chat this week [talking about what we were all weirdly obsessed with as kids](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-your-holy-grail-work-out-gear-10-2023/). We also talked about [great workout clothes,](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/your-afternoon-chat-your-holy-grail-work-out-gear-10-2023/) which was very inspirational for me. Speaking of inspiring:[ I rounded up a bunch of cute sweaters!](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-cute-cozy-sweaters-for-fall-10-2023/) (I find knitwear inspiring.)

Useful, at WaPo: [The best apps for making your group trip easy (and fun)](https://wapo.st/45BeqeL?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). \[gifted link\]

[I cannot believe I didn't figure out this blind item immediately.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/comments/17bymip/who%5Fcould%5Fthis%5Fbe/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I'm losing my touch. (The commenters at FauxMoi nailed it, of course.) \[Reddit\]

At Lainey: [Has Justin Timberlake bought himself a bunch of bots?!? ](https://www.laineygossip.com/britney-spears-fans-suspect-justin-timberlake-using-bots-defend-himself-online/74970?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

I can't improve on this headline, just as it is: [A Deep-Fried Pho Sparks Scandal at the State Fair of Texas.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/14/dining/deep-fried-pho-texas-state-fair.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.4Ew.aEvg.Q5H7Weo3If7O&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[NYT, gifted link\]

I'm LOVING[ these excerpts from Kim France's memoir, over at her Substack.](https://kimfrance.substack.com/p/memoir-installment-7)

[Shopbop still has a HUGE sale going](https://rstyle.me/+eLbMboQhQGAs%5FrpvYzOQFQ?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), if you're feeling shoppy. (Or, I guess, boppy.) \[affiliate link\]

At The Ringer:[ "Trouble Sleeping? Meet the Legion of Fans Who Drift Off Every Night Watching *Frasier*."](https://www.theringer.com/pop-culture/2023/10/13/23915229/frasier-fan-community-that-falls-alseep-watching-sitcom?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I watched a lot of *Frasier* during the pandemic, and it WAS soothing.

I love a list AND I love cookbooks, so [I enjoyed this list of the 23 best fall cookbooks at Bon Appetit.](https://www.bonappetit.com/story/the-23-best-cookbooks-fall-2023?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

This was a wild ride at Am I The Asshole: "[AITA for getting our neighborhood dog Olympics canceled instead of bending the rules for a neighbor?](https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/17a0r09/aita%5Ffor%5Fgetting%5Four%5Fneighborhood%5Fdog%5Folympics/?utm%5Fsource=pocket%5Fsaves)"

Eater brings us, and I quote, a round-up of "[The 19 Most Funnest, Most Wildest, Most Unbelievably Extra Restaurants in America](https://www.eater.com/23903048/19-funnest-maximalist-restaurants-in-america?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)." I want to visit them all!! That one in Denver looks like a hoot.

Lainey [also brings us some Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce updates.](https://www.laineygossip.com/travis-kelces-style-focus-of-new-wall-street-journal-interview-he-closes-on-6-million-dollar-mansion-gated-community/74971?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I agree with her prediction there, FWIW.

At Drinks With Broads: On Tuesday, [Heather took us to the Eras tour concert film and I took a look back at this past season of RHoNY](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/we-finally-enter-the-eras-era). Thursday's edition brought us [a trip to Cher's gelato truck -- YES THIS IS REAL! -- as well as five haunted French chateaux you might want to buy!](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/do-you-believe-in-life-after-dessert) (Also naughty appendixes and migraines and Britney and some other stuff.)

Related, at the NYT, [is this round-up of great concert films.](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/movies/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-stream-concert-movies-beyonce.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.4Ew.wGB2.3mu03tS10QNb&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[gifted link\]

*(Photo by Ken Hively/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)*