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# Fugs & Pieces, October 4th, 2019
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-october-4th-2019-10-2019/
- Published: 2019-10-04T21:00:54.000Z
- Updated: 2019-10-04T21:13:23.000Z
- Description: From the greatness of Diahann Carroll to the glory of a bath, many things for you to read.
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:07

TGIF, y'all! As many of you know, I came down with shingles on Saturday and this week has been A TRIAL. A huge thank you to Heather for taking so much work off my plate so I could try to rest a bit. Just as a PSA: If you never had chicken pox, get the vaccine! If you *did* have chicken pox, and you're eligible, get the shingles vaccine! (They'll only give it to you if you are over fifty -- I am not.) (You can only get shingles if you have had chicken pox, it's the same virus that just kicks it inside your body until a later date when pops back up to make your life a misery. Imagine your worst sunburn ever. Then imagine someone STABBING IT multiple times. That's shingles.) ANYWAY, I am on the mend and I hope you are well, also.

Do you need new boots for walking, as they say? [Behold!](https://www.gofugyourself.com/fug-nation-loves-boot-season-10-2019?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

[Diahann Carroll died, which is terrible news.](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/arts/television/diahann-carroll-dead.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) She was a trailblazer, an immense talent, and a great beauty -- and, not for nothing, my favorite of Alexis's nemeses on Dynasty. \[The New York Times\]

This is a really good feature at the California Sunday Magazine [about the National Center for Unwanted Firearms, which is a volunteer organization run by two former Secret Service guys that helps people safely get rid of guns they don't want anymore, or which are unsafe.](https://story.californiasunday.com/escape-unwanted-firearms?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) That sounds dry, but this piece is extremely interesting and ultimately, I found it hopeful..

At The New Yorker:[ The Age of Bathfluence.](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-and-off-the-avenue/the-age-of-bathfluence?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (I take MANY baths myself, so this truly spoke to me. I love a bath. I wish I were in the bath right now. I wish I could work from the bathtub.)

At Lainey: [Ben Affleck may have new girlfriend and she is a billionaire.](https://pubx.co/kIejct?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (It's unclear if they're actually dating or just know each other -- I've always thought that if I were famous, I'd find it really amusing to see how many of my friends I was rumored to be dating -- but she DOES look like his ex-gf, Lindsey Shookus, to me.[ Lindsey Shookus is allegedly now maybe dating Jon Hamm](https://www.celebitchy.com/634938/lindsay%5Fshookus%5Fwent%5Fon%5Fa%5Fdate%5Fwith%5Fjon%5Fhamm%5Fthey%5Fwere%5Fsmiling%5Fthe%5Fwhole%5Ftime%5F/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), per Celebitchy)

This is really good, at the Atlantic:[ The TV Fan Club That Became an Intimate Grief Group](https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/10/sorry-for-your-loss-s2-bonding-through-grief-facebook/599017/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Nerdist: [Le Creuset Announces Star Wars Line of Cookware](https://nerdist.com/article/le-creuset-star-wars-cookware-line/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I am not even a mega Star Wars fan (I mean, I LIKE Star Wars, I just don't spend a lot of time thinking about it or anything) and I think these are CUTE.

At the New York Times: [I’m a First Lady, and It’s an Incredibly Weird Job](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/opinion/first-ladies.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). By Melania!! (Not really. It's by the First Lady of Iceland, Eliza Reid.)

At Pajiba, I truly do not know if my eyes can roll enough for this: [Todd Phillips Made 'Joker' Because 'Woke Culture' Ruined Comedy (Okay, Buddy)](https://www.pajiba.com/film%5Freviews/todd-phillips-made-joker-because-woke-culture-ruined-comedy.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

LOGISTICS: "It’s no small feat to travel with 208 people and a ton of Gatorade. [Here’s how the Bears will get it all from Chicago to London](https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-chicago-bears-london-trip-week-5-20191003-n4wusnitd5ewdoclxddou3wvk4-story.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)." \[The Chicago Tribune\]

The costumes at the [Mister Global pageant -- like a Man Miss Universe -- are very elaborate.](https://www.insider.com/best-outfits-mister-global-national-costume-show-2019-9?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (USA kinda phoned it in, though.) \[The Insider\]

At The Mary Sue:[ There's a Hunger Games prequel happening?](https://www.themarysue.com/the-hunger-games-cover-title-prequel/?utm%5Fsource=web&utm%5Fmedium=fuv&utm%5Fcampaign=linkswap) Where have I been?

At Celebitchy, I cannot keep up with Miley's romantic exploits these last few months! First she and Liam break up! Then she runs off with Brody Jenner's non-wife! Now...[Miley Cyrus has been making out with Cody Simpson all over LA & Malibu](https://www.celebitchy.com/637172/miley%5Fcyrus%5Fhas%5Fbeen%5Fmaking%5Fout%5Fwith%5Fcody%5Fsimpson%5Fall%5Fover%5Fla%5Fmalibu/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (Miley LOVES Australians.)