> ## 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, September 18, 2026 - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-september-18-2026-09-2026/ - Published: 2026-09-18T19:00:57.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-19T17:59:48.000Z - Description: Ghost towns! Old fish! Peach cobblers! - Author: Jessica - Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 08:31 Happy weekend, everyone! Hope you have good things planned. Lots to catch up with here at GFY -- [if you missed any of the Emmys, you can read all about it here.](https://www.gofugyourself.com/tag/2026-emmys?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) We also had [a great live chat over at Drinks With Broads](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-emmy-awards-live-chat), and did [a run-down of the best and worsts of the red carpet and ceremony in case you missed it.](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/the-bests-the-worsts-the-mosts-and-534) Also at DWB: [A fresh *Ted Lasso* recap](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/men-do-love-a-song-with-an-instruction)! And: [*Downton* Legos, the Emmys comedy problem, and some of America's weirdest defunct magazines](https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/p/lego-downton-gourmet-bathing-and). Here, I rounded up [a bunch of random delightful items for fall,](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fug-nation-loves-these-delights-for-fall-09-2026/) which will be here before we know it. The top three best-sellers here this week were (once again, and this is appropriate) that[ I Survived Patricia's Sunset Cocktails tee shirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87317442?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (now also available [as a pin)](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87609039?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), this [J.Crew silk shirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87317471?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), and t[he Anthropologie advent calendar](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87317529?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)! (The [Korres advent calendar is available now too](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87081122?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)!) Amazing and delightful: [170 Years Later: Flowers return after lawn abandoned for film shoot](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23503vm9xyo?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Can't we have anything nice? [What Big Food Did to Ice Cream](https://medium.com/@dapscience/the-encrapification-of-store-bought-ice-cream-2da2d58ee0b9?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Related, perhaps: [Are Clothes Actually Worse Now? An Investigation](https://www.instyle.com/clothing-quality-investigation-12069139?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Whoa: [Some Fish in the Great Lakes Might Be More Than 400 Years Old, a Study Suggests, Outliving Around 15 Generations of Humans](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/some-fish-in-the-great-lakes-might-be-more-than-400-years-old-a-study-suggests-outliving-around-15-generations-of-humans-180989500/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Heads up that Madewell is running their bi-annual Insiders Event through Sept 27; [you get 25% off almost everything simply by signing into your Madewell Insider account, and if you aren't an Insider, you can just join for the discount](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87319506?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). This puffed[ jacket is so cute.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87321645?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I [love these loafers](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87322456?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Heather will not stop wearing[ these striped jeans](https://go.shopmy.us/p-84430219?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). And this [corduroy jacket is adorable.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87322911?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I love the Retail Confessions series at Back Row -- [this week's is a personal shopper at Neiman Marcus.](https://www.backrow.net/p/retail-confessions-neiman-marcus?utm%5Fsource=www.backrow.net&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter&utm%5Fcampaign=retail-confessions-neiman-marcus&%5Fbhlid=8e2a5500b6c0027918da5a8509e9620319698f6f) Surely, you will want to read an essay by Victor Garber about his "role that changed everything" -- [as Jesus, in *Godspell.*](https://www.vulture.com/article/victor-garber-godspell-first-person.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) It's so charming, and he seems like such a nice person. (Also, this production was STACKED.) Aw, [Lady Gaga has a new baby!](https://socialitelife.com/lady-gaga-michael-polansky-welcome-first-baby/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) How exciting for her family. Mazel to Gaga and Mr. Gaga! ([Her name is Rose Bean](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2026/09/17/lady-gaga-baby-name-gender-michael-polansky/91812817007/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io), which is very cute indeed.) Neato: [5 Ghost Towns to Explore This Fall](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/travel/gold-rush-towns-mining-road-trip.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.B1E.MMcI.cc0m-jYO8u3%5F&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) This [polka dot cashmere tee is so tempting.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87791039?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (This [crewneck might be more practical](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87791161?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io).) I did not even realize this was happening: [Stephen Colbert Offers a Promising Update on His ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie.](https://www.pajiba.com/news/stephen-colbert-offers-a-promising-update-on-his-lord-of-the-rings-movie.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) This is[ an interesting piece about the new Tom Cruise/GQ interview.](https://www.laineygossip.com/tom-cruises-gq-cover-interview-is-entertaining-in-the-way-that-only-tom-cruise-can-be/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) A good read about [the real-life Miss Dior,](https://www.elle.com/beauty/makeup-skin-care/a73523525/catherine-dior-miss-dior-fragrance-true-story/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) French resistance heroine. I like to imagine how much she must have hated Coco Chanel. PSA if you're a Brooklinen aficionado: [They're having a very big sale at the moment, through the weekend.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87364578?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I love [the look of these striped sheets.](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87364833?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Delightful: [A Back to the Future Tour of Paris in the 1950s](https://www.messynessychic.com/2012/07/22/back-to-the-future-the-amazing-1950s-parisian-tour-bus/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) OMG, I'm in:[ George III's extraordinary royal observatory in Richmond just hit the market for £18 million](http://houseandgarden.co.uk/article/inside-the-extraordinary-former-royal-observatory-that-is-now-an-18-million-home?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io#intcid=55b883e1-2227-49c5-9721-7d08848b3fdb) I don't love that this was filed under SENIOR TRAVEL, I'm not a senior yet, my god! But: [10 Best Trips to Take in Your 50s, According to Travel Experts](https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-trips-to-take-in-your-50s-11937534?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I had no idea that [my favorite Clinique moisturizer](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87369153?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) also[ comes in a face-mask version!](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87368901?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Time to be moist! At last! This is a good interview: [Emily St. John Mandel on Writing a Novel of Dystopian Counterlives](https://lithub.com/emily-st-john-mandel-on-writing-a-novel-of-dystopian-counterlives/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) And I clicked on this interview so quickly, just thanks to the headline: [A Book of Hags](https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/lisa-robertson-riverwork-paris-aging-bodies-flaneur-novel/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Ugh,[ I love this re-issued Banana Republic skirt](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87402652?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (I keep buying long full skirts and then not really wearing them? I vow to wear them in fall!) This is fun: [Test Your Knowledge of Nepo Babies and Ryan Murphy Shows.](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/09/16/arts/television/17cul-nepoquiz-2.html?unlocked%5Farticle%5Fcode=1.B1E.RgFH.lNKa67cwkouN&smid=url-share&ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I did okay but should have done better. This also taught me that Lily Rabe's mom is Jill Clayburgh. Ugh: [Sydney Sweeney did it again.](https://www.laineygossip.com/when-will-we-stop-falling-for-sydney-sweeneys-rage-bait/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (This is a really interesting and thoughtful piece about her choices.) Sigh: [There’s Always More Angry Problem Gamblers Where Those Came From](https://defector.com/theres-always-more-angry-problem-gamblers-where-those-came-from?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) I NEED [to make this peach cobbler loaf!](https://smittenkitchen.com/2026/08/peach-cobbler-loaf/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Eby's [relief bra -- which is GREAT -- is on sale](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87370079?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)! Their also-great [undies are marked down to $9](https://go.shopmy.us/p-87370435?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). *Photo: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.* *Like most websites, GFY uses affiliate links where available, and may benefit from brand partnerships. If you buy something using our links, we could earn a commission. Affiliate links help keep this website in business. Thank you for supporting us!*