> ## 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 1st, 2017 - URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/fugs-pieces-september-1st-2017-09-2017/ - Published: 2017-09-01T19:00:33.000Z - Updated: 2017-09-01T19:23:36.000Z - Description: Hotness! Librarians! Sticky bras! Gossip Girl! - Author: Jessica - Tags: fugs, Fugs and Pieces, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-07 07:55 Happy Labor Day weekend to my fellow Americans. This summer has been...something else. Enjoy the last bits of it in good health, and we'll be back to a normal posting schedule on Tuesday. (Duchess Kate has an event scheduled on Monday, which I plan to try to cover then, so pop back and see us if you get bored over the long weekend.) Two other notes: **If you're having issues with the site lately, *clear your cache.* That should resolve any lingering issues.** Second:[ We have a long post that ran on Monday about the best ways to help victims of Hurricane Harvey; please check it out if you haven't done so.](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/a-station-break-to-talk-about-help-for-hurricane-harvey-08-2017/) And onto the links: I'M CHUCK BASS. [You'll want to read Vanity Fair's salute to Gossip Girl, ten years later. (Those ten years went quickly.)](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/08/gossip-girl-ten-year-anniversary?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) (I miss Blair Waldorf a lot.) Lainey [brings us the Intern George update](https://www.laineygossip.com/george-clooney-picking-fights-in-suburbicon-cleaning-baby-barf-off-his-tux-promotes-film/47772?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). At Atlas Obscura: [The Women Who Rode Miles on Horseback to Deliver Library Books](https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/librarians-horseback-new-deal-book-delivery-wpa?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Revelist, with news you can use: [We tried the top sticky bras to find the best one — here's the winner.](https://www.revelist.com/style-trends/stick-on-bras/8979?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) The Cut's [coverage of Afropunk is great](https://www.thecut.com/2017/08/afropunk-festival-2017-fashion-style-beauty.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). At Smithsonian: [A Brief History of Book Burning.](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-book-burning-printing-press-internet-archives-180964697/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Pajiba's [coverage of Tulip Fever is excellent (and full of spoilers, if you care)](https://www.pajiba.com/movie%5Freviews/tulip-fever-is-the-punkd-of-costume-dramas.php?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io): "*Tulip Fever* isn’t awful, but it is bad, and the ways in which it’s bad are actually pretty interesting. Put simply: I believe Tom Stoppard is playing a prank on us. 'The year’s sexiest thriller' isn’t sexy or a thriller, but God damn is it weird." This is cool, via Hyperallergic: [Get a Call from a New York City Statue](https://hyperallergic.com/394520/talking-statues-project-new-york/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Yara Shahidi [talked to Vulture about her ten favorite books.](https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/yara-shahidis-10-favorite-books.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) She is a very smart young woman. Also at Vulture, this is a bit less high-brow, but very amusing: [Is This Game of Thrones Character Supposed to Be Hot? A Quiz](https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/game-of-thrones-is-this-character-supposed-to-be-hot.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Celebitchy reports that [Kendall Jenner will be named the ‘Fashion Icon of the Decade’ at NYFW](https://www.celebitchy.com/548029/kendall%5Fjenner%5Fwill%5Fbe%5Fnamed%5Fthe%5Ffashion%5Ficon%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fdecade%5Fat%5Fnyfw/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). Uh....what? [Look at all these giant earrings!](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/jewelry-and-watches/g12021095/best-statement-earrings/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[Town & Country\] Refinery29 looks at [The Meaning Behind Red Shoes & Why You Need Them](https://www.refinery29.com/2017/08/169400/red-shoes-meaning-history?utm%5Fsource=gfy&utm%5Fmedium=syndication). "But beyond *The Wizard of Oz,* something about a woman who wears red shoes automatically sends a message of power and independence to the world. Historically, red shoes have been the exclusive domain of bold individuals in positions of power." Racked brings us a fascinating piece about sorority fashion: [The Sisterhood of the Exact Same Pants.](https://www.racked.com/2017/8/30/16218066/sorority-dress-code-rush-t-shirts?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) "Sororities have fielded criticism of leaked recruitment dress code guidelines in recent years. Jezebel memorably called those of the Alpha Chi Omega chapter at the University of Southern California '[batshit.](https://jezebel.com/batshit-sorority-pledge-email-cannot-stress-how-importa-1679804927?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)' The guidelines included lines like, 'If you are not wearing the required makeup, I will stop you and apply it myself' and 'Your hair needs to be one normal color. No crazy ombre, no color you wouldn't see in nature.' If you’re thinking, *well, this is one unhinged recruitment chair; surely, they’re not all like this*, you’re right. They’re not all like this, but they’re perhaps more common than you’d think." (I was not in a sorority, but I find them anthropologically fascinating.) Gwyneth Paltrow's [interview on the Girlboss podcast was honestly pretty interesting](https://www.girlboss.com/girlboss/gwyneth-paltrow-interview-girlboss-radio?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (She admits, among other things, that she f'ed up her relationship with Brad Pitt. Girl, who hasn't?) If you missed it, [we covered some of the worst of the summer's movie posters. THEY WERE BAD.](https://www.gofugyourself.com/movie-posters-summer-2017-edition-08-2017?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) Also here at GFY, [the best looks of summer](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-best-of-summer-2017-08-2017/); the [worst looks of summer](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/the-worst-outfits-of-summer-2017-08-2017/). [Wanna revisit the Met Gala of 2007, a post we meant to write in May and didn't? ](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/flashback-fug-the-2007-met-gala-because-i-forgot-to-do-it-in-may-and-why-not-08-2017/)WHY NOT?