Fug File: Fugs and Pieces

IT’S ALMOST OSCAR SUNDAY! Are you ready? I am all stocked up on Diet Coke and Cheetos, myself. We’ll be live-blogging the E! Red Carpet for our friends at Vulture starting Sunday afternoon at 3pm Pacific — we’ll toss up a link when it’s live — and live-tweeting along with our friends at People and People Stylewatch, so please follow us at @fuggirls! Until then:

– A friend of ours at Glossi.com let us play around with their platform for turning pictures and Web content into a sort of virtual magazine. For our test run, we picked out the awards-season hits and misses of six female Oscar contenders, and then highlighted them comments from Fug Nationals — because you already know what we think, but maybe you didn’t see what your fellow readers said. Here is the cover:

As you know, our actual graphic design skills are poor, but who needs funky text and logos when you can use that sweet face? How could we NOT feature this photo? To see the whole thing, click on it (or click here).

– The Hollywood Reporter went through an Oscar ballot with an Academy member as he voted. He’s cranky and fascinating. (THR)

– Sally Holmes has done an entire series about prepping for the Oscars over at The Cut — from visiting a plastic surgeon to a professional make-up artist, to doing a cleanse, and finally, picking a dress. The whole series is fab. (The Cut)

– I love it when people come up with themed menus for their Oscar parties. This one looks particularly delish. (Eatori)

– GQ examines the new rules for the leading man. (GQ)

– The Cut talks to one of the photogs in the pit at Fashion Week — the best, most crammed seat in the house. (The Cut)

– Michelle Williams’s hair IS adorable. (Lainey Gossip)

– This look at Bill Cunningham, the famous New York Times photographer, will make your heart swell three sizes, I promise. (The Cut)

– The 12 best Oscar acceptance speeches. Do you agree? (Film.com)

– Considering the Hilary Mantel to-do, it’s probably a good time to check in on The Duchess Diaries. (Socialite Life)

– This sea turtle just got prosthetic fins. Science is awesome. (Time)

– Shia LaBeouf needs a vacation, right? (Celebitchy)

– How much do models really make at Fashion Week? Not as much as you’d think. (Refinery29)

FASHION WEEK BLIZZARD EXCITEMENT! While those of us on the East Coast wait to find out if we’ll still have toes on Valentine’s Day, ENJOY:

– Guess who we saw at BCBG? Some total random from Smash that NO ONE recognized” Poor thing. Alexa Lee Joel DID wax poetic about Justin Timberlake, though. She’s really cute. (The Cut)

– This is awesome: Threaded takes a look back at the Hypercolor t-shirt– and how they bankrupted Generra. (Smithsonian)

– A look at Grand Central Station on its 100th birthday. (NY Daily News)

– You need to see Pacey and Diane Kruger at a soccer game. I love what a sports fan she is. (Celebitchy)

– Vulture took a truly interesting look at the politics of Hollywood parking spots. Harrison Ford insists on parking with the crew; Frankie Muniz is a douche. (Vulture)

– You’ve heard about CBS’s uptight new Grammy dress code, yes? Fashionista put together a sideshow of crazy past outfits that totally flout it. (Fashionista)

– Flavorwire put together a Valentine’s Day Gift Guide for your perusal. (Flavorwire)

– We NEED to talk about who should be cast as Young Han Solo in the new JJ Abrams Star Wars movie. (Lainey.)

– Barbie is selling her Malibu dreamhouse for a mere $25 million. (Refinery29)

– For your future karaoke reference: The lyrics to the hit song from The Rural Juror. (Vulture)

– The Guardian live-blogged the press conference where they announced that the skeleton found under a car park was, in fact, that of Richard III. (Guardian)

– Now they’re saying that Mary Ingalls was NOT blinded by scarlet fever, but in fact something else. My entire life is a lie. (The Cut)

– Dolce & Gabbana have released a perfume for babies. SO MUCH HEADDESK. (Time)