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Fugs and Pieces, September 28 2012

Sep 28, 2012 By Jessica AT 2:00 pm

Emmys week is over and I think we could all use a nap. Before curling up and drifting off, please enjoy the following:

– In case you missed it, Heather and I went to the actual Emmys Red Carpet this year and wrote about it for The Cut. It was quite a hot, sweaty experience. (The Cut)

– OMG. WHAT IS LOCHTE WEARING? (Lainey)

– This oral history of Cheers is really good. (GQ)

– Vulture is doing this awesome feature called Pop Culture Memory Lane, wherein people reminisce about interactions they had with celebs, partially animated (they’re videos). It’s quite a compendium of people — Morrissey was mean to John Cho, Casey Wilson accidentally kidnapped a dude from Rent, and my friend Eva ruined Dune author Frank Herbert’s visit to the Merv Griffin show. Check them out, they’re really neat. (Vulture)

–The more I see Lindsay Lohan in character as Liz Taylor THE HARDER I LAUGH. She can not talk past her lips. (Celebitchy)

– Smithsonian takes on Australia’s most famous cold case. (Smithsonian)

– This addendum to New York‘s big Mindy Kaling profile makes me like Mindy even more. (Vulture)

– I am never not happy to see pictures of David Beckham toting Harper around. So cute. (Socialite Life)

– Refinery29 counts down their 10 favorite Gwyneth Paltrow moments. Thursday was her birthday! Never change, GOOP. (Refinery29)

– Let’s all read about authors who illustrated their own works. (Flavorwire)

– The Inky Awards — Australia’s competition for best YA books of the year — are afoot, so go vote! (Inside a Dog)

Fugs and Pieces, September 21 2012

Sep 21, 2012 By Jessica AT 2:00 pm

Guess what’s happening on Sunday? THE EMMYS. Yes, already. This year, we will not be live-blogging the red carpet for Vulture or here at GFY, because we are actually going to be on the red carpet for a piece we’re writing for NY Mag. Well, we might not exactly ON it as much as… next to it. Kind of on it. On-adjacent. In other words, I don’t know where they’re sticking us yet. Look for us on E!’s jib shots. BUT: follow us on Twitter for Live On the Scene updates! We’re @Fuggirls and we WILL tell you how wrangled Jon Hamm’s junk looks. If we can see it. Until then:

– The Muppet Dopplegangers of the NFL (Buzzfeed)

– The Smithsonian takes on this Jesus Had a Wife?!?! thing from a more archaeological perspective. (Smithsonian)

– Let’s read about celebrities who’ve been banned from hotels! (Travel and Leisure)

– Speaking of celebrities, Fashionista put together a pretty hilarious slideshow of Famous People Looking Cranky In the Front Row of Fashion Shows. (Fashionista)

– The ladies of The Cut discuss the relative craziness of Amanda Bynes working out in a strapless bra. (The Cut)

– Vulture visited the Parks and Rec set. I LOVE YOU RON SWANSON. (Vulture)

– Behold the world’s most “gorgeous” public restrooms. Personally, I disagree that some of these are gorgeous, but rather bizarre and slightly horrifying, but that may be because I prefer to pee in the lobbies of five star hotels if needed. (Flavorwire)

– Watch a dog jumping on a trampoline. No, seriously. It’s adorable. (Time)

–OMG YOU NEED TO SEE THE LIZ AND DICK TRAILER. (Lainey)

– Are you at a Hipster Wedding? This infographic will tell you! (Refinery29)

– The weirdest thing about this story about T. Swift and The Kennedy to me is that someone she talked an 18 year old boy into ANTIQUING WITH HER. (Celebitchy)

Fugs and Pieces, September 14 2012

Sep 14, 2012 By Jessica AT 2:00 pm

We had a great time at New York Fashion Week this week! If you missed any of our coverage, catch up here. And also enjoy:

– Ever just want to move into a cave? These are some good options.

– English archeologists may have found the bones of Richard III. In a parking lot! (BBC)

– You are going to love this article: The Cost of Being a Kid in A Classic Adventure Novel. It looks at several books, but kicks off with The Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler AND includes Harriet The Spy, two of my very favorite books ever. It’s just such a good article. (The Awl)

– Kim France examines how to get photographed during Fashion Week, and she is dead on. It is amazing to watch some of the women at Fashion Week who lurk around, obviously trying to land on someone’s style blog. (Girls of a Certain Age)

– I’d be more into Google glasses if they weren’t so HIDEOUS. Call me when Google makes futuristic hologram texting glasses — or whatever they are — that look like Chanel. (Time)

– This profile of Mindy Kaling is awesome. It also made me cry a little bit. (New York via Vulture)

– I tip my hat to the ladies at Fashionista who spent a LOT of time in the bathroom at Fashion Week and reported on what they overheard. I could easily have been one of those people complaining about how GROSS THEY ARE. (Fashionista)

– You’re going to love this piece about the history of the “@” symbol. (Smithsonian)

– We need to arrange a carefrontation for Amanda Bynes. I am not even kidding. She needs someone to help her out. (Celebitchy)

– Betsey Johnson had models carry live pigs down the runway and I am worried that those little pigs might have felt sort of stressed. So is Refinery29. (Refinery29)

– Dr Phil is interesting Dina Lohan, which makes me think the world might be about to EXPLODE. (Lainey)

– These Vampire Diaries promo shots make me happy. COME BACK NOW, VAMPIRE DIARIES. (Socialite Life)

– Wonder what happened to Michael K Williams? New York found out. (New York Vulture)

– J Crew’s Gayle Spannaus is kind of my fashion icon. I know that word is overused. But seriously, the J Crew catalog is the only one I still read like a magazine. I also give them all my money. Like…all of it. (The Cut)

Fugs and Pieces, September 7th, 2012

Sep 7, 2012 By Jessica AT 3:30 pm

Happy Fashion Week! In addition to the pieces we’re filing for our friends at The Cut, please read:

– You are going to love this piece about a girl in Florida who is her high school football team’s backup QB, because it is awesome. “…she is one of the guys, and they are protective of her. Last month, [she] and several teammates traveled to a rival high school to watch a scrimmage. Some students from the other high school approached the players. ‘They were kind of making comments about how they heard we had a girl quarterback,’ said wide receiver Hordly Seide, who has a scholarship offer from Memphis. “We were just like, “Yeah, she’s standing right here.”‘ ” Heh. I love you, Hordly. (New York Times)

– Russell Brand and Ginger Spice are cooling off? Noooo, I was sort of into that whole concept. (Lainey)

– Glossed Over live-blogged her experience reading the ginormo September Vogue from cover to cover. It only took nine hours. (Glossed Over)

– Designers shared their inspirations for this upcoming fashion week, in this piece The Cut does that I always find equal parts fascinating and hilarious. Anna Sui says her inspiration is “Castaing,” and I don’t know if she means the French art dealer and patron or the 19th century French physicist who was the first person to use opium. (The Cut)

– Let’s eavesdrop as the AV Club talks about my favorite episode of Friends, and how much it rocks. (AV Club)

– Wanna buy James Bond’s Aston Martin? It, uh, needs a little work. (Time)

– Channing Tatum looked JUST THE SAME in high school. (Vulture)

– Let’s talk about the best makeovers in literature. (Flavorwire)

– Seems like the new T. Swift song IS about Jake G. I would be sort of apprehensive to date her at this point. On the other hand, all her Pissed Off Break Up Songs are INSANELY CATCHY, so maybe dating her so she gets new material is just a gift to the universe. (Celebitchy)

– The 1979 Victoria’s Secret catalog is AMAZ. (Daily Mail)

– You know how Bic introduced a pen “for ladies” and “ladies” rightly pointed out that this was RIDICULOUS BECAUSE IT IS A PEN? You need to read Linda Holmes’s reaction to this. Because it is hilarious. (Monkey See)

Fugs and Pieces, August 31, 2012

Aug 31, 2012 By Jessica AT 2:00 pm

Aw, the summer is almost officially over. And I STILL didn’t learn to surf. Maybe in 2013. Given that Monday is Labor Day here in the United States, Heather and I will be taking it off in order to stare wistfully out the window and think about all the lifeguards we didn’t make out with. Well, maybe that will just be me, given that she is married. Maybe she can wistfully think about all the lifeguards I didn’t make out with, on my behalf. Regardless, we’ll be back with new posts on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th. Go make out with a lifeguard.

– I just noticed this is our 11,000th post. Thanks for being there for all of them, Fug Nation. We love you.

– You guys, they found a 98-year-old message in a bottle! It only went ten miles. And it was just part of some kind of UNROMANTIC navigational something or other. (I really wanted it to be a love letter, obviously. Ooooh, or a letter full of PIRATE SECRETS.) But it’s still an interesting story. (Time)

– Refinery29 did another series of photos of people getting married at New York City Hall and yes, I cried at this one too. (Refinery29)

– Go on a ride with the TMZ tour bus. A tour bus I am ALWAYS STUCK BEHIND IN TRAFFIC. GO FASTER, TMZ TOUR BUS. (New York Times)

– I like T. Swift a lot, but there is definitely something weird going on with this Conor Kennedy relationship. DON’T WRITE A SONG ABOUT ME, TAYLOR.(Celebitchy)

– Here’s Wills and Kate’s itinerary for their tour of Asia. They will be dining with the King of Malaysia and several Malaysian heads of state. Here’s hoping no one plays “Relax.” (Gawker)

– Speaking of, The Duchess Diary this week made cupcakes with fascinators (video). So cute! (Socialite Life)

– Elizabeth Olsen looks kind of cute with pink hair. (Tom and Lorenzo)

– You probably want to read the entire $46,000 bill that got Lilo banned from the Chateau Marmont. She reads Architectural Digest and watches a lot of PPV! (Curbed)

– Speaking of Lindz, you MUST look at these pictures of her in costume as Liz Taylor. WHEN DOES THAT MOVIE PREMIERE IT IS GOING TO BE TERRIBLE. I can’t WAIT to Fug-Cap it. (Vulture)

– Elle editors search for the perfect red Chanel lipstick. My current perfect red lipstick is one third Wet N Wild, one third Nars, one third Chapstick. Reapplication in the car is basically impossible. (Elle)

–Deadspin takes on the college football top 25 in hilarious (and very rude, you are forewarned if you are rooting for anyone in the top 25. Or Notre Dame.) fashion. (Deadspin)

– Here are some quirky cookbooks for you. Oooh, there’s one that is all Sriracha. I LOVE Sriracha! (Flavorwire)

– If Katy Perry and R Pattz hook up….well, I actually don’t think I would be that surprised, but there is something about that combo that I find hilarious. He’s so low key and scruffy, and she’s got fireworks coming out of her boobs half the time. I feel like this also might enrage K Stew, which would also be entertaining from the gossip-lovers standpoint. (Lainey)

– Speaking of Twilight, it turns out there were terrible YA vampire books even before its existence. (Forever YA)

– I laughed out loud at Rebel Wilson reading this passive-aggressive note she got from her new neighbor. (Yes, this is video.) (LAist)

Fugs and Pieces, August 17, 2012

Aug 17, 2012 By Jessica AT 2:00 pm

Life is so empty and meaningless without the Olympics. Maybe these will fill the hole in your life where Costas used to be:

– Oops: Michael Phelps’ leaked Louis Vuitton photos — in which they are letting him be scruffy (boo) but have him wearing a Speedo (hooray; we’re even) — might get him in trouble with the IOC, which could lead to him being stripped of his medals. It’s not LIKELY, perhaps? We hope? But screwier things have happened. Our fantasy is that Rowdy Gaines leaked it so that Phelps will have to come back for Rio in order to get his medal haul back up again, and thus Rowdy won’t have to say goodbye yet. (SF Gate and ABC News)

– For their redesign/relaunch, The Cut was on a roll: They had a fun piece on history’s most scandalous dresses (everything from Elizabeth Hurley’s safety pins to Wallis Simpson to Mary Quant), and some funky, beautiful backstage and runway photography from Fashion Month. This one of Marc Jacobs should go on his office door, and this one is just fabulous. We are also lurking in one of the other ones. Don’t tell. (The Cut)

– I like (as always) Kim France’s take on Helen Gurley Brown. (Girls of a Certain Age)

– Mountain Dew lets the Internet name a new product, lives to regret it. The article also includes possibly my favorite sentence ever: “The funniest example of an online poll going wrong is probably the ‘Fred Durst Society of the Humanities and Arts’ – currently leading the pack for the city-sponsored renaming of the Austin, Tex. Solid Waste Services Department.” (Time)

– In order to help you get over the fact that, despite recent rumors, Mulder and Scully might NOT actually be doing it, here’s a supercut of every time Scully says “oh my god” in The X-Files. My favorite is of course the one where she and Moronica are in the car driving off into the middle of nowhere so Scully can deliver her AlienMiracleBaby to the sound of whale music. (I09)

– Mysterious mansions are being built in parts of Russians, and some Russians are none-too-pleased about them. (Daily Beast)

– This is an interesting read about basketball wives – the actual wives of a variety of ballers, I mean, not the show Basketball Wives. (The Cut)

– Predicting the bestsellers list next year. (Not really. But I’d read that Dr. Oz Semi-Colon book.) (Hello Giggles)

– These photos of abandoned Olympics venues are pretty amazing. And melancholy. (Flavorwire)

– Someone sent us this link to a photo of Young Karl Lagerfeld, and it WILL blow your mind. He looks like he’s about to go walk a tightrope, or perhaps ride a velocipede. (Hot Guys On My Dashboard)

- For those of you who can’t get enough Kate Middleton, check out The Duchess Diary. (Socialite Life)

– I love Jennifer Garner for admitting that she always looks “like [she's] wearing the first thing [she] could find.” (Celebitchy)

– We would go pose with this David Beckham In His Skivvies statue, but we got a mini-replica in the mail and are too busy taking pictures of it posing with random things in the house. (Refinery29)

– It IS true that Cosmo cover girls are skewing younger and younger — or at least appearing to — and this invites the question of whether that’s ooky for a magazine that’s ALSO constantly screaming at you about what you’re doing with your vagina and/or how you should be doing it. (Refinery29)