Fugs & Pieces, June 14th, 2024


I hope you and your family have a great Father’s Day this weekend, if you celebrate it. Reminder: Sunday is also the Tony Awards! We’ll be live-chatting throughout the show at Drinks With Broads, so make sure you join us there if you want company. Monday, of course, we’ll have full red carpet coverage here at GFY!

Speaking of Drinks With Broads, this week our Bridgerton recaps finally reached That Episode With the Carriage.  Tuesday’s newsletter tackled Sweet Valley High Super Editions and Naomi Watts’s recent wedding, plus teased our upcoming recaps schedule. Thursday, paid subscribers got Heather’s take on Capsules and Billy Ray Cyrus’s attempt to annul his seven-month-long marriage, plus Judge Judy’s penthouse!

– You’ve got to read this piece in the Cut, profiling Bonnie Erickson, who designed Miss Piggy AND the Phillie Phanatic! (AND Statler and Waldorf and many others.)

– I thank Lainey and her Substack readers for making me aware of the CDC Beard Chart.

– Town and Country asks Are There Still Mysteries in Paris?

– Speaking of Bridgerton, did you know Williams Sonoma has a Bridgerton collection right now? It’s charming! [affiliate link]

– InStyle is 30! This is a very good piece about, as they’re calling it, The Entertainmentification of Fashion.

– Lainey is still on Bennifer 2.0 divorce watch. I said this on Drinks With Broads yesterday but I kinda hope they’re just messing with us all!

– I’m glad Eater wrote this because I actually WAS wondering: What’s Going on With Joey Chestnut and Nathan’s Famous?

– This piece at Southern Living got a LOT of enraged engagement on their Instagram: 5 Things You Should Never Monogram—And 3 Things You Should. (The comments also pointed out that a lot of preppy Northerners also love a monogram.)

– House and Garden UK reports: How the British country house has revived its fortunes

– I’m obsessed with the back of this J.Crew dress. I wish it came in navy or black. [affiliate link]

– Hmmmm. At Fashionista: Hey, Quick Question: Does Emily Ratajkowski Still Have A Swimwear Brand?

– This is cool, celebrating one year of the NYT’s Connections game:  Can you connect the art to the puzzle? [gifted link]

– Oh lordy. I enjoyed this show very much and I like everyone on it, but (a) we don’t need this!!!! and (b) without Willie Garson?!?! At Socialite Life:  White Collar Revival Confirmed With Matt Bomer Attached

– These juice glasses are CUTE. [Anthro, affiliate link]

–Romper is running a nice package of pieces this month called The Aunties Issue, all about us women who don’t have our own kids, but still love yours.

– PSA: The Full House House Hits the Market for $6.5 Million—Take a Peek Inside. [Architectural Digest]

(Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)

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