Happy weekend, Fug Nation! Hope you’re all awash in pumpkin lattes. As a reminder, we’re going to be appearing at Forever Fest in Austin, TX on November 2nd. Come out and see us! All the details are here.
– Mental Floss talks to famously reclusive Calvin and Hobbes cartoonist Bill Watterson. Ugh, I miss Calvin and Hobbes a lot. (Mental Floss)
– Vulture gives some well-deserved love to the delightful, bonkers must-see Sleepy Hollow. (Vulture)
– Jezebel’s map of the most popular names for girls in the US is AWESOME. And convinces me that if I decide to shave some years off my age, I will fit right in with the rest of the Jessicas. Shout-out to all the Jennifers in my class! (Jezebel)
– I may have gasped at the end of the trailer for The Grand Budapest Hotel (the new Wes Anderson movie; I have a Wes Anderson weakness) when it was revealed that Tilda Swinton is in it (her moment in the trailer is brief, and involves a lot of make-up). SWINTON + Ralph Fiennes + surely good wallpaper = my bum in the seat. (Lainey)
– Hard-hitting journalism from Katie Couric: Benedict Cumberbatch prefers dogs to cats, thinks Labradoodles are amazing. (Celebitchy)
– This is interesting, and brings home the point that Terry Richardson is a bit of a one trick pony (in addition to being gross): 21 controversial magazine covers that are no big deal now. (In the interest of full disclosure, my rant about “Um, Vagina” is mentioned. I still rally against, “Um, Vagina?”) (Never Underdressed)
– Someone walked up to Michael Bay in Hong Kong and just PUNCHED HIM RIGHT IN THE FACE. Man, I thought I hated Transformers. (Pajiba)
– And then it gets weirder; it turns out the dude actually (or in addition to?) attacked him with an AC unit, which is like the least easily portable weapon ever. (Vulture)
– The Vatican made commemorative coins…and misspelled a very important word on them. Jesus. No, the word they misspelled was “JESUS.” They seem appropriately kind of amused by it, though. (New York Times)
– This makes me laugh: Charlie Hunnam Wanted to Rewrite ’50 Shades of Grey.’ Shoulda read the book first, kiddo. Also: good for him for getting out now. That movie is going to be a shitshow, although my personal theory is that it’s actually never going to get made. I say that as someone who really likes Dakota Johnson, too. (Pajiba)
– I am relieved to hear that THIS THING on Jake Gyllenhaall’s head is for a movie. (People StyleWatch)
– Fashionista talked to the Reign costumer (whom you may remember from doing costumes on Hart of Dixie for the two first seasons.) She said, “On the pilot we used an incredible Basil Soda gown and we’ve continued using a couple gowns of theirs on Mary. I’ve rented a couple McQueen gowns as well. We shop quite a bit of vintage here in Toronto, but I’m also constantly scouring the web. Net-a-Porter, The Outnet, and BHLDN are my go-to.” So, we too can dress like doomed 16th century nobility! (Fashionista)
– Susan Miller (of Astrology Zone) gets deep into what tonight’s alarming sounding BLOOD MOON means for you. (Refinery 29)
