Alert: The Emmys are MONDAY, I repeat, MONDAY! NOT SUNDAY! (Because NBC also has football on Sunday night.) Arrange your calendar accordingly!
Also, just to head this off at the pass and because I know it will come up, given the Queen’s death on Thursday: This is a gentle reminder that we do not cover the royals here anymore, and although I understand the impulse, I am kindly asking that we do not turn the comments into a de facto Return of Royals Round-Up. Thank you!
In other news:
A TON of good and interesting fashion has happened at the Venice Film Festival this past week; you can catch up here!
It’s time to vote for the Penguin of the Year at New Zealand’s National Aquarium. The aquarium posts about Nice and Naughty Penguins of the Month on their Instagram every month and it’s DELIGHTFUL. (I voted for Dora: “This year she’s been naughty penguin of the month three times! First for wanting to stay in bed all day, then for stealing the limelight during our keeper talks, followed by having a continued vendetta against the male keepers.”)
This entire Don’t Worry Darling thing has been very entertaining. This headline alone: Harry addresses the Phantom Spit. (FWIW, I do not think there is any way Harry would intentionally spit on anyone publicly but especially Chris Pine, who seems to be staying OUT OF THIS. Until his PR had to write an irritated rebuke of SpitGate.) [Lainey]
Lainey is also correct that the above Don’t Worry Darling shenanigans have really done a solid for Leo.
A lot of stuff has happened since our last Fugs & Pieces! At Defector: Serena Williams Played Her Way To Mythos. Ugh, I’m going to miss her. (We covered the kits of the US Open earlier this month, as well.)
Related, this is surprisingly entertaining: What Color Is a Tennis Ball? [The Atlantic]
A very good interview: Amy Schumer’s Mom Com. [The New Yorker]
Wild stuff, and fascinatingly logistics-y: Seven words no home seller wants to hear: ‘There’s a human skull beneath this house.’ [LA Times]
I want to eat this: Snoop’s BBQ Chicken Cobb Salad. [Saveur]
At Eater: ‘Chaos Cooking’ Is Coming — Are We Ready?
This is from a few weeks ago, but I just read it and it’s useful: Where to Sell Secondhand Clothing: A Guide. (I will say that I am a conspiracy theorist about ThredUp after I had some suspicious experiences; my advice is, definitely have them send your rejects back to you.) [The Cut]
Obvs, I clicked on this swiftly: Christine Baranski Brings Throwback Flair to Her Ripped-From-the-Headlines Stardom. [NYT]
Depressing, yet interesting: This Summer’s Drought Is Europe’s Worst in 500 Years. What Happened Last Time?[Smithsonian]
Good for SMG! Sarah Michelle Gellar calls in bet with Howard Stern that her marriage wouldn’t last. [Celebitchy]
This headline is….a journey: Lisa Kudrow branded ‘one of worst humans’ on Earth by Spencer Pratt. Don’t get mad at me, but I kinda believe this happened because it’s too random to make up? [Socialite Life]
This is fun: A Beauty Lover’s Guide to Paris. [T&C]
And if you’re still in a Fantasy Vacation Daydream Mode: The 100 Best Hotels in the World. [Travel and Leisure]
Also, do I need one of you to enable my buying this handbag? I need a new purse for travel! There’s always a sweet spot between “big enough to carry my stuff” and “too big, now I’m annoyed.” (That’s an affiliate link to Madewell.)
