First of all, sending big love to everyone in Maui in the wake of those absolutely devastating wildfires. Hawaii is such an incredibly special place and I’m heartbroken for the people of Lahaina and everyone who has been impacted by the fire. Hawaii News Now has a good collection of ways to help, if you are able.
Lainey goes deep on the Kaylor Truthers in wake of the news that Karlie Kloss — like everyone I know!!! (I don’t know Karlie) — was at one of Taylor Swift’s LA shows this week.
But, scandale! Karlie was sitting the regular old 200 level seats, when it feels like every other celeb in L.A. was at least on the floor or in the VIP area. ET reports that an eyewitness says she was escorted to the VIP section eventually. Hmm.
Roxana Hadadi is right: “And Just Like That … Can’t Stop Failing Its New Characters.” [Vulture]
This was a fun discussion at the Travel subreddit: What is the dumbest travel mistake you’ve made?
Ugh: The strike isn’t ending anytime soon. [Lainey]
Emerald Fennell’s new film looks right up my alley. [Town & Country]
Related, at Decider: Emmy Awards are officially happening in…January.
But this is some nice news: Perseid meteor shower 2023: When, where & how to see it. [Space]
Do we need to be drinking frozen Negronis? [Bon Appetit]
AGREED: Bring Back Collectible Glasses, You Cowards. [Eater]
You should know Drew Magary’s Why Your Team Sucks series is in fine form over at Defector right now.
Interesting: How TMZ Became the Go-To Gossip Site for Spinning Away Celebrity Allegations [Pajiba]
Every word of this headline is pure chaos: Elon Musk might need surgery before his cage match with Mark Zuckerberg [Celebitchy]
As is this! “A Woman Was Attacked by a Snake That Fell From the Sky. Then a Hawk Dived In.” At least you’re not currently being simultaneously attacked by a snake and a hawk???? [NYT, gifted link]
Related to the above, at The Cut: Imagine Interning As Elon Musk’s Girlfriend. NO THANKS.
Do you love cats? Do you love someone who loves cats? I had a blast rounding up unhinged cat gifts! (For cat lovers, not for cats themselves.)
Because I know from looking at our sales data that a lot of you love Loft: They are having a huge sale at the moment.
J.Crew is ALSO have a big sale, especially if you’re in the market for some end-of-the-summer swimwear.
This is wild: “Human Genome Recovered From 5,700-Year-Old Chewing Gum.” [Smithsonian]
We have had some chats this week, and they’ve been fun! Like this one about everyone’s favorite perfumes was a banger, and we discussed our favorite workouts, and shared our all-time favorite shoes, and our holy grail bras.
Also, it’s been fun times over at Drinks With Broads! Heather continues to toil in the salt mines of And Just Like That; all subscribers got our take on the newest celeb divorce of 2023 and Freddie Mercury’s big Sotheby’s auction (everyone can read that here!), and paid subscribers got a Thursday newsletter all about Hard Knocks, French Chateaux, the time Dave Matthews dumped poop on innocent architecture fans, a Taco Bell lawsuit, AND MORE. We treasure all our subscribers!
