Happy Bastille Day! Celebrate it by eating some brie and drinking some wine and then storming something! (Is that they do in France? I hope so!)
ICYMI: Over at Drinks With Broads this week, Heather took on, once again, And Just Like That, where Steve is in an EMOTIONAL HOLE if not a literal one. On Tuesday, everyone got an issue where we implore folks to CHILL and stop throwing items at singers and discuss the best Sickbed Binges. Thursday, paid subscribers got a banger where we explore the Freddie Mercury auction at Sotheby’s this summer AND Heather accidentally rewrites Fall Out Boy’s sequel (!?!?) to “We Didn’t Start the Fire” AND we talk about that insane cruise ship AND the changes at Top Chef and Stephen Sondheim’s gorgeous for-sale townhouse AND Emmy hot takes. Speaking of Emmy hot takes, we all talked about the nominations at length here at GFY on Wednesday.
Elsewhere:
At Tatler: Tinder for Tudors: the power of portraiture in 15th-century matchmaking. This sounds like such an interesting exhibit.
As Lainey puts it: It’s a double strike. This is an excellent piece that is well worth your time.
A related useful explainer, via THR: Will an Actors Strike Mean Empty Red Carpets at Venice and Toronto?
Fascinating: “The Secret History of a Moscow Hotel’s Double Life: During the Second World War, the famed Metropol Hotel became headquarters for a group of international journalists. A new book offers a thrilling peek inside.” From our friends at Town & Country.
I just learned that Kiki Dunst has a clothing line!! [Lainey]
I don’t want to tell you too much about this piece in Grub Street, just that I think you’ll enjoy it: Our Lady of Perpetual Stew
Speaking of clothes, an FYI: Banana Republic has a sale right now that’s 20% off stuff that’s already been marked down 60% (I think. It’s a lot anyway.) Get yourself some stuff!! [affiliate link]
For my fellow F1 fans: Brad Pitt Hits The British Grand Prix Racetrack. (He’s making a movie about Formula 1.) [Vanity Fair]
To quote Heather, this is the single greatest story ever written: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. press dinner explodes in war of words and farting. [Page Six]
The NYT reports: “How Tom Brady’s Crypto Ambitions Collided With Reality: The superstar quarterback is among the celebrities dealing with the fallout from the crypto crash. Others, like Taylor Swift, escaped.” [gifted link]
Important: Watch Ryan Gosling sing power ballad ‘Just Ken’ from the Barbie movie. [Socialite Life]
This is fun! How 6 top designers would make Barbie’s house even dreamier. [WaPo, gifted link]
Also, at Bon Appetit: Barbie Food Collabs Are Everywhere This Summer. We Tried Them.
Super interesting, at The Verge: How The Witcher explores its own history through fashion, architecture, and weapons.
Tom Holland has been sober for a year and a half, ‘happiest I’ve ever been’. Good for him! [Celebitchy]
Eater explores The Limitless Possibilities of Pie.
I’m very tempted by this striped button-down at Anthro. [affiliate link]
At Pajiba: Hot Take: Movies Cost Too Much. (The author means budgetarily but I’d argue also ticket prices.)
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