What Else?

PROGRAMMING NOTE: As mentioned in today’s open, we are living on the edge – not posting tomorrow, the site will be dark, and regular gossip schedule will resume on Monday. HOWEVER, a new mailbag will be posted at The Squawk… and we’re coming with swag! 

Now for your weekend reading: 

This floral dress and cape? I could see it on Ariana Grande during the Wicked press tour this fall. (GoFugYourself)

If you haven’t already… Mary H.K. Choi’s new piece for The Cut is a f-cking masterpiece. I read it last night, sent it to Duana who was reading it at the same time, and we spent the next hour exchanging text messages about favourite passages. Mary writes about her adult autism diagnosis, the before and after impact of this on her relationship with her husband, her family, and also herself. She is such a gifted writer, her gift of metaphor is breathtaking. The part about clothing and certain fabrics? I felt that on my skin. This essay is one of the best of the year. Nominate her for everything and give her all the awards! (The Cut)

Normally I try to spread the links out between different websites and I don’t think I’ve ever doubled up in this space but, sorry, today I can’t help it because The Cut has another wonderful piece by Binsu Bansinath and it is fascinating. At least to me. Because I love hot dogs, and I have always wondered how I would do in a hot dog eating contest. And this is a profile of the still reigning hot dog eating champion, Miki Sudo, who just defended her title this morning in record-breaking fashion! This article is the Show Your Work of hot dog eating – and, sorry, sorry, sorry …but I ate it up. (The Cut)

If a house got broken into while you were sleeping, would you prefer to know about it? Or have the burglary happen without you being aware? This is what’s going through my mind today reading about the robbery that happened at Marlon Wayans’s house. I’ve slept through an air show, so I could probably sleep through a burglary…and I think I would prefer it that way because of the stress of being awake while it was going down. (Hollywood Unlocked)

Derek Blasberg allegedly shat in Gwyneth Paltrow’s guest bed and Triumph the Dog shat on Jon Stewart’s desk. (Pajiba)