Welcome to Shit I Bought, a column where we recap the life-changing beauty and fashion purchases of various staffers—and also just stuff we bought on a whim.

Good morning everyone! It’s a beautiful day here in Brooklyn, New York. The sun is out, my Echo Dot just informed that the high today is 78 (a perfect summer temperature), and I’m getting ready to pour a cup of coffee and rip open a cup of yogurt. (I eat Siggi’s plain, which is gross for like 5-8 days at which point…

Rep. John Lewis is a a gem, a beautiful angel-man, a national treasure whose ongoing commitment to justice and sacrifices for this nation we will never remotely deserve. So it’s unsurprising that Congressman Lewis would bless us, once again, with one of the the most unbelievably lovable images I’ve ever seen.

I went to the set of this year’s annual Puppy Bowl, and I made sure to bring a camera. The more I type, the more you’ll have to scroll past to see the baby animals, so I’ll cut that shit out.

Yup: Scientists managed to knock up a dog via in vitro fertilization, resulting in OMG PUPPIES!!!!!!

Let’s take a moment for Dobrynya the puppy.

Gus Kenworthy, the 24-year-old Olympic skier who became every Jezebel employee’s imaginary boyfriend after adopting all those puppies in Sochi, came out as gay today. He made the announcement on Twitter Thursday morning, after which people shared their support, love, and, of course, unquenchable thirst.

Salma Hayek stopped by The Tonight Show for a round of trivia with Jimmy Fallon, with a twist: Every question was about puppies, and for every correct answer, she got to cuddle a puppy. By the end, she had a lap full of squirming puppies. So here’s seven minutes of shameless puppy bait for your Friday morning.

Look at this metaphor for our lives in the form of a cute puppy video.

In the video for their collaboration “Like I’m Gonna Lose You,” Meghan Trainor and John Legend want you to take the nearest baby or puppy out into the rain with no umbrella. Were they inspired by Kanye West’s “Only One” where he carried North around a downpour while she barely wore a jacket? What’s going on out there?

When normal people have a night out at a club, they might return home with a sexy stranger or $50 worth of Taco Bell. Since Rihanna operates at some other type of supernatural level that we mere mortals will probably never fathom, she came home, not with a burrito, but with a puppy the same size as one. On the…

You may not need it, but this Tuesday morning brings you more news of exactly how awful humans can be. You thought we’d hit rock bottom before? That’s sweet. Also, you probably haven’t heard that some people have been using puppies to transport heroin.