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Spin-liquid states are often described as the antithesis of magnetic order. Recently, however, it has been proposed that in certain frustrated magnets the magnetic degrees of freedom may ``fragment'' in such a way as to give rise to a coexistence of spin liquid and ordered phases. Recent neutron-scattering results [S. Petit, E. Lhotel, B. Canals, M. Ciomaga Hatnean, J. Ollivier, H. Muttka, E. Ressouche, A. R. Wildes, M. R. Lees, and G....