Bravo chokehold
Here's to the tweet I can't stop thinking about.
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Forget Wordle; forget the NYT crossword. This tweet has been my go-to mental acuity exercise this week:
As a *Bravo girlie*, recalling historic lines from the Real Housewives, such as “Why don’t you have a piece of bread and maybe you’ll calm down?” (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), “Whatever happened to hello…my name is? Whatever happened to…customer service?” (Real Housewives of Atlanta) and “This ain’t the Oscars, is it? We’re used to something a little bit different but we bring our own drinks up here” (also Atlanta) has been enough to massage my brain over the past couple of days.
Anywho, welcome to Quality Sheet! I hope you’re enjoying your week so far. Let’s jump into this week’s short n’ sweet selection of stories.
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This finding gave me a good giggle last week: Blue zones are probably fake. Skepticism surrounding some regions’ ability to drastically exceed average life expectancy has been rife for a while. But a study by UCL researcher Dr Saul Justin Newman found “fundamental flaws in extreme old-age demographic research” suggesting records of people living well in their 100s are actually down to “clerical errors and pension fraud.”
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How does an OBGYN to the stars become a star herself? The Cut’s Bindu Basinath has the answer. She spent time with Dr Thaïs Aliabadi, who counts Rihanna, SZA and the Kardashians as patients. “What happens when a celebrity doctor becomes a celebrity in her own right? She becomes a brand, of course,” Basinath writes.
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Author Janice Hallett is behind some of the most talked-about mystery books in recent years. But her own story is perhaps as unconventional as the epistolary format of her first novel, “The Appeal.” The bestselling author talks to the New York Times about how her determination and several career pivots led to a breakthrough in her 50s.
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Would you confront your colleague if you discovered their OnlyFans account? Discuss!
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Can the fashion industry ever consolidate quick, cheap production with sustainable manufacturing that re-centers craftsmanship? Probably not. But the planet urgently needs solutions. Roger Tedre, course leader at Central Saint Martins, takes a look at some approaches that could help bring artisanship back into fashion houses.
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Isabel :)
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