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Is the question “Drake vs. Kendrick—who’s side are you on?” the new Myers-Briggs test? Should we add it to the list of 36 questions to ask someone before you fall in love with them? Will doctors be forced to assert their position on this as part of the Hippocratic Oath? Who knows. Either way, it feels good to be reminded of the unifying qualities of a high-stakes (steaks?) rap beef. Also, my take is that “big me” is actually Jay-Z.
Welcome to Quality Sheet! This week’s assortment features out-of-the-box architecture, a martini for every mood and an “almost-bankrupt” cat owner.
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A ladies-only exhibition at the Museum of Old and New in Australia is finding creative ways to keep men out of it. The “Ladies Lounge” installation is designed to “highlight historic misogyny by banning male visitors,” according to the BBC. But a court ruled last month that the show flouts anti-discrimination laws. Now, the show’s artist is considering turning the exhibition into a toilet to remain legal.
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The Met Gala, aside from being the final boss of people-watching, hauls in millions of dollars each year for the Costume Institute at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. The fundraiser also launches the museum’s blockbuster fashion exhibition for the year. But those installations no longer get as much public fanfare as they once did, The Cut’s Chantal Fernandez reports.
Related: This year’s installation, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” is on from May 10 to September 2 and will feature “approximately 250 garments and accessories spanning four centuries…which will serve as a metaphor for the fragility and ephemerality of fashion and a vehicle to examine the cyclical themes of rebirth and renewal,” the Met says.
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Feeling rebellious? Consider these two book recommendations from A.O. Scott, critic for the New York Times Book Review.
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Like many other things, New York probably offers the greatest variety of martinis in the world. But which is the best? Writer Gary Shteyngart brings a few of his friends on a martini tour of the city to help him decide.
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Saunter across the “urban forest” of Rotterdam’s bright yellow cube houses. Designed in the 1970s, the homes were created to let light flood through. You could even try one out for the night, courtesy of Stayokay. “The irregular lines of the Cube House will leave you feeling like you just toured a disorienting funhouse,” Unusual Places says.
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I’m looking forward to Gillian Orr’s new series on
. Orr will be talking to “brilliant, cool women” who have moved abroad and why they did it.🐈
Orange cats may have only a single braincell between them, but are they really more fearless and friendly than cats of other hues? The BBC speaks to a cat expert who explains that their nature could have something to do with the Vikings.
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The last meow: Meet the woman who jokes she almost went “bankrupt” because she couldn’t stop giving her cats an allowance.
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Thank you for reading. Share to sweeten someone’s day—and have a lovely rest of your week!
Isabel :)
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