Latest Quotes

“Messing around on grass, pretending: the purview of children and the only activity written on the daily chalkboard schedule.”

— Maggie Lange, Dressed for Anything, Going Nowhere

“Many of the latest cuts, which total six percent of Vox Media’s remaining workforce, impact those who were already furloughed from May 1-July 31 (and who hadn’t already chosen to take buyouts), but the cuts also impact some employees who weren’t previously furloughed.”

— Andrew Bucholtz, Vox Media's layoffs deal further blows to SB Nation

“Other emotions and old teenage angst have resurfaced as people have been using their time back home (sometimes voluntary; sometimes not) to go through the closets, boxes and drawers containing treasures from the past.”

— Taylor Trudon, Teenage Angst, Revisited in Isolation

“I’m now left with two choices: I can either risk my life….. or forfeit my paycheck. Honestly? That hurts.”

— Elena Delle Donne, An Open Letter About My Health

“Is that Eric Garner worked for some time for the Parks and Rec. Horticultural Department, which means, perhaps, that with his very large hands, perhaps, in all likelihood, he put gently into the earth some plants which, most likely, some of them, in all likelihood, continue to grow, continue to do w…”

— Ross Gay, A Small Needful Fact

“Then again, simply being in public can be a disaster when you’re queer. Having sex in a public place almost comes naturally when your body is hardly welcomed to begin with.”

— Ana Valens, Public sex is at the center of a queer culture war

“That’s intimacy, when you get down to it: knowing someone well enough to lovingly press their buttons.”

— Patricia Hernandez, The Last of Us Part 2 outdoes the first game’s giraffe scene

“Stick together like glitter, glitter, glitter, glitter”

— BENEE, Glitter

“For easy transportation, this six-pack of food containers is stackable, and the tight-fitting lids mean your meal should stay safely contained if jostled around.”

— Callie Hitchcock, Everything You Need for the Perfect Picnic

“Based on careful analysis of Lohman’s post-article analysis, the article may have been written by a policeman, a right-wing pundit, a restaurant worker, someone who just really loves restaurants, a small business owner, someone who just really loves small business owners, a podcaster, Milo Yiannopou…”

— Walker Caplan, Uh Oh Dad Read An Article

“No doubt, hobby farming has seen a spike in popularity as people spend more time at home, many still disturbed by reports of meat shortages and empty supermarket shelves from when the coronavirus first struck.”

— Ian Lecklitner, Your New Home Garden Is Disrupting the Small Farming Biz

“At some house in Malibu Taking pictures by the pool Doing things I never do But at least I look cool”

— Sasha Sloan, at least i look cool

“Several of the scam tweets were deleted shortly after they were posted, only to be reposted minutes later.”

— Aaron Holmes, Hackers just took over dozens of high-profile Twitter accounts including those of Apple, Uber, Kanye West, and Bill Gates and used them to post bitcoin scam links

“Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for a possible infection in her latest health scare.”

— Dan Berman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from the hospital and doing well

“I loved that Santana was a queer woman of color, of course I did. But I loved that she was a bitch even more.”

— Christina Tucker, Naya Rivera's Role on "Glee" Showed Queer Women of Color We Could Thrive

“I just made two cups of coffee. But you're not here to drink it now.”

— Quinn XCII, Marc E. Bassy, Coffee

“Long hard road to get that redemption. But no shortcuts to a blessin.”

— Katy Perry, Smile

“I mean, the 'Boyfriend Cliff' is arresting, but please keep in mind: Someone placed each and every one of its minuscule, unhinged details deliberately.”

— Claire Lampen, The Cut, What on Earth Is the ‘Boyfriend Cliff’?

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized for a possible infection, after coming down with a fever and chills on Monday night.”

— Claire Lampen, The Cut, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized With Possible Infection

“The science shows face masks work both to protect the wearer and to protect others from coronavirus, and everyone needs to wear one when around other people in public, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.”

— Maggie Fox, CNN, It's official