Latest Quotes

“Courtney and Chris got used to sharing the same identity: the twin identity. Experts say this shared identity results in an inexplicable connection that can have both positive and negative effects on twins.”

— Cristina Montemayor, What it's like to come out twice

“It's a bleak, pessimistic world, and exploration issues aside, I didn't exactly want to leave it.”

— Kallie Plagge, Love And War

“Photoshopped apologies are the new non-apology: there can be no authenticity in an excuse that must be 'on brand.'”

— Helen Donahue, The Aesthetics of Apology And Why So Many Brands Are Getting it Wrong

“'Wanna hear something super bitchy?' is a kind of love language.”

— Aude White , Alanna Okun, Best friends, a love story

“When I would write graphic violence ... I would feel so zen. It was ... like four hours of therapy.”

— Halley Gross, Inside 2020's most anticipated and targeted game ft. violence, a virus, an LGBTQ love story

“Whatever we say here ultimately doesn’t matter. Everything you need to understand the story is in the game, and whatever players take from it… their interpretation is right.”

— Neil Druckmann, The Biggest Twists of ‘The Last of Us Part II’

“Are critics who were upset by the game’s violence crybabies? Are they entitled gamers? Are they just mad at SJWs? Is anyone who dislikes this game immediately a black mark to shun and mock?”

— Erik Kain, Two Warnings About ‘The Last Of Us 2’ User Review Scores

“The Last of Us Part 2 offers a profound and thoughtful attempt to cause the player to dwell on what it means to aim a gun at another human being and pull the trigger.”

— Simon Parkin, A lavish, brutal and spectacular journey

“Just as you grew to love Ellie, you'll become attached to other characters too.”

— Benjamin Levin, The Last of Us Part II left us amazed, yet despondent

“She is the only thing saving this story from being a very dull, stock revenge tale, viewed entirely from Ellie’s side.”

— Paul Tassi, In Defense Of Abby

“We are so used to just cutting through legions of bad guys in video games that we’re stunned when a game bothers to show us the other side.”

— Paul Tassi, Dig Two Graves

“Talkin' 'bout quantum futurism but ain’t got spaceships. Ain’t got schematics. Ain’t got personnel training or catering. No defense budget.”

— R.A.P. Ferreira, DUST UP

“Disney has released the first trailer for "Hamilton", the filmed version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that will be released on their subscription streaming service on July 3.”

— CNN, 'Hamilton' movie trailer released ahead of Disney+ premiere

“The 73-year-old Congressman, who was first elected in 1988, faces a tough primary race from Jamaal Bowman, an African-American former Bronx middle school principal whom Ocasio-Cortez endorsed earlier this month.”

— Stuart Emmrich, Vogue, Will AOC Help Take Down Another Powerful New York Democrat?

“The rest of America can use the day off to work on its own freedom—from a shameful past and a violent present.”

— Kellie Carter Jackson, Black Joy—Not Corporate Acknowledgment—Is the Heart of Juneteenth

“It would be harmful to our work to not replenish ourselves and care for ourselves.”

— Ijeoma Oluo, Ijeoma Oluo on How Self-Care Fuels Her Activism

“There is no capitalism without racism.”

— Angela Davis, Angela Davis Says Protests Recognize Long Overdue Anti-Racist Work

“While the decision to rethink these brands is a sound one—and long overdue—it is simply not enough. Not only do the brands need to change, so do the mindsets that contributed to the branding and their longevity.”

— Debbie Millman, Redesigning Blatantly Racist Brands is Not Enough

“Many schools don’t teach the history of Juneteenth and it is not recognized as a federal holiday.”

— Morgan Gstalter, Aris Folley, What is Juneteenth?

“Juneteenth may mark just one moment in the struggle for emancipation, but the holiday gives us an occasion to reflect on the profound contributions of enslaved black Americans to the cause of human freedom.”

— Jamelle Bouie, Why Juneteenth Matters