Nobody is as familiar with the rigid boundaries of mainstream sexual progress as sex workers.
— Tierney Finster, What It's Really Like to Come Out as a Sex Worker
Nobody is as familiar with the rigid boundaries of mainstream sexual progress as sex workers.
— Tierney Finster, What It's Really Like to Come Out as a Sex Worker
Everywhere I went online this year, I was asked to prove I’m a human. Can you retype this distorted word?
We should proceed in a spirit of humility, with the awareness that nobody has the franchise on truth, especially when it comes to the complexities and nuances of a troubled family system. Tell the truth, but aim for mercy.
— Steve Almond, How Do I Write About My Life Without Alienating Everyone in It?
Summer solstice came and went, and though I was still jobless, our lights’ glow distracted me from anxiously reviewing all the irrational reasons I’d never be able to join the American workforce again.
— Jennifer Epperson, Reasons Why You Should Leave Your Twinkle Lights Up All Year Round
Dude was born in a stack of hay and toiled as a carpenter, building himself up from nothing to become someone we still talk about today (not to mention, the star of the best-selling book of all-time).
I have never seen the ocean, she said, but I think about it often— whenever I cry.
When you can bear your own emptiness - you are free.
— Mooji, White Fire
You never know when you might be seeing someone for the last time.
But the heart has its own memory and I have forgotten nothing.
Before anyone was celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, the Western world had Yule and Saturnalia; late-December holidays commemorating the winter solstice, when the days (finally) start to get longer. December 21st is the shortest day of the year, and the whole world agrees the beginning of t…
I got into elfing — I use it as a verb — because I’m an actress. I was doing a little show and my director who also works as a Santa Claus would come to rehearsal after a full day of sitting, they call it, as Santa, and he would bring gifts and letters that he got from kids and tell us hilarious sto…
Wake up and check my phone immediately to see if M sent me an early morning text. Nothing. I hate the weekends. His wife checks his work phone and personal phone like a lunatic (we’ve always communicated on his work phone). I find it bizarre — if you’re that insecure, why are you married?
— The Cut, The Married Woman Who’s Been Cheating for 6 Years
What if I had poured all that time and energy into my own career? What would my life look like now? In the future, I have to set the bar high for myself and never give up on my dreams.
— Taylor Gamble, I Gave Up College to Get Married—Now I'm 19 and Divorced
Tinder and Bumble are desperate to convince you that you’re not desperate. Dating, they promise, is fun, so fun, that when one date ends badly, it’s a barely disguised blessing: You get to stay on the apps and keep on dating!
— Jonah Engel Bromwich, Tinder and Bumble Are Hungry for Your Love
Heroin was my life preserver, and though it may sound strange, it kept me afloat for a long time. The love and warmth was an antidote to living an alienated life in a garish world.
Even if you've never watched a YouTube tutorial in your life, chances are you've heard of Jeffree Star. The 33-year-old Internet celebrity is known just as much for his feuds and controversies as his actual tutorials. (To drive the point home, he has a Pomeranian named Drama.
— Sara Spruch-Feiner, 2018 Was The Year in Beauty YouTuber Drama
Self-care is a nebulous name for a group of behaviors that should have a simple definition: taking care of yourself. But it’s no longer just meditation and journaling; everything can now be #selfcare.
— Shayla Love, The Dark Truths Behind Our Obsession With Self-Care
Why is it so much easier to see others as beautiful but not ourselves?
I already share the earth with so many living things: for instance, my boyfriend who got some shampoo in his eyes yesterday that I had to help him clean out. That was very scary for him.
— Miranda Kronfeld, I Don’t Want Children Because I Am Perfectly Fulfilled Raising My Boyfriend
Oribe was a modern-day hair artist and disruptor. He treated it like sculpture to mold and reshape.