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Big dick energy is, ultimately, that secure aura exuded by a man who knows he’s got the goods.

When you don’t know who’s delivering a message, it’s hard to judge how much weight and credibility to give it.

— Alison Green, Anonymous Workplace Notes Are a Terrible Idea, But Many People Leave Them Anyway

Anonymous Feedback Anonymous Criticism Workplace The Workplace Professionalism Problem Solving

— Sarah Paulson, Everything Sarah Paulson Says Is Fascinating

Work Working Careers

How do you explain every version of yourself to someone who’s barely met you?

— Dana Schwartz, You Get A Breakup Text While In A Meeting With Your Boss. What Do You Do?

Relationships Jealousy Heartbreak Breakups

— Alana Semuels, I Delivered Packages for Amazon and It Was a Nightmare

Gig Economy

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24 'Stranger Things' Quotes To Help Hold You Over Until The Second Season

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Even if a character can't talk back to you or otherwise engage with you, it makes sense that if you get home at night and spend an hour or two (or more, we don't judge) watching a TV show, you might get really attached to them because they bring you joy or cheer you up after a rough day. And feeling so much affection for these characters could be a sign that you're capable of a lot of empathy.

— Kimberly Truong, Why We Get So Attached To Fictional Characters

Psychology

— Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters: Do NOT Let the Trump Team Eat in Peace!

Politics Trump News

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Singular being.

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We need to be able to be in situations where you can be irresponsible. That’s one of the great privileges of an artist. An artist should be irresponsible in a way — a 3-year-old.

— Kanye West, Into the Wild With Kanye West:: WRAL.com

Artist Art Making Art

— Joanna Robinson, Westworld Director Explains That Brain-Melting End Of Credits Scene

Westworld Television

— Evan McMullin, via twitter.com

Trump Administration Democracy Slippery Slopes Authoritarianism

— George Prochnik, When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig

Fascism vs. Democracy Trump Administration Propaganda Information Literacy Truth Seeking

— Paul Wellstone, The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda

Politicians Progressive Compassion politics and truth Liberalism

— Ariana Grande, the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj) (the light is coming)

Darkness vs. Light New Day A New Day Dawns Good Prevails

— Sarah Sanders, via twitter.com

Red Hen Sarah Sanders Sarah Sanders vs. The Red In Lexington

— E. E Cummings, Summer Silence

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— Ruth Bader Ginsburg, My Own Words

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— Mac Miller, Break The Law (GO :OD AM)

Jeffrey Dahmer Serial Killers Hip-Hop 1980s

— Taylor Tepper, Most Americans Don't Have Enough Savings To Cover A $1K Emergency | Bankrate.com

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— Laura McGann, Male political reporters retweet other dudes 3 times more than their female colleagues

#metoo

— Emma Goldman, Anarchism and Other Essays

Love Protection

— Emma Goldman, Red Emma Speaks: An Emma Goldman Reader (Contemporary Studies in Philosophy and the Human Sciences)

Society Criminals Karma

— Emma Goldman, Anarchism and Other Essays

Work Labor Bread food Hunger Stealing Anarchism

— Mac Miller, The Way (Yours Truly)

Business Up Front Party In The Back

— Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), Frasier, Season 1: Fortysomething

Getting Old Middle Age Age

— David DeSteno, Opinion | The Science of Compassion

How To Think Compassion science of spirituality

— Dylan Gee, "I study kids who were separated from their parents. The trauma could change their brains forever."

Trauma Childhood Trauma

— Lisa Allardice, How Aristotle is the perfect happiness guru

Philosophy Aristotle Thinking How To Think

— Stephanie Beatriz, Stephanie Beatriz Is Bi and Proud as Hell

LGBTQ+

— Unknown, 30+ Dog Puns To Make You Bark With Laughter

Dog Jokes Dogs Jokes Labs

— Johnny Depp, The Trouble With Johnny Depp

Betrayal

— Julia Brucculieri, This Is What The Fab 5 Looked Like Before 'Queer Eye'

Queer Eye Instagram Celebrities

— Shadi Hamid, via twitter.com

Politics twitter behavior Twitter Leftist Politics

— Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works

food Diets nutrition eating disorders Intuitive eating

— Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works

food Diets nutrition eating disorders Intuitive eating

— Kiera Cass, The Selection

Sad Broken Heart Break My Heart

— Elizabeth Scott, Living Dead Girl

Sad Feelings Pain Emotion

— Patricia Highsmith, The Price of Salt

Price of Freedom Sad Killed By Choice Too Many Choices

— Meghan Nesmith, Why Do Some People Find Polyamorous People Threatening?

Relationships

— Zach Galifianakis, 50+ Painfully Funny One Liners

Funny Growing Up Getting Older

— Dana Schwartz, Writing a Book Did Not Change My Life

Writing Being Normal Life

— De Elizabeth, 5 Things That "13 Reasons Why" Can Do Better in Season 3

13 Reasons Why Mental Health

— Joshua Rivera, How America Makes People into Monsters

racism Immigration In America America Donald Trump

— Danny Trinh, SENSEI

Startups Facts Interesting Facts

— Chrissy Stockton, When You Call Trump Fat, You're Actually Calling Me Ugly

Trump Body Image

— Johnny Depp, Everything Johnny Depp Buys in This Wild Rolling Stone Profile

lavish Money

— Josef Adalian, Inside The Binge Factory That Is Netflix

Netflix Media

— January Nelson, 50 Bear Puns That Are UnBEARably Hilarious

Puns Bear Puns

— Sylvie Quinn, 30 Egg Puns That Are Hilarious (If You Get The Yolk)

Disney Jokes Puns Egg Puns

— Stephen Colbert, Now We Know Who's Willing To Defend Caging Children

Sarah Huckabee Sanders Press Secretary Trump Administration

— Pete Davidson, Pete Davidson Thinks Being Engaged to Ariana Grande Is 'F***ing Lit'

Celebrities Engagement

— Shahida Arabi, The Liminal Space Between Heartbreak And Healing: 7 Steps To Get Out Of Emotional Limbo

Liminal Space Heartbreak Healing Grief Transformation poetic prose

— Hannah Gadsby, Hannah Gadsby's Nanette

Rebuilding Anger feminism Growth Healing Being Angry strength Strong Women

— Shahida Arabi, 5 Signs You Have White Knight Syndrome: Playing The Rescuer In Your Relationships

White Knight Syndrome Savior Complex

— David Murphy, What's in Your Instagram Data Dump and How to Get It

Instagram Data Tech The Digital Age

— Courtney Long, Lies My Sister Told Me Or How I Survived My First Wall of Death

Music Metal Memories Nostalgia

— Heather Havrilesky, I Love My Friends, But I Hate Making Plans to See Them!

Authenticity Honesty Being a Good Friend Self-Care

— Charles M. Blow, Surprise, surprise. Melania's a hypocritical monster.

Melania Trump Zero Tolerance Policy family separation Trump Immigration

— Leandra Medine, I Just Want to Know Once and For All If Wine is Good For You

Wine Health Alcohol Monitoring Health and Wellness

— Dee Speed, "A Child of New Orleans" Honors Her Southern Family with a Bohemian Creole Cottage

Family Heritage Culture Design

— Shannon Ashley, The Best Way To Get Through Rejection

Rejection Getting Over Rejection

— Brittany Wong, These TV Couples Would Never Survive In Real Life

Couples Television

— Shahida Arabi, 20 Diversion Tactics Highly Manipulative Narcissists, Sociopaths And Psychopaths Use To Silence You

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— Shahida Arabi, 20 Diversion Tactics Highly Manipulative Narcissists, Sociopaths And Psychopaths Use To Silence You

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— Shahida Arabi, 20 Diversion Tactics Highly Manipulative Narcissists, Sociopaths And Psychopaths Use To Silence You

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— Shahida Arabi, 20 Diversion Tactics Highly Manipulative Narcissists, Sociopaths And Psychopaths Use To Silence You

Diversion Tactics Narcissists sociopaths Psychopaths Misrepresentation

— Shahida Arabi, 20 Diversion Tactics Highly Manipulative Narcissists, Sociopaths And Psychopaths Use To Silence You

Diversion Tactics Narcissists sociopaths Psychopaths Gaslighting

— Allie Goertz, via twitter.com

Abusive Relationships Toxicity Trauma Bonding Trauma Bond Abuse Withdrawal Detox Trending News

— From Canvas to Ship, via twitter.com

Abusive Relationships Toxicity Trauma Bonding Trauma Bond Abuse Withdrawal Detox

— Veronica Ruckh, Because I Never Wrote You A Love Letter

Love LGBT sexuality Sexuality and Love love is love romance

— Lykke Li, last piece (so sad so sexy)

Sad Heart Broken Broken Hearts

— Maurice "Maury" Hormone Monster (Nick Kroll), Big Mouth, Season 1: The Head Push

Cartoon Shows Cartoon Network

— Andrew (John Mulaney), Big Mouth, Season 1: The Head Push

Cartoon Shows Cartoon Network

— Patrick Gothman, I Thought Gay Celibacy Was My Only Option But I Was Wrong

gay LGBT sexuality Identity & Self

— Amy Lam, Remembering the Infamous 'Friends' Lawsuit That Took on a Hostile Writer’s Room

Entertainment

— Melissa Broder, Melissa Broder's Never Been That Chill About Being Alive

LOL Being Alive Self-awareness

— Rachel Chapman, 7 Things That Are Keeping You From Living Your Best Life At 25

Life life advice 20 somethings Living Your Best Life Inspirational

— Ross Wolinsky, Whole30 Changed My Entire Relationship With Food Because I’m Dead Now

Whole30 LOL humor satire Diets Dieting Diet Culture food

— Katy Kelleher, I Dress Terribly on Purpose

Fashion Ugly Clothes Defiance Being a Rebel Fashion Choices Identity & Self

— isi breen, A Reminder That Laws Need Ethics

Tweets Twitter Laws Ethics Politics

— Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs (Hannibal Lecter)

Fear Growing Up Grief Loss

— XXXTENTACION, Hope (+)

Rap Artists Murdered Rap Lyrics Death Lyrics

— XXXTENTACION, Hope (+)

Rap Artists Murdered Rap Lyrics Death Lyrics

— Kristin Wong, How to Emotionally Detach From Work

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— Kristin Wong, How to Emotionally Detach From Work

Work Emotional emotionally attached Obsessive Obsession

— Trippie Redd and Travis Scott, Dark Knight Dummo (Feat. Travis Scott) (Dark Knight Dummo (Feat. Travis Scott)

Rap Lyrics Swag Lyrics Rap Artists

— Anonymous, I’m 34 and My Parents Give Me A $20,000 Clothing Allowance

Money Rich people things Fashion

— Sylvie Quinn, 101 Totally Random Questions That Will Help You Start A Conversation (And Also Keep It Going)

Questions

— Holly Riordan, 250+ Questions To Ask A Girl If You Want To Know Who She REALLY Is

Questions To Ask A Girl Questions To Ask

— Amélie Cabirol, It’s not just humans. Bees get stressed at work, too.

What Is It Like To Be A Bumble Bee The Stressful Life Of A Bumble Bee

— Zoë Weiner, How To Style Your Hair When It's A Million Degrees Outside

hair beauty

— XXXTENTACION, June 8 - Facebook Post

Sad So Alone We Are All So Alone

— Himself - Host (Anthony Bourdain), Anthony Bourdain : Parts Unknown, Season 8: Rome

Fascism Italy Propaganda Governmental Authority

— XXXTENTACION, Facebook Post - June 2018

Betrayal Stabbed In The Back

— XXXTENTACION, XXXTENTACION - Let's Pretend We're Numb

emotions Don't Hide Your Feelings Be Real

— XXXTENTACION, via soundcloud.com

Die With me Die Together Romeo and Juliet

— XXXTENTACION, Facebook Post

Some People Don't Deserve You

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107 Of The Greatest Single Sentences In Literature

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Friends are the flowers in the garden of life.

No one will ever be as entertained by us as us.

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Because of you, I laugh, smile and I dare to dream again.

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— Zaron Burnett III, Wait Why Is Everyone Talking About Big Dick Energy?

— Kathryn Poe, My Radical Sexy Disability

— Glen David Gold, Staying Together by Living Apart (in a Duplex)

— Jodi Taylor, New York City Ballerinas' Favorite Skincare Products

— Kelly Conaboy, ‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ Zsa Zsa Is a Messy, Beautiful Woman

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— Alison Green, Anonymous Workplace Notes Are a Terrible Idea, But Many People Leave Them Anyway

— Sarah Paulson, Everything Sarah Paulson Says Is Fascinating

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— Dana Schwartz, You Get A Breakup Text While In A Meeting With Your Boss. What Do You Do?

— Alana Semuels, I Delivered Packages for Amazon and It Was a Nightmare

Featured Posts

50 Paulo Coelho Quotes That Will Soothe Your Aching Soul

24 'Stranger Things' Quotes To Help Hold You Over Until The Second Season

Pick Up Lines For Girls

107 Of The Greatest Single Sentences In Literature

18 Grey's Anatomy Quotes That Were All Too Real For Television

50 Quotes That Prove It Takes Strength To Let Your Vulnerable Side Show

— Kimberly Truong, Why We Get So Attached To Fictional Characters

— Maxine Waters, Maxine Waters: Do NOT Let the Trump Team Eat in Peace!

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— Kanye West, Into the Wild With Kanye West:: WRAL.com

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— Evan McMullin, via twitter.com

— George Prochnik, When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig

— Paul Wellstone, The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda

— Ariana Grande, the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj) (the light is coming)

— Sarah Sanders, via twitter.com

— E. E Cummings, Summer Silence

— Ruth Bader Ginsburg, My Own Words

— Mac Miller, Break The Law (GO :OD AM)

— Taylor Tepper, Most Americans Don't Have Enough Savings To Cover A $1K Emergency | Bankrate.com

— Laura McGann, Male political reporters retweet other dudes 3 times more than their female colleagues

— Emma Goldman, Anarchism and Other Essays

— Emma Goldman, Red Emma Speaks: An Emma Goldman Reader (Contemporary Studies in Philosophy and the Human Sciences)

— Emma Goldman, Anarchism and Other Essays

— Mac Miller, The Way (Yours Truly)

— Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), Frasier, Season 1: Fortysomething

— David DeSteno, Opinion | The Science of Compassion

— Dylan Gee, "I study kids who were separated from their parents. The trauma could change their brains forever."

— Lisa Allardice, How Aristotle is the perfect happiness guru

— Stephanie Beatriz, Stephanie Beatriz Is Bi and Proud as Hell

— Unknown, 30+ Dog Puns To Make You Bark With Laughter

— Johnny Depp, The Trouble With Johnny Depp

— Julia Brucculieri, This Is What The Fab 5 Looked Like Before 'Queer Eye'

— Shadi Hamid, via twitter.com

— Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works

— Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program that Works

— Kiera Cass, The Selection

— Elizabeth Scott, Living Dead Girl

— Patricia Highsmith, The Price of Salt

— Meghan Nesmith, Why Do Some People Find Polyamorous People Threatening?

— Zach Galifianakis, 50+ Painfully Funny One Liners

— Dana Schwartz, Writing a Book Did Not Change My Life

— De Elizabeth, 5 Things That "13 Reasons Why" Can Do Better in Season 3

— Joshua Rivera, How America Makes People into Monsters

— Danny Trinh, SENSEI

— Chrissy Stockton, When You Call Trump Fat, You're Actually Calling Me Ugly

— Johnny Depp, Everything Johnny Depp Buys in This Wild Rolling Stone Profile

— Josef Adalian, Inside The Binge Factory That Is Netflix

— January Nelson, 50 Bear Puns That Are UnBEARably Hilarious

— Sylvie Quinn, 30 Egg Puns That Are Hilarious (If You Get The Yolk)

— Stephen Colbert, Now We Know Who's Willing To Defend Caging Children

— Pete Davidson, Pete Davidson Thinks Being Engaged to Ariana Grande Is 'F***ing Lit'

— Shahida Arabi, The Liminal Space Between Heartbreak And Healing: 7 Steps To Get Out Of Emotional Limbo

— Hannah Gadsby, Hannah Gadsby's Nanette

— Shahida Arabi, 5 Signs You Have White Knight Syndrome: Playing The Rescuer In Your Relationships

— David Murphy, What's in Your Instagram Data Dump and How to Get It

— Courtney Long, Lies My Sister Told Me Or How I Survived My First Wall of Death

— Heather Havrilesky, I Love My Friends, But I Hate Making Plans to See Them!

— Charles M. Blow, Surprise, surprise. Melania's a hypocritical monster.

— Leandra Medine, I Just Want to Know Once and For All If Wine is Good For You

— Dee Speed, "A Child of New Orleans" Honors Her Southern Family with a Bohemian Creole Cottage