Quote of the moment

Las Vegas is one of the most interesting places culturally in the country.

--Leonard Slatkin

Quote of the moment

The number one thing is: Make something. You've got to make something. You can talk about making something. You can cry about not making something. But if you're not making something, then you're not putting anything out there. Start today. Make a mess of it. Learn the lessons. Keep going.

--Jon Chu

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Traders say more opaque fleets could facilitate trading out of projects under sanctions, as well as boosting Russia's operations in the market.

--ft.com

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The intense scientific effort that long COVID sparked has resulted in more than 24,000 scientific publications, making it the most researched health condition in any four years of recorded human history.

--fastcompany.com

Headline of the moment

BEETHOVEN ABUSED AT PARIS OLYMPIC PREVIEW

--slippedisc.com

Quote of the moment

Geometry is the cilantro of math.

--Jordan Ellenberg

T hostage quote of the moment

But four months is a long time to be hormonally hamstrung, especially regarding thyroid and testosterone.

--Chris Shugart

quote of the moment

Time stopped, and I was everyone.

--Dr. Nico Dosenbach

(on psilocybin, in an MRI)

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At some point, if people live long enough, they wind up alone to a degree that's difficult for most of us to imagine.

--Joe Kloc

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Gonzo outliers include subjecting one's penis to targeted sound waves.

--Joe Kloc

Statistic of the moment

The fourth-greatest "risk factor" for death is being poor: specifically, having an income less than 50 percent of the median income.

--American Medical Association

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Last year, seven yachts unexpectedly burst into flames.

--Joe Cloc

Quote of the moment

Happiness is not a destination, it's a direction. 

--Arthur Brooks

Lede of the moment

Elon Musk is offering up his sperm to future Mars colonists, an overture that nobody seemed to ask for from the world's most prominent natalist.

--Salon.com

Lemme guess, the weather? headline of the moment

Yes, a thunderstorm passed over LA this morning — but what caused it?

--laist.com

L.A. County Paramedic quote of the moment

If you have a tiger, lock it up before I get there.

--Elizabeth DiRocco

Gigantic introspective quote of the moment

I, too, was a tourist, and I, too, had retained a childish enthusiasm for superlatives.

--Ross Andersen

(While experiencing record high temperature in Death Valley)

Quote of the moment

Researchers found that at any given age, there is a 14 percent higher risk of dying early associated with loneliness and a 32 percent higher risk of dying early associated with social isolation.

--Brad Stulberg

NYT

Article lede sentence of the moment

The carpet is the colour of sweaty mince – pasty, anaemic, flecked with greys and browns.

--Hettie Judah

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After all, what is the point of saving money if you hate where you live?

--Sean Bryant