We have a special episode of "The Daily" out in this time of collective stress: @taffyakner reflecting on her experience interviewing Tom Hanks last fall — and on the generosity he showed her in a difficult personal moment.
Tune in:
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On Kobe Bryant. And grief.
It’s OK to be affected by the passing of someone you didn’t know personally; part of you can pass, too. To be affected by loss is compassion in its most pure form, “to suffer with”, quite literally.
And in that way we we carry all we have lost.
Kobe Bryant didn't just have an iron will or unyielding confidence in himself. He believed he could bend the universe to his will.
And dammit, he often did. https://t.co/vhgkpMDXvq
Ray Lewis gave this speech after losing the AFC championship game 8 years ago. All 31 teams that fall short this season would be wise to follow his counsel, and not just because the Ravens won the Super Bowl the following year. CLASSIC speech. Maybe his best ever.
Jaylen Brown is one of the NBA's biggest stars. And at 21, the Boston Celtics player is already thinking beyond his time on the court https://t.co/K3J5SeSxPz