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I was surprised I cried when Kobe died.

1/26/2021

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Los Angeles mural "Energy Never Dies" by @paintedprophet
Black Mamba’s death one year ago today prepared the world for the pandemic
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I was sitting in a crowded coffee shop in Providence, R.I., when my baby brother texted me the news. Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others, had died in a helicopter crash on a foggy Sunday morning.
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My reaction was immediate, visceral...

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What brings me comfort right now.

5/21/2020

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Remembering moments like this one from May of last year. Amandla and I stopped outside of her fabulous loft apartment in Paris' 11th arrondissement to drink in the evening. I arrived from L.A. for a week, having been charged with ferrying Kumo the cat across the Atlantic. One year later I've just finished watching the result of Amandla's six-month rendezvous with Paris—the eight-part Netflix series, The Eddy. It’s a soul-stirring, cinematic marvel, and a poignant deep-dive into the lives of some riveting characters, including troubled Julie, played by Amandla. She is "scintillating" in the role, possesses an "arresting presence," and delivers a "scene-stealing performance," reviewers say. Plus there's this appreciation by Amy Taupin in Artforum and this gorgeous Emmy magazine cover. I may just have to stream it again.
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Crown of death.

5/14/2020

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​I now know how my cousin died. Eric. 38. Husband. Father. NYPD Blue.

He died in agony.


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For mommy on Mother's Day.

5/10/2020

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I had to write about Mommy. It was painful at times. I was conflicted. Can one be open with another's secret?  She came to me early one morning. I felt her guiding me, urging me on. Yes, I could breathe life into her story and give her life. Even in death. 

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