2020-04-30
20 分钟Daisy Edgar-Jones (Hulu's "Normal People") reads Kyleigh Leddy's essay, about the online presence people leave behind.
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from the New York Times and WBUR Boston, this is modern love
stories of love, loss and redemption.
I'm your host, Meghna Chakrabarti.
Whether we think about it or not, most of us create a digital imprint as we move through the world.
Instagram posts, tweets, Facebook status updates and TikToks can all seem inconsequential when we post them, but they do become a record we leave behind.
Kilee Letty writes about that in her essay, years ago my sister vanished.
I see her whenever I want.
Her piece is read by Daisy Edgar Jones.
Daisy stars in normal people, which premieres on Hulu on April 29.
Dont worry, reads the COVID photo of my sisters Facebook page.
Everything is going to be amazing.
The words in neon blue, green and red glow from the screen as a kind of preternatural promise, a message from beyond.
When I'm feeling stressed, I click on her profile, gaze at that image and take a deep breath.
People leave notes, messages and pictures on her page.
They say I miss you, I love you and I'm thinking about you.
They can't leave flowers, but they do leave animated hearts.