Beautiful pictures and cogent comments from a publication not noted for being as hypnotized by celebrities as, well, as so many TV networks and streaming channels, and – yeppers – websites think the rest of us are…The New York Times.
First Inklings of Fame
by Veronica Chambers and Jennifer Harlan
It is graduation season, and luminaries like Tina Fey, Oprah, Tom Hanks 
and Barack Obama are giving advice to graduates about starting their next chapter.
Of course, this year, in the midst of the pandemic, the gatherings of family and friends must happen online. Instead of hugging classmates and celebrating years of hard work with teachers and mentors, the class of 2020 is marking this milestone with socially distant Zoom parties and virtual speeches. But even in this uncertain moment, the messages — of hope, possibility, using the gifts you’ve been given — remain timeless.