Beth Freeman

For Tim O'Donnell · 6d ago

"Twice as funny offscreen as he was on it." That's what they said about him. Sounds about right.

For Paulien Cornelisse · 24d ago

A Dutch grad student lent me Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding back in 2010, said I'd never hear 'zeg maar' the same way again. She was right. Fifty is no age at all.

For E. M. Sudarsana Natchiappan · 17 Sept 2026

Only heard of him a few years back reading about the 1999 election upset over Chidambaram. Wild that a Congress lawyer from a small district beat a name that big.

For Harald V · 29 Aug 2026

What they gave us

Lighting a candle from the States. Harald meant a great deal to a lot of us here.

For Maya Angelou · 30 Jul 2026

I have read Maya's books more times than I can count. Each time they gave me something new.

For Oliver Tree · 27 Jul 2026

In memory

Put the record on tonight and sat in the dark. Still gives me chills.

For Anthony Head · 25 Jul 2026

I never met Anthony, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

For William Orbit · 23 Jul 2026

In memory

I met William once, very briefly, and they were kind to a nervous stranger. That's what I'll remember.

For Kofi Annan · 5 Jun 2026

Still with us

A life fully lived. Thank you, Kofi.

For Brian Wilson · 3 Sept 2025

Gratitude

Brian Wilson will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.

For Nelson Mandela · 12 Mar 2025

To the family: you shared Nelson with all of us for so long. Thank you. We're holding you in our thoughts.

For Mikhail Gorbachev · 12 Mar 2025

The world is a little quieter today.

To Blanca Campos’s tribute on Bernie Orenstein’s page · 9d ago

same in our house, my abuelo too

To Melissa Knight’s tribute on Gloria Steinem’s page · 3 Sept 2026

This made me cry. Thank you.

To Kirsty Hart’s tribute on Cassandra Wilson’s page · 2 Sept 2026

I feel exactly the same way.

To Peter Wolf’s tribute on Lindsey Graham’s page · 30 Aug 2026

Same here. Exactly this.