I’m brought to tears by anything from old movies to senate speeches, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
I’m not a big crier, but some of the things that have set me off this week include: news of the 40,000 retired medics volunteering for service in overwhelmed New York hospitals; people leaving gifts for NHS staff on their cars; a clip of Gene Kelly dancing in Singin’ in the Rain; and a statement by the minority leader of the Senate, promoting the $2 trillion stimulus package with the words, “To all Americans I say, ‘Help is on the way.
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