“Hello” To Adele’s Record-Breaking Return

On Friday morning I was awake very early and on my way to the airport, which means I watched Adele’s devastating video for “Hello” in a particularly vulnerable state. Flip phone and all, she’s always had a way of cutting right to the quick of what makes us ache. “Hello” expertly captures the way phones have permeated our relationships–romantic or otherwise–and also manages to convey how hard it is to reach out to someone who br