In recent years, I’ve been in some pretty hot and steamy places in the middle of summer — the Caribbean and India, for instance, or Miami, where I live — and I constantly find myself shivering.
Hot Outside, Cold Inside
The End of the Party
I visited the island of Mykonos, Greece, in early July, shortly before voters shot down the country’s deal with its creditors in a referendum. Despite Greece’s woes, life was great on Mykonos, or so it seemed. I remember one particular night in which it felt like there was a huge party going on.
Dining With Strangers
TEL AVIV – If the purpose of traveling abroad is to learn something new, why not enjoy some home cooking and dine with locals? During a recent trip to Tel Aviv for a television segment chronicling the things that separate and unite Israelis and Arabs, our team did just that: We made two dinners part of our investigative efforts. (I’ve never had such a tasty reporting experience.)
Of Journalists and Dinosaurs
If you want to see some dinosaurs, you don’t have to go to a museum. Just tune in to a …
Mexico’s Flawed Logic
“When he awoke, the dinosaur still was there.” – Augusto Monterroso. Let’s say there are two people, and one of …
Celebrating the Silence
What would you really like to be doing right now? That’s a question we undoubtedly ask ourselves all the time. …
The End of TV (As We Know It)
I recently spoke with three young program hosts who are on the cusp of a media revolution. While I interviewed …
The Power of ‘NO’
“No” is the strongest word in any language. It implies a halt, a cessation – an insistence that enough is …
Journalists: Take a Stand
I love being a journalist. It’s the only profession in the world in which your job description suggests that you …
Mexico Can Withstand Two Volcanoes
Mexico is embroiled in a crisis of violence, impunity and corruption. And the worst part is the dreadful suspicion that …